Time will come that man will suffer the consequences of his creations in a massive way. His origin will protect him, will house him, will keep him alive -- architecture and the left-out nature. This will be perceived luxury but in actuality, survival.. and well-being.

Casa da Musica, Portugal [Rem Koolhaas]

Casa da Musica 2005
Porto, Portugal
Architect: Rem Koolhaas

Figge Museum, Iowa [David Chipperfield]

Figge Museum 2005
Davenport, Iowa
Architect: David Chipperfield

Phaeno Science Centre, Germany [Zaha Hadid]

Phaeno Science Centre
Wolfburg, Germany
Architect: Zaha Hadid

Welsh Assembly, Wales [Richard Rogers]

Welsh Assembly
Cardif, Wales
Architect: Richard Rogers

Centrum Paul Klee, Switzerland [Renzo Piano]

Centrum Paul Klee
2005
Architect: Renzo Piano
Bern, Switzerland

Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland [O'Donnell + Tuomey]

 







Lewis Glucksman Gallery 
Sheila O'Donnell and John Tuomey

O’Donnell + Tuomey: Lewis Glucksman Gallery, University College Cork

MIMOA: Lewis Glucksman Gallery 

Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Ireland by O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects

RIBA awards Royal Gold Medal to Irish O'Donnell + Tuomey

Kings Place, Kings Cross, London [Dixon & Jones]

Kings Place
Dixon & Jones

TPI Reports on the new £100M Kings Cross Office and Arts Centre
MIMOA: King's Place
Dixon Jones' Kings Place: Water Music
Dixon Jones Architects' Perfect Pitch at King's Place
King's Place Concert Hall
Wikipedia: Kings Place

Eu Court of Justice, Luxembourg [Dominique Perrault]

Eu Court of Justice 
designed by Dominique Perrault


Court of Justice of the European Communities

Arch Daily: Eu Court of Justice

The EU Court of Justice is €500 M

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Bird's Nest, Beijing [Herzog & de Meuron]

Herzog & de Meuron's
Bird's Nest

Inside Herzog & de Meuron's Bird's Nest
Beijing's Olympic Stadium
Bird's Nest, Olympic Games: National Stadium China
Wikipedia: Beijing National Stadium

Academy of Sciences, San Francisco [Renzo Piano]

Academy of Sciences by Renzo Piano (RPBW)

• Efficient Building Design 
• Arch Daily: Academy of Sciences / Renzo Piano
• Arc Space: Academy of Sciences
• A Building that Blooms and Grows, Balancing Nature and Civilization
• Webcor Builders: Academy of Sciences

Initial Sketches of Renzo Piano

CCTV, Beijing [Rem Koolhaas]

The young Rem Koolhaas

CCTV & Rem Koolhaas

ArchDaily: CCTV Headquarters / OMA
Rem "Kill the Skyscraper" Koolhaas Wins Tall Building Award
Koolhaas, Delirious in Beijing

Liege-Guillemins Station, Belgium [Santiago Calatrava]

Liege Guillemins Station by Santiago Calatrava

Liege-Guillemins Railway Station: A Ticket to Tomorrow 
A Daylit Cathedral for High-Speed Trains
Elegance in Motion
Video: Station Luik Guillemins

 

Aqua Tower, Chicago [Jeanne Gang]

Jeanne Gang

Aqua Tower by Studio Gang

Rippling Facade
Green Roof Terrace
Wave Effect
Curves Over Chicago

Acropolis Museum, Athens [Bernard Tschumi]

Bernard Tschumi's Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece

Achitonic: New Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum -- Daily Lives of the Ancients on Display
Acropolis Now

Quotes from Bernard Tschumi

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa [Meinard Von Gerkan & Volkwin Marg]

More of Green Point Stadium by GMP Architekten:
Cape Town Structural Challenges
Murray and Roberts and WBHO on a US$600 M Project
Green Point Stadium: Environmental Performance Enhanced