![]() "The Guardian Building symbolizes the ingenuity and prosperity that characterized Detroit, Michigan in the early 20th century. Rowland of SmithGroup (1929)Ĭhosen by Kimberly Dowdell, principal at HOK and president-elect of the AIA The Guardian Building, Michigan, by Wirt C. "Libraries serve such an important role in their communities and this one in particular continues to shape my thinking." It stood and still stands in stark contrast to the banalities of much of today’s public architecture. "This building is a wonderful synthesis of the modern and the classical, with art deco flourishes like gilded bas-reliefs. "Growing up, the Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library was my home away from home. "The architecture and the landscape are so idiosyncratic and intertwined – one could simply not exist without the other."Ĭentral Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, New York, by Alfred Morton Githens and Francis Keally (1941)Ĭhosen by Robert AM Stern, founder of RAMSA "Frey House II showcased an architecture that was truly embedded in the great landscape of the American West. "The reason the Frey House II is so important to me is that it upended the concept of mid-century modern designs as a stylistic endeavor – designs that were devoid of a relationship to the landscape. ![]() "It beautifully resolves a complex program, endures as an icon for both air travel and the region, and continues to be as relevant today as it was 60 years ago despite the tremendous change within the industry."įrey House II, California, by Albert Frey (1964)Ĭhosen by Tom Kundig, principal and owner of Olson Kundig Architects "The Passenger Terminal Building at Dulles International Airport designed by Eero Saarinen remains a steadfast inspiration for my work on airports. ![]() Passenger Terminal Building at Dulles International Airport, Virginia, by Eero Saarinen (1962)Ĭhosen by Curtis Fentress, principal in charge of design at Fentress Architects "Glass House reminds us to consider the singular purpose of each project, and strive to develop that." Even as he stripped away elements, Johnson's detailing is exquisite. "A distillation of modernism, the design is singular in purpose – a living room – with a limited materials palette: glass, brick, steel. "Small in scale, Glass House has had an enormous impact on my thinking and architectural approach. Glass House, Connecticut, by Philip Johnson (1949)Ĭhosen by Victor Body-Lawson, founder of Body-Lawson Associates "Seventy years later and under new stewardship, the building is being transformed and will be an icon of responsible, forward-thinking repositioning and adaptive reuse, responding to the imperatives of climate change and the evolving culture of work." ![]() "It exemplified the beginning of an exceptional and creative collaboration between architects (Natalie de Blois and Gordon Bunshaft), artist (Isaumi Noguchi), and client (Lever Brothers) – an act of corporate responsibility. "Beyond its transformative design language, Lever House powerfully blurred the line between public/private and internal/external realms in New York's dense urban fabric. ![]()
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