These structures represent postmodern architecture from 1970 to present. The buildings display diverse forms, materials, and functions: from museums and libraries to stadiums and churches. They combine new technologies with artistic elements.
New Orleans, United States
A 1978 public square with columns, arches and fountains combining classical and modern elements in an urban setting.
Portland, United States
A 1982 administrative building with geometric shapes and decorative elements in green, blue and red colors.
Columbus, United States
A 1989 art center with white scaffolding structures, red bricks and unconventional spatial design.
London, United Kingdom
The 1994 MI6 intelligence headquarters with green windows and stepped architecture along the Thames riverbank.
Porto, Portugal
Concert hall with geometric shapes made of white concrete, designed by architect Rem Koolhaas and completed in 2005.
Seattle, United States
Museum building with metallic exterior cladding in various colors, designed by Frank Gehry and opened in 2000.
Rome, Italy
Modern Catholic church with three large white concrete shells as main feature, designed by Richard Meier.
Almere, Netherlands
Administrative building with blue glass facade and integrated traditional Dutch architectural elements, built in 1986.
Madrid, Spain
A hotel with 13 different floors, each designed by a different architect, equipped with modern technology.
West Hollywood, United States
A complex of three buildings with 1.3 million square feet of space for design and art.
Seattle, United States
A library with eleven floors, built of steel and glass, with a geometric outer structure.
Atlanta, United States
A museum with four levels, designed by Richard Meier, containing a collection of over 15,000 artworks.
Metz, France
A museum with steel roof, glass facades and a white exterior shell, designed by architect Shigeru Ban.
Paris, France
A glass pyramid with metal structure serves as the museum main entrance and allows natural light into the underground lobby.
Warsaw, Poland
A complex with curved glass roof spanning multiple floors covering a shopping center.
Yokohama, Japan
A port terminal with curved roof landscape extending across multiple levels connecting interior and exterior spaces.
Bilbao, Spain
The museum displays international art from the 20th and 21st centuries in a titanium-clad building with curved forms.
London, United Kingdom
The 180-meter tower features a spiral glass facade with a steel frame and 41 floors.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The circular concrete structure stands on a single support pillar with a continuous window front.
Mexico City, Mexico
The asymmetrical building is covered with 16000 hexagonal aluminum plates and contains six exhibition levels.
Prague, Czech Republic
The building completed in 1996 features curved lines and asymmetrical windows in the deconstructivist style of the 1990s.
Montreal, Canada
The geodesic dome constructed in 1967 consists of a steel framework with acrylic panels and reaches a height of 62 meters.
Acapulco, Mexico
The chapel built in 2011 consists of concrete and features a polygonal shape with openings for natural light.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The opera house opened in 2004 features a 32-meter glass front and 14 floors with modern stage technology.
Oslo, Norway
The white marble building rises from the fjord and allows visitors to walk on its sloping roof surfaces.
Tokyo, Japan
The museum displays religious artworks from the 7th century in a modern concrete building with precise light control.
Toronto, Canada
A rectangular volume floats on colored steel columns twelve stories above the art college ground level.
Linz, Austria
A glass building with LED facade displays interactive media art and technological innovations across multiple exhibition spaces.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
The building complex consists of six structures with white stone panels, glass and geometric shapes on a hill.
Los Angeles, United States
An office building with steel construction and projection surfaces for digital media on exterior walls.
Sendai, Japan
A transparent seven-story structure with visible tubes that function as structural elements and light shafts.
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
A sports stadium with 46000 seats and a roof structure of white elements resembling the Strelitzia.