Lists
MSNBC/BudgetTravel's
Built to thrill (new) list, for what it's worth: "The top 12 must-visit new buildings, built in the past five years." Huh.
Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome, Italy)
Architect: Renzo Piano, 2002
"Three giant armadillos." —John L. Walters, The Guardian
Greater London Authority Headquarters (London, England)
Architect: Norman Foster, 2002
"A glass testicle." —Mayor Ken Livingstone
Contemporary Arts Center (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Architect: Zaha Hadid, 2003
A giant three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle." —Barry M. Horstman, Cincinnati Post
Nasher Sculpture Center (Dallas, Texas)
Architect: Renzo Piano, 2003
"A noble ruin." —Renzo Piano
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Fort Worth, Texas)
Architect: Tadao Ando, 2002
"A sprawling box sheathed in aluminum panels with vertical fins." —Paul Goldberger, The New Yorker
Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park (Chicago, Illinois)
Architect: Frank Gehry, 2004
"The trellis holding a state-of-the-art acoustical system is stretched like a gigantic skeletal beetle over the pavilion’s lawn." —Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Sun-Times
Prada Tokyo Epicenter (Tokyo, Japan)
Architects:Herzog & de Meuron, 2003
"An alien body with unfamiliar skin and a strange way of holding itself." —Clifford Pearson, Architectural Record
Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Architect: Santiago Calatrava, 2001
"A futuristic ocean liner or a delicate bird poised for flight." —Stephen Kinzer, New York Times
Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, California)
Architect: Frank Gehry, 2003
"The hula dancer of the L.A. skyline, a sensual, pushy play for attention." —James Sterngold, San Francisco Chronicle
Jewish Museum (Berlin, Germany)
Architect: Daniel Libeskind, 1999
"Some say the museum represents a broken Star of David; critics liken the building to a bolt of lightning striking the Jews." —Phyllis Meras, Washington Times
Museum of Modern Art (New York, New York)
Architect: Yoshio Taniguchi, 2004
"A perfectly formed bento box." —Glenn Lowry, MoMA director
Central Library (Seattle, Washington)
Architect: Rem Koolhaas, 2004
"A Rubik’s Cube cinched by a corset?" —William Dietrich, Seattle Times
They also have
Built to thrill (classic). Also, huh.
Chartres Cathedral, France
The Pantheon, Italy
Cranbrook, USA
Tikal, Guatemala
Scrovegni Chapel, Italy
Mesa Verde, USA
Shisendo Hall and Garden, Japan
Parc Guell, Spain
Temple of Heaven, China
Paestum, Italy
Fallingwater, USA
Hardwick Hall, UK
* Ray, 10/01/2004 02:47:00 PM
