AIA'S 100 MOST POPULAR STRUCTURES

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1.*Empire State Building*(1931)
New York, NY; Shreve, Lamb & Harmon/architect:*William Lamb
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2. The White House (1792)
Washington, DC; James Hoban
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3. Washington National Cathedral (1990)
Washington, DC; George F. Bodley and Henry Vaughan
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4. Thomas Jefferson Memorial (1943)
Washington, DC; John Russell Pope
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5. Golden Gate Bridge (1937)
San Francisco, CA; Irving F. Morrow and Gertrude C. Morrow
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6. U.S. Capitol (1793-1865)
Washington, DC; William Thorton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe,
Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, Montgomery C. Meigs
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7. Lincoln Memorial (1922)
Washington, DC; Henry Bacon
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8. Biltmore Estates/Vanderbilt Residence (1895)
Asheville, NC; Richard Morris Hunt
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9. Chrysler Building (1930)
New York, NY; William Van Alen
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10. Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982)
Washington, DC; Maya Lin in association
with Cooper-Lecky Partnership
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11. St. Patrick's Cathedral (1878)
New York, NY; James Renwick
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12. Washington Monument (1884)
Washington, DC; Robert Mills
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13. Grand Central Station (1913)
New York, NY; Reed and Stern; Warren and Wetmore
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14. Gateway Arch (1965)
St. Louis, MO; Eero Saarinen
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15. Supreme Court of the United States (1935)
Washington, DC, CA; Cass Gilbert
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16. St. Regis Hotel (1904)
New York, NY; Trowbridge & Livingston
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17. Metropolitan Museum of Art (1880-1889)
New York, NY; Calvert Vaux, et al.
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18. Hotel Del Coronado (1888)
San Diego, CA; James Reid
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19. World Trade Center (1972-1977)
New York, NY; Minoru Yamasaki with Antonio
Brittiochi and Emery Roth & Sons
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20. Brooklyn Bridge (1883)
New York, NY; John Augustus Roebling
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21.*Philadelphia City Hall*(1881)
Philadelphia, PA; John McArthur Jr
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22. Bellagio Hotel and Casino (1998)
Las Vegas, NV; Deruyter Butler; Atlandia Design
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23. Cathedral of St. John the Divine (unfinished)
New York, NY; Heins & La Farge; Ralph Adams Cram
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24. Philadelphia Museum of Art (1928)
Philadelphia, PA; Horace Trumbauer, Zantzinger, Borie, and Medary
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25. Trinity Church (1877)
Boston, MA; Henry Hobson Richardson
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26. Ahwahnee Hotel (1928)
Yosemite Valley, CA; Gilbert Stanley Underwood
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27. Monticello (1770-1808)
Charlottesville, VA; Thomas Jefferson
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28. Library of Congress (1897)
Washington, DC; John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz
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29. Kaufmann Residence (Fallingwater) (1935)
Bear Run, PA; Frank Lloyd Wright
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30. Taliesin (1911 - 1925)
Spring Green, WI; Frank Lloyd Wright
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31. Wrigley Field (1914)
Chicago, IL; Zachary Taylor Davis
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32. Wanamaker's Department Store (1909)
Philadelphia, PA; Daniel Burnham
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33. Rose Center for Earth and Space (2000)
New York, NY; James Stewart Polshek
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34. National Gallery of Art, West Building (1941)
Washington, DC; John Russell Pope
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35. Allegheny County Courthouse (1886)
Pittsburgh, PA; Henry Hobson Richardson
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36. Old Faithful Inn (1903-1927)
Yellowstone National Park, WY; Robert Reamer
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37. Union Station (1903)
Washington, DC; Daniel Burnham
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38. Tribune Tower (1925)
Chicago, IL; Howells & Hood
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39. Delano Hotel (1947)
Miami Beach, FL; Robert Swartburg; Philippe Starck (interior)
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40. Union Station (1894)
St. Louis, MO; Theodore C. Link
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41.*Hearst Residence (Hearst Castle)*(1947)
San Simeon, CA; Julia Morgan
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42. Sears Tower (1974)
Chicago, IL; Bruce Graham, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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43. Crane Library (1882)
Quincy, MA; Henry Hobson Richardson
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44. Woolworth Building (1913)
New York, NY; Cass Gilbert
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45. Cincinnati Union Terminal (1933)
Cincinnati, OH; Alfred Fellheimer and Stewart Wagner;
Paul Philippe Cret, consulting architect
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46. Waldorf Astoria (1931)
New York, NY; Schultze & Weaver
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47. New York Public Library (1911),
New York, NY; Carrère & Hastings
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48. Carnegie Hall (1891)
New York, NY; William B. Tuthill; Richard Morris*
Hunt and Dankmar Adler, consulting architects*
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49. San Francisco City Hall (1915),
San Francisco, CA; Arthur Brown Jr.
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50. Virginia State Capitol (1788)
Richmond, VA; Thomas Jefferson***
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51. Cadet Chapel, Air Force Academy (1962)
Colorado Springs, CO; Walter Netsch, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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52. Field Museum of Natural History (1893)
