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Ryue Nishizawa's Moriyama House was the most significant building of 2005

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Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series, we take a look at the most significant building of 2005, Moriyama House in Japan by architect Ryue Nishizawa. It was co-produced by the Japan Foundation to showcase the changes in Japanese domestic architecture since the end of the second world war.

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IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art was the most significant building of 2008

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It is located on an artificial island The MIA project began as a competition organised by the Aga Khan Foundation in 1997 from which Indian architect Charles Correa and Palestinian-Jordanian architect Rasem Badran emerged as the frontrunners, with Badran eventually being awarded the project.

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Anna Heringer's Anandaloy was the most significant building of 2020

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This ancient material is one that all of Heringer's work has sought to place alongside modern construction methods, demonstrating its environmental and design benefits not just in settings where it has traditionally been used, but worldwide. The illustration is by Jack Bedford and the photography is by Kurt Hoerbs.

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SOM's Burj Khalifa put Dubai on the map

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Photo by Bradley Young Sculptural wings fan out from the Burj's Y-shaped tripartite floor plan, built into a solid-rock foundation. The Burj Khalifa's sturdy foundations were, and remain, a feat of engineering. Construction took place over six years.

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2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, Liu Jiakun

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Intertwining seeming antipodes such as utopia versus everyday existence, history versus modernity, and collectivism versus individuality, Liu offers affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary citizens. His work may offer impactful clues on how to confront the challenges of urbanization, in an era of rapidly growing cities.”

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Eight Black modernist architecture projects preserved in the US

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Architectural sites with significance to African American culture have received funds as part of Conserving Black Modernism, a national grant program that highlights "undervalued" contributions of Black architects in the United States. Among the featured projects are a dormitory complex in Mississippi and a mosque in Washington DC.

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Istanbul Modern building by Renzo Piano

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Istanbul Modern Building by Renzo Piano Architect The landmark building is situated at the museum’s original location on the Karaköy waterfront, one of Istanbul’s most historic districts where the Bosphorus and Golden Horn meet. The official opening ceremony of the museum will take place at a later date.

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