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85 buildings on the atlas, best known first

• Burj KhalifaAdrian Smith · 2010Dubai, UAE
• Taipei 101C. Y. Lee & C. P. Wang · 2004Taipei, Taiwan
• One World Trade CenterDavid Childs · 2014New York, NY
• Emirates StadiumHOK Sport (now Populous) · 2006London, United Kingdom
• London StadiumPhilip Johnson · 2012London, United Kingdom
• The ShardRenzo Piano · 2012London, UK
• Tokyo SkytreeNikken Sekkei · 2012Tokyo, Japan
• Shanghai TowerJun Xia · 2015Shanghai, China
• Marina Bay SandsMoshe Safdie · 2010Singapore
• Stade de FranceMichel Macary, Aymeric Zublena, Michel Regembal & Claude Costantini · 1998Saint-Denis, France
• 432 Park AvenueRafael Viñoly · 2015New York City, United States
• Allianz ArenaHerzog & de Meuron · 2005Munich, Germany
• Victoria and Albert MuseumFrancis Fowke, Henry Young Darracott Scott, Aston Webb & Amanda Levete · 1909London, United Kingdom
• Lusail StadiumFoster + Partners and Populous · 2021Lusail, Qatar
• Lotte World TowerKohn Pedersen Fox · 2017Seoul, South Korea
• 20 Fenchurch Street (The Walkie-Talkie)Rafael Viñoly · 2014London, United Kingdom
• Lakhta CenterRMJM and Gorproject · 2019Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Landmark 81Atkins · 2018Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Shanghai World Financial CenterWilliam Pedersen · 2008Shanghai, China
• Beijing National StadiumJacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron · 2008Beijing, China
• China Zun (CITIC Tower)Kohn Pedersen Fox & TFP Farrells · 2018Beijing, China
• 4 World Trade CenterFumihiko Maki · 2013New York City, United States
• Q1The Buchan Group · 2005Surfers Paradise, Australia
• City of Arts and SciencesSantiago Calatrava & Félix Candela · 2009Valencia, Spain
• Ping An Finance CentreKohn Pedersen Fox · 2017Shenzhen, China
• International Commerce CentreKohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Wong & Ouyang · 2010Hong Kong, China
• Turning TorsoSantiago Calatrava · 2005Malmö, Sweden
• Krestovsky StadiumKisho Kurokawa · 2017Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Metropol ParasolJürgen Mayer · 2011Seville, Spain
• One57Christian de Portzamparc · 2014New York City, United States
• Kingdom CentreEllerbe Becket and Omrania · 2002Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Bank of America TowerCookfox and Adamson Associates · 2009New York City, United States
• ElbphilharmonieJacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron · 2016Hamburg, Germany
• Torre GlòriesJean Nouvel · 2005Barcelona, Spain
• Comcast Center (Philadelphia)Robert A. M. Stern · 2008Philadelphia, United States
• AquaJeanne Gang · 2009Chicago, IL
• San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtMario Botta · 2016San Francisco, United States
• Al Hamra TowerGary Haney · 2011Kuwait City, Kuwait
• Bitexco Financial TowerCarlos Zapata · 2010Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Umeda Sky BuildingHiroshi Hara · 1993Osaka, Japan
• 23 MarinaHafeez Contractor · 2012Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Oslo Opera HouseSnøhetta · 2008Oslo, Norway
• Wien HauptbahnhofTheo Hotz · 2014Vienna, Austria
• 4 4 Times Square (Condé Nast Building)Fox & Fowle · 1999New York City, United States
• Cayan TowerSkidmore, Owings & Merrill · 2013Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Tour FirstMichel Stenzel, Pierre Dufau, Jean-Pierre Dacbert & Kohn Pedersen Fox · 1974Courbevoie, France
• O Opéra BastilleCarlos Ott · 1989Paris, France
• Flame TowersHOK · 2012Baku, Azerbaijan
• KK100 (Kingkey 100)TFP Farrells · 2011Shenzhen, China
• Hong Kong West Kowloon StationAedas · 2018Hong Kong
• Auditorio de TenerifeSantiago Calatrava · 2003Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
• Baitul Futuh MosqueSutton Griffin · 2003London, United Kingdom
• Zifeng TowerAdrian Smith · 2010Nanjing, China
• Seattle Central LibraryRem Koolhaas & Joshua Prince-Ramus · 2004Seattle, WA
• Copenhagen Opera HouseHenning Larsen · 2005Copenhagen, Denmark
• Mosque of Rome (Great Mosque)Paolo Portoghesi, Vittorio Gigliotti & Sami Mousawi · 1995Rome, Italy
• Abeno HarukasCésar Pelli · 2014Osaka, Japan
• Wuhan Greenland CenterAdrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture · 2022Wuhan, China
• National Centre for the Performing ArtsPaul Andreu · 2007Beijing, China
• Evolution Tower, Moscow CityTony Kettle & Philipp Nikandrov · 2014Moscow, Russia
• Gare do Oriente (Oriente