One building from every year of the 20th century, in chronological order. The Greatest Buildings of the 20th Century.
The twentieth century was a time of great change and progress in the world of architecture. Some of the most iconic and influential buildings were constructed during this time period. Here is the second part (first part here) of the greatest examples of architecture from the twentieth century.
1951: Centro Svizzero in Milan, by Armin Meili
1952: Komsomolskaya Metro Station, Moscow
1953: Main building of Moscow State University, by Lev Rudnev
1954: UNAM Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico, by Vladimir Kaspé and J. Hanhausen
1955: Battersea Power Station in London, by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
1956: The San Siro in Milan, originally built 1925; redesigned by Armando Ronca and Ferruccio Calzolari
1957: Wuhan Yangtze Great Bridge in Wuhan, China
1958: Seagram Building in New York, by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
1959: Ten Great Buildings Project in Beijing (Great Hall of the People pictured here)
1960: Hooper House II in Maryland, by Marcel Breuer
1961: The Berlin Wall
1962: Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh, India, by Le Corbusier
1963: Kobe Port Tower in Japan, by Nikken Sekkei Company
1964: Executive Mansion, Monrovia
1965: Post Office Tower in London, by Eric Bedford
1966: Kingsgate Bridge and Dunelm House in Durham, United Kingdom, by Sir Ove Arup
1967: HABITAT 67 in Montreal, by Moshe Safdie
1968: Robarts Library in Toronto, by Mathers & Haldenby, Warner Burns Toan & Lunde, and Diamond Schmitt Architects
1969: Torres Blancas in Madrid, by Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza
1970: Itamaraty Palace in Brasília, by Oscar Niemeyer
1971: The Cinderella Castle, Florida
1972: Trellick Tower in London, by Erno Goldfinger
1973: Sydney Opera House by Jørn Utzon
1974: Cinema and Film Studio in Moçâmedes, Angola
1975: Al Zaqura Building in Baghdad, by Saeed Ali Madhlum and CP Kukreja Associates
1976: Row House in Sumiyoshi, Osaka, by Tadao Ando
1977: Pompidou Centre in Paris, by Richard Rogers, Su Rogers, Renzo Piano, and Gianfranco Franchini
1978: United Nations City in Vienna by Johann Staber
1979: Western City Gate of Belgrade, by Mihajlo Mitrović
1980: The Humber Bridge in Lincolnshire, the United Kingdom, by Bernard Wex
1981: Buzluzhda Monument in Bulgaria by Georgi Stoilov
1982: National Assembly Building of Bangladesh in Dhaka by Louis Kahn
1983: Williams Tower in Houston, Texas, by John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson
1984: The Pavilions of Futuroscope in Poitiers by Denis Laming
1985: Central State Museum of Kazakhstan in Almaty
1986: Faisal Mosque in Islamabad by Vedat Dalokay
1987: Parque Cristal in Caracas, Venezuela, by Jimmy Alcock
1988: Cairo Opera House
1989: Louvre Pyramid in Paris by I.M. Pei
1990: Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, by Pierre Fakhoury
1991: Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, India, by Charles Correa
1992: National Theatre of Ghana in Accra by Cheng Taining
1993: Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea
1994: Public housing in Frankfurt-Schwanheim by Frank Gehry
1995: Évry Cathedral in France by Mario Botta
1996: The Dancing House in Prague by Vlado Milunić
1997: Shakespeare’s Globe in London by Pentagram
1998: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan by Satoshi Kashima
1999: Burj Al Arab in Dubai, designed by Tom Wright of WKK Architects
2000: Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, Oman, by Edgard Bali, Quad Design, and Mohamed Makiya
The Greatest Buildings of the 20th Century. The 20th century was a time of great advances in architecture. These are just a few of the many iconic and influential buildings that were constructed during this time period.
(Get back to part one – > here)