Top Ten Iconic Architecture Buildings in the World

Tourism is another alternative to architectural tourists visiting a place. In this sense, there are some structures that have become iconic, and to see them and know where they are and what they represent.

The new World Trade Center

After the attacks of 11-S in New York many wondered if the Downtown New York would one day be back on its feet but it is yet to be done (2014). Furthermore, it returns to life with the arrival of large companies that want to settle, as the publisher Conde Nast and even Goldman Sachs, nearly two years ago moved their headquarters just steps away from Ground Zero.

CCTV Headquarters

It is the headquarters of China Central Television Headquarters, the national television of China located in Beijing. The building is a peculiar strip to be formed by folding of impressive dimensions overhangs that are trimmed in the sky. It was designed by renowned architect Rem Koolhaas, one of the ‘Michelangelo’ of modern art.

The Dancing House

Designed with a mixture of surrealism and pop art, buildings by architect Frank Gehry set the course for what could be the cities of the future. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Dancing House in Prague, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Stata Center in Massachusetts are true urban icons that changed the profile of their cities.

The Opera House in Sydney

It is an expressionist construction with a radically innovative design, consisting of a series of large prefabricated shells, each taken in the same hemisphere, forming the roof of the structure.

Burj Al Arab

The “Arabian Tower” is a luxury hotel with a height of 321m, the third tallest hotel in the world (surpassed by the Rose Rotana Hotel and Hotel Ryugyong) and one of the most representative buildings hoteliers.

Menil Collection in Houston

In addition to this work, there are other equally important as the Menil Museum, Houston (USA), the Kansai airport in Japan and the conversion of the Lingotto car factory into a center for the arts and business. Although it has been classified as high-tech architect, Renzo Piano evolution is very personal and reflects his taste for the use of excellent materials and solid construction.

Chek Lap Kok

The facility was built from a small island, Chek Lap Kok, which was devastated gradually pouring their waste on the sea to catch up and form a large artificial island. Due to its location on the island, the airport is also known locally as Chek Lap Kok Airport in the photo, we see the terminal designed by Norman Foster.

Serpentine Gallery

Designed by Frank Gehry, is a major gallery of modern and contemporary art, displayed on a tea pavilion picturesque Victorian style dating from 1934, located in the famous Kensington Gardens Hyde Park, London.

The Gherkin

The futuristic tower Sir Norman Foster is known as “The Gherkin”. It has 41 floors of offices with a transparent glass façade with a spiral ringed in black.

The Burj Dubai

With 828m high and 192 floors, it is the tallest tower in the world. Its cost was $ 1,500 million and has taken five years to build. In addition, it is one of the few skyscrapers designed for primarily residential use.

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