Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
New York, N.Y.
An icon of corporate modernism, the 38-story tower features a steel frame and non-structural glass walls. The structure was designed by Mies van der Rohe, while the lobby and other interior spaces were designed by Philip Johnson.
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Eero Saarinen and Associates
Chantilly, Va.
A modern gateway to the nation's capital, the terminal building features columns on its two long facades, with a curving roof to connect them. Architect Eero Saarinen reportedly called it "the best thing [he has] ever done."
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Louis I. Kahn, FAIA
La Jolla, Calif.
Louis Kahn designed the research laboratory campus, using concrete, teak, lead, glass, and structural steel. Kahn's innovative use of Vierendeel trusses allowed the labs to remain column-free, with structural members relegated to support spaces for the facility. The original buildings were designated as a historical landmark in 1991.
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SOM
Colorado Springs, Colo.
The Cadet Chapel is the centerpiece of the master planned U.S. Air Force Academy campus all designed by SOM. The angular building features a sequence of 17 folded glass and aluminum spires with vertical panels of stained glass running along the outside, allowing for sunlight to cast a vibrant, colorful glow within the interiors.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
New York, N.Y.
One of Wright's most recognizable works and one of New York's most iconic structures, the Guggenheim Museum defies the convention design of museums as an inverted ziggurat. The concrete cylindrical building was completed after Wright's death.
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Eero Saarinen and Associates
St. Louis, Mo.
In 1947, Eero Saarinen won the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Competition to design the Gateway Arch. The 630 foot-tall structure, shaped like a catenary curve, is the centerpiece of a 62-acre site honoring the western expansion of the United States.
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Louis I. Kahn, FAIA
New Haven, Conn.
The Yale Center for British Art has long been considered one of Kahn’s finest buildings, and houses the most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom. The structure is just as beautiful as the art within it—sleek marble and white oak create a canvas inside, while Kahn's structural design choices allow pockets of natural light to illuminate the works of art.
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Louis I. Kahn, FAIA
Fort Worth, Texas
This art and modern architecture mecca opened to the public in 1972 (Renzo Piano added an expansion pavilion, completed in 2013). Kahn's structure is celebrated for its series of 16 parallel barrel vaults realized in travertine and white oak, which allow natural daylighting to fill the museum's galleries.
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Harry Weese & Associates
Washington, D.C.
A 1966 tour of the world's mass transit systems convinced Weese that the D.C. transit station needed to be designed as a whole, and invoke the monumental civic architecture of the city.
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Robert Venturi, FAIA
Chesnut Hill, Pa.
An early example of postermodern architecture and Venturi's work, this suburban house was built by the architect for his mother as a counter-response to many modern architectural elements of the period. In 2005, the U.S. Postal Service featured the house on a stamp in a series of 12 works of modern American architecture.
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E. Fay Jones, FAIA
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Inspired by St. Chappelle, a gothic church in Paris, this 48-foot-tall chapel consists of 425 windows and over 6,000 square feet of glass. Light and shadows infiltrate the wood framed sanctuary throughout the day, reflecting the surrounding forest and allowing it to blend seamlessly with the environment.
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Louis I. Kahn, FAIA
Exeter, N.H.
The largest secondary school library in the world is designed as "buildings-within-buildings," or three concentric square rings, each made of a different material: brick, reinforced concrete, and wood.
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Bruce Goff
Norman, Okla.
An example of organic architecture, the whimsical Bavinger House features a curving roof supported by cables connected to a central steel pole axis, along with walls made from local ironstone and blue pieces of glass cullet. Under mysterious circumstances, the house no longer stands.
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Moore Lyndon Turnbull Whitaker
The Sea Ranch, Calif.
The first unit in California's Sea Ranch development, a timber-framed complex, was architect Charles Moore's first major work. The design combines a sense of modern with the local vernacular.
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I.M. Pei & Partners, Architects
Washington, D.C.
To complement the existing National Gallery of Art and add an expansion, I.M. Pei designed a trapezoidal building, providing gallery and ceremonial spaces that the former lacked, along with study centers and office facilities, each housed in a separate triangular section of the 604,000-square-foot structure.
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Chicago
Commonly referred to as "Big John" by Chicagoans, the world's first mixed-use tower is sited on North Michigan Avenue and stands as a canon for collaboration.
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