Chicago, IL; Charles B. Atwood, D. H. Burnham & Co.
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53. Apple Store Fifth Avenue (2006)
New York, NY; Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
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54. Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania
(1888), Philadelphia, PA; Frank Furness
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55. Mauna Kea Beach Hotel (1967)
Kohala Coast, HI; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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56. Rockefeller Center (1932-1940)
New York, NY; Raymond Hood et al.
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57. Denver International Airport (1995)
Denver, CO; Fentress Bradburn Architects
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58. Ames Library (1879)
North Easton, MA; Henry Hobson Richardson
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59. Milwaukee Art Museum (2001)
****** Milwaukee, WI; Santiago Calatrava
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60. Thorncrown Chapel (1980)*
Eureka Springs, AR; E. Fay Jones
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61.*TransAmerica Pyramid*(1972)
San Francisco, CA; William Pereira
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62. 333 Wacker Drive (1983)
Chicago, IL; William E. Pedersen, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
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63. National Museum of Air and Space (1976)
Washington, DC; Gyo Obata, Hellmuth, Obata*and Kassabaum
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64. Faneuil Hall Marketplace (1978)
Boston, MA; Benjamin Thompson
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65. Crystal Cathedral (1980)
Garden Grove, CA; Philip Johnson, Johnson/Burgee
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66. Gamble House (1908)
Pasadena, CA; Greene and Greene
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67. Nebraska State Capital (1922-1932)
Lincoln, NE; Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
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68. New York Times Building (2006)
New York, NY; Renzo Piano
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69. Salt Lake City Public Library (2003)
Salt Lake City, UT; Moshe Safdie; VCBO Architecture Associates
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70. Dolphin and Swan Hotels, Walt Disney World (1990)
Orlando, FL; Michael Graves
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71. Hearst Tower (1927-2006)
New York, NY; George P. Post & Sons;
addition Foster*and Partners
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72. Flatiron Building (Fuller Building) (1903)
New York, NY; Daniel Burnham
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73. Lake Point Tower (1968)
Chicago, IL; Schipporeit-Heinrich;
Graham,*Anderson, Probst & White
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74. Guggenheim Museum (1959)
New York, NY; Frank Lloyd Wright**
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75. Union Station (1939)
Los Angeles, CA; John Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson
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76. Willard Hotel (1901)******* ****************************
Washington, DC; Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
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77. Sever Hall, Harvard University (1880)
Cambridge, MA; Henry Hobson Richardson
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78. Broadmoor Hotel (1918)
Colorado Springs, CO; Warren & Wetmore
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79. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center (1998), Washington, DC; Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
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80. Phillips Exeter Academy Library (1972)
Exeter, NH; Louis I. Kahn
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81.*The Plaza Hotel*(1907)
New York, NY; Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
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82. Sofitel Chicago Water Tower (2002)
Chicago, IL; Jean-Paul Viguier
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83. Glessner House (1887)
Chicago, IL; Henry Hobson Richardson
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84. Yankee Stadium (1923)
New York, NY; Osborn Architects & Engineers
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85. Harold Washington Library Center (1991)
Chicago, IL; Hammond, Beeby & Babka
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86. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (1962-1968)
New York, NY; Wallace K. Harrison, director, board of architects
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87. The Dakota Apartments (1884)
New York, NY; Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
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88. Art Institute of Chicago (1893)
Chicago, IL; Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge
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89. Fairmont Hotel (1906)
San Francisco, CA; Reid & Reid; Julia Morgan
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90. Boston Public Library (1895)
Boston MA; McKim, Mead & White
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91. Hollywood Bowl (1990)
Hollywood, CA; Lloyd Wright; Allied Architects; Frank Gehry;
Hodgetts*and Fung Design Associates with Gruen Associates
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92. Texas State Capitol (1924)
Austin, TX; Elijah E. Myers
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93. Fontainebleau (1888)
Miami Beach, FL; Morris Lapidus
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94. Legal Research Building, University of Michigan (1954)
Ann Arbor, MI; York & Sawyer; Gunnar Birkerts (addition)
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95. J. Paul Getty Center for the Arts (1931)
Los Angeles, CA; Richard Meier
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96. High Museum (1997)
Atlanta, GA; Richard Meier
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97. Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse (1983)
Islip, NY; Richard Meier
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98. Humana Building (2000)
Louisville, KY; Michael Graves
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99. Walt Disney Concert Hall (1986)
Los Angeles, CA; Frank Gehry
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100. Radio City Music Hall (2003)*
New York, NY; Edward Durell Stone
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Interesting list. I've never seen and sometimes never even heard of some of these places, it would be nice to see what they look like.

