Completed in 1948 in Cuerámaro, Mexico. Widely recognized for his emphasis on color, light, shadow, form and texture, it can only be expected that the former residence of Pritzker Prize...
Completed in 1967 in London, United Kingdom. The Balfron Tower by architect Erno Goldfinger is an iconic Brutalist residential high rise located in London’s eastside Poplar borough. Designed...
Completed in 1938 in Lincoln, United States. Home to one of the most influential architects of the 20th Century, the Gropius House was the residence of Walter Gropius and his family during his...
Completed in 1997 in Bregenz, Austria. A year after the completion of Therme Vals , renowned minimalist architect, Peter Zumthor completed the design of Kunsthaus Bregenz . The Kunsthaus...
Completed in 1906 in Barcelona, Spain. The inspiring imagination of Antoni Gaudí undoubtedly reveals itself in one of his most poetic and artistic designs for a building, Casa Batlló. His...
Completed in 1929 in Los Angeles, United States. The 20th Century was one of the most inspiring and progressive centuries for the discipline of architecture; Richard Neutra was one such contributor...
Completed in 1988 in Berlin, Germany. In April of 2010 the architecture community gathered to protect one of the many at risk postmodern buildings of the 1980s. The new owners of the...
Completed in 1951 in Mexico City, Mexico. The Cosmic Rays Pavilion represents one of the first experiments with parabolic structures. The double curved structure is made of a very thin...
Completed in 1997 in Los Angeles, United States. The Getty Center occupies a narrow, hilly stretch high above the San Diego Freeway in Los Angeles California. Jutting southward from the Santa Monica...
Completed in 1973 in Chicago, United States. Towering over the windy city of Chicago, the Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower) was once the tallest building in the world upon its...
Completed in 1934, the Willey House by Frank Lloyd Wright is often described as the fusion of his two greater known styles, the Prairie School and...
Completed in 1928 in Moscow, Russia. The collapse of the old regime in Russia that took place with the Revolution of 1917 was followed by an artistic period of powerful activity in...
Completed in 1961 in Collegeville, United States. Saint John's Abbey Church was designed by the renowned Hungarian architect Marcel Breuer. This cast-in-place concrete marvel is a stepping-stone in...
Completed in 1990 in Hong Kong (SAR). When commissioned to design the Bank of China Tower on an intricate inland site, I.M. Pei was requested to create an unavoidably tall unique...
Completed in 1997 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Completed in 1997, the Educatorium in Utrecht, Netherlands was OMAs and Rem Koolhaas’ first university project. Part of a larger masterplan for the...
Completed in 1992 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Arguably one of the most spatially innovative architects in the world, Rem Koolhaas, and his firm OMA, designed a cultural staple in the city of...
Completed in 1997 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The large population density of The Netherlands has created an inherent need for housing, giving young Dutch architects like MVRDV the opportunity to...
Completed in 1150 in Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia. This article was originally published on November 9, 2015. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD...
Image 13 of 48 from gallery of AD Classics: AD Classics: Casa Barragan / Luis Barragan. Photograph by Casa Luis Barragan
Image 40 of 48 from gallery of AD Classics: AD Classics: Casa Barragan / Luis Barragan. Photograph by Casa Luis Barragan
