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World Famous BuildingsWe've selected what we feel are the key examples of Famous Architecture. Buildings aren't necessarily 'architecturally important' but have acquired global importance for a variety of reasons. Famous 21st Century BuildingsFamous 21st Century Architecture, alphabetical:Bilbao Guggenheim, Spain Architect: Frank Gehry  photo from architect Bilbao Guggenheim The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao is not only one of the most famous 20th century buildings globally, but it is credited with the current phenomenon of so-called 'iconic architecture' [of course iconic architecture has existed long before the Bilbao Guggenheim]. City councils across the globe saw the effect the building had on the city - notably increased revenue via tourism - and decided they too wanted something similar. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE : tallest building in world SOM Architects  photo from architect Burj Khalifa Dubai The world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa (formerly known as Burj Dubai). More famous fior being high rather than for any architectural merit. Architect Adrian Smith, designed Burj Khalifa while at the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Burj Khalifa's official height was announced at 828 meters, or 2,716.5 feet. Smith's design of the form of the building is geometric in plan, starting with three branches and three pods. Setbacks occur at each program element, decreasing the tower's mass as it rises toward the sky. At the tower's top, the central core emerges and is sculpted to form a finishing spire. Juedisches Museum Berlin, Germany Daniel Libeskind, Architect  picture © Guenter Schneider Jewish Museum Berlin This world-famous building is a "symbol of Berlin's incredible cultural development in housing a museum which integrates, for the first time in post-war Germany, the history of the Jews in Germany and the repercussions of the Holocaust". Yokohama Ferry Terminal, Tokyo, Japan Design: Foreign Office Architects  photo : Saturo Mashima Yokohama Ferry Terminal Building This is the kind of project many of us dream of. The architect said in a public lecture, ‘how far you can take a package to make a system’. I enjoyed her simple pursuit of simplicity, the rough wood outside, the smooth inside, also the inventiveness of it all, ‘the floor became a kind of bench…bodily contact with the buildings is…very effective’. Some of the ideas and geometries seemed a little contrived, and expensive, but the radical newness forces us to evaluate the potential of building anew. Key 21st Century Architecture, alphabetical: Burj al Arab Dubai, Dubai, UAE Architects: Atkins  photograph from architect This extraordinary 321m tower is unique in design, fulfiling the client's brief for a landmark building in Dubai. The "Burj al Arab looks set to take its place amongst the likes of Sydney Opera House & the Eiffel Tower as symbols of their countries". The building stands 300m out to sea on a man made island. Designed in the shape of a giant sail on a triangular plan the Burj al Arab Hotel is stunning in its clarity. Getty Center Building, Los Angeles, USA Richard Meier & Partners  image © Alice McRae London Eye, UK Architect: Marks Barfield Architects - David Marks + Julia Barfield  photograph © Nick Weall London Olympic Stadium, UK Design: POPULOUS  photo © Morley von Sternberg Palm Island Dubai, UAE Design: various  picture : Palm Jumeirah Reichstag Building redevelopment, Berlin, Germany Design: Foster + Partners  photo © Adrian Welch Seattle Library Building, USA Rem Koolhaas Architects / OMA  photo : Philippe Ruault Smithsonian Institute Courtyard, Washington D.C., USA Design: Foster + Partners  photo : Nigel Young / Foster + Partners Swiss Re Building, London Design: Foster + Partners  photo © Adrian Welch This building shook up the design of skyscrapers in the British capital, and influenced buildings further afield. Abandoning the standard rectilinear point blocks (normally with some kind of crown element) Norman Foster went for a curvaceous form that soon became dubbed 'the gherkin'. Tate Modern, London Design: Herzog & de Meuron Architects  photo © Isabelle Lomholt Bold redevelopment of former power station building designed by Giles Gilbert Scott to echo the form of St. Paul's Cathedral dome across the Thames. Key space: The Turbine Hall is both the circulation space and home to a programme of installations. Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, USA Design: Gehry Partners  photo © Andrew McRae The Walt Disney Concert Hall is home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and was started back in 1987, completing around 2003-04. The concert hall is a key part of the cultural hub in downtown Los Angeles and after Blibao became his next big thing. Gehry's design of the auditorium - shaped like a convex box - is not simply designed for wow effect but is tailored to effectively convey orchestral sound. Famous 20th Century BuildingsFamous 20th Century Architecture, alphabetical: photo : Dennis Gilbert/VIEW Famous Historic BuildingsFamous Historic Architecture, alphabetical:Brooklyn Bridge, New York Buckingham Palace, London The Capitol, Washington DC Colosseum, Rome Eiffel Tower, Paris Forbidden Palace, Beijing Hagia Sophia, Istanbul Houses of Parliament, London L’Arc de Triomphe, Paris The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy Mosque of Córdoba, Spain Natural History Museum, London Neues Museum, Berlin The Pantheon, Rome Parthenon, Athens Prado, Madrid Pyramids, Giza, Egypt Red Square, Moscow Royal Albert Hall, London  picture © Nick Weall St Mark’s, Venice St Pancras Station, London  photo © Nick Weall St Paul's Cathedral, London  picture © AW St Peter’s Basilica, Rome Sphinx, Egypt Statue of Liberty, New York Taj Mahal, India Tower Bridge, London The Tower, London Uffizi Palace, Florence Victoria & Albert Museum, London Washington Monument, Washington DC Washington National Cathedral, Washington DC White House, Washington DC Windsor Castle, England Suggestions for Famous Buildings welcome: This email address is being protected from spambots. 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