WHAT????? No Chase Tower in Indy? I am in shock.

Very interesting list:

I actually think I've been to at least half of these buildings, which seems rather odd because I don't feel like I've traveled that much compared to most of you.
My personal favorites that are generally unsung gems:
21.*Philadelphia City Hall*(1881)
Philadelphia, PA; John McArthur Jr
Best city hall out there...and that's saying something.
62. 333 Wacker Drive (1983)
Chicago, IL; William E. Pedersen, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Theres no building that is taller, glassier and slenderer. Definately my cup of tea.
76. Willard Hotel (1901)
Washington, DC; Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
My favorite non-monument building in DC. I think this hotel sets the record for most concierges of any hotel in the world.
78. Broadmoor Hotel (1918)
Colorado Springs, CO; Warren & Wetmore
Maybe the most beuatiful hotel I've ever been in. The hand painted pictures on the stucco exterior and natural setting are gorgeous.
79. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center (1998), Washington, DC; Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Washington's newest architectural gem...and it has a great food court too!
93. Fontainebleau (1888)
Miami Beach, FL; Morris Lapidus
This hotel is so...Miami. I heard they were getting rid of that giant mural, anyone know about that?


How did this thing make the list? The interior is really cool, but the lack of TVs is a total killer in my book. :lol:
36. Old Faithful Inn (1903-1927)
Yellowstone National Park, WY; Robert Reamer

Im surprised the Transamerica Pyramid wasnt higher and was Chicago's John Hancock on the list? I didnt see it. But I guess I have a biased twords skyscrapers lol

oh yeah, and no Flatiron!

There are quite a few from DC that could have either been on there or replaced a couple from DC that were on that list IMO. The old post office tower, national building museum and old executive office building instantly come to mind. The east wing of the national gallery museum could be up there too. I think the Air Force Memorial will be a popular one when more people have seen it. There are a ton of good ones, concising them down is the hardest part.

I'm also surprised not to see the Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh.

oh yeah, and no Flatiron!

The Flatiron is no. 72. It's my single favorite building in the entire world.

Oh yea, good eye

Surprised and happy to see the New York Times building on the list. It is most certainly worthy.

WTF, where is the Statue of Liberty?

59. Milwaukee Art Museum (2001)
****** Milwaukee, WI; Santiago Calatrava
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Sweet! MAM made the list. 99% of that list is either DC or NY! I need to plan more trips!

59. Milwaukee Art Museum (2001)
****** Milwaukee, WI; Santiago Calatrava
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Sweet! MAM made the list. 99% of that list is either DC or NY! I need to plan more trips!

the only building that can literally take flight!!

99% of that list is either DC or NY! I need to plan more trips!

