One Building per Year: The Greatest Buildings of the 20th Century (1951-2000)

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.

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