"Dancing House" in Prague"Even though some initially referred to it derisively as the Drunk House, this tipsy, tilting modern edifice is now considered a highlight of Prague’s modern architecture".
Ray & Maria Stata Center at MIT"One reviewer suggested that the structure is “a metaphor for the freedom, daring, and creativity of the research that's supposed to occur inside it."
"New York City’s New Museum of Contemporary Art, opened in 2007 and named one of the seven architectural wonders by Conde Nast Traveler the following year, rises out of the gritty Bowery neighborhood in lower Manhattan like a layered wedding cake."
L'Hemisfèric in Spain"Built in a dried-out riverbed, its space-age educational and recreational structures were designed and developed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava as a present to his home city."
"Hearst Tower" in New York City"It was the first skyscraper to break ground in New York City after September 11, 2001, and was the first “green” high-rise office building completed in the city."
"The Seattle Central Library, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2004, is a beacon for bookworms in a city said to be one of the most literate in the U.S."
Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay in Singapore"Some have likened its spiky glass domes to the durian fruit or the eyes of a fly."
"The walls inside the main performance space are covered with famous theater quotes that are illuminated when the stage is dark. The complex won the 2009 Victorian Architecture medal for best new building in Australia."
"Gherkin" in London
"Despite its appearance, there is only one piece of curved glass on the entire building, a lens-shaped piece that caps the very top."
{The World's Most Amazing Buildings}
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