New York dominates in spite of some major absences. If they're including bridges then Manhattan, Queensboro and the GW (Le Corbusier called it the most beautiful bridge in the world) should be somewhere.

http://www.mentalblog.com/filedepot/OnceUponaTimeinAmerica.jpg

http://www.thefilmjournal.com/images/manhattan-bridge.gif

http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/courses/classes/E-124/george_washington_bridge-lights.jpg

Seagram and Lever weren't on there either, which is insane.

http://aiany.org/eOCULUS/2006/images/0530/Seagram.jpg


As far as religious structures go, I definitely agree with National and St. Patricks on top, but come on Riverside isn't on there? And trinity maybe the most historic church in the country.

http://static.flickr.com/33/88550617_b1ef70c058.jpg

http://www.guiadenuevayork.com/images/foto9/05017.jpg

Also didn't see radiator or the old GE building on there.

http://pds.egloos.com/pds/1/200501/06/73/b0043173_4485398.jpg

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/MID/MID017-570Lex_2.jpg

WTF, where is the Statue of Liberty?

Obviously when a list like this one is limited to 100 entries, there will be criticsms that many beautiful and important structures have been overlooked. There are a ton of buildings that deserve to be included, but they can't all be on the list. If it wasn't limited to a relatively small number then it wouldn't be a very exclusive list...it would be more like just a list of buildings.

I do agree that the Statue of Liberty needs a spot on the list. I mean...it was the only entry from the U.S. in that choosing of the new 7 World Wonders list from last year.

I don't believe the Statue of Liberty was included in the master list they used to poll people. Perhaps they looked at it as a piece of art rather than an architectural structure. If included, I can't imagine it not being number 1.

milwaukee art museum only 59!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, at least it made the list

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/icemone414/mamlake.jpg

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milwaukee art museum only 59!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, at least it made the list

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/icemone414/mamlake.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a92/icemone414/mamsoc.jpg

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these pictures are part of a far bigger and fundamentally profound change taking place in DT Milw and adjacent areas to it, an exciting new urbanism in a classic midwestern city. those of you who haven't seen Milw (or haven't seen it lately) are missing something.

Would like to have seen the Jefferson-designed University of Virginia with the rotunda and lawn on the list. It's kind of laughable that a casino makes the the top 30, but it is noteworthy that Las Vegas also has something to offer in terms of architecture (the Wynn and the Luxor also come to mind).

what the heck is the statue of liberty

what the heck is the statue of liberty

I don't see that being too much of an architectural icon. Sure, it's a great symbol of America, but I can see why it's not on this list.

the State of Liberty is a statue not a building, thats why its not on the list.

Statues = art
Buildings = architecture

WTF, where is the Statue of Liberty?

Exactly.

I always wonder how they come up with the methodology for these silly lists.

For example, they list some obscure Richardson library in Quincy, MA that I've never heard of (pardon my ignorance even though I've lived in or around Boston for years), but they exclude the town of North Easton, MA, which has numerous Richardson buildings and is considered by many to be his "masterpiece".

What about the Allegheny County jail, another Richardson masterpiece, etc.?

the State of Liberty is a statue not a building, thats why its not on the list.

Statues = art
Buildings = architecture

The St. Louis Arch and Golden Gate Bridge are hardly buildings either, so there goes your theory ...

I'd like to see a more diverse list than just New York, Washington, and other coastal cities. How about the Mackinac Bridge or the Guardian Building in Detroit? I'm sure the Guardian's lobby alone outclasses many of the "architecture" in some of these buildings listed. I would doubt there are other structures in the old Midwest that should be ranked over some of these entries.

The St. Louis Arch and Golden Gate Bridge are hardly buildings either, so there goes your theory ...


DAMN

Ok let me rework my theory and say structure = architecture, not just buildings. Because the GG bridge and the Arch are definitely more like structures than the SoL which is more like a huge piece of art.

I am surprised that the Twins even made the list even, and the first page, even though they haven't been around for five years.

my list would not exactly be the same but i pretty agree on this list being on the average americans mind when thinking of famous american structures.

im shocked the hotel del coronado is actually that high at 18!

im shocked the hotel del coronado is actually that high at 18!

It's a pretty amazing place.