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This list includes all occupiable structures over 50-metre (160 ft) tall, including spires, that were designed by women in the roles of primary architect or design coordinator. Note that many of these buildings are designed by larger teams that include the female architects listed.
She went on to design hundreds of buildings in the New York area, encouraging the New York Times to describe her as "one of the most successful woman architects in America". [37] Mary Gannon and Alice Hands were early graduates of the New York School of Applied Design for Women in 1892, and formed an architectural firm in 1894, Gannon and Hands ...
1986 – The Lloyd's Building in London, designed by Richard Rogers, is completed. 1985 – The HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong, China by Norman Foster, is completed. 1984 – Philip Johnson's AT&T Building opens in New York City; 1983 – Xanadu House in Kissimmee opened. 1982 – Design competition is held for the Parc de la Villette ...
Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1948), first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect; Rebecca L. Binder (born 1951), architect, designer, and educator, who was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; Phyllis Birkby (1932–1994), practicing architect, educator and proponent of women's role in architecture
America's historic buildings. Historic churches. Revolutionary homes. Record-setting skyscrapers. Take a virtual history class by scrolling through this gallery of 39 American landmark buildings ...
America's Favorite Architecture" is a list of buildings and other structures identified as the most popular works of architecture in the United States. In 2006 and 2007, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) sponsored research to identify the most popular works of architecture in the United States.
A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture. Knopf, 2013. ISBN 978-1400043590. Reiff, Daniel D. Houses from Books. Penn State Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0-271-01943-7. Scully, Vincent. American Architecture and Urbanism. New Revised Edition. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.
From the Pyramids of Giza to Beijing’s CCTV building by Rem Koolhaas, these are the most iconic buildings of all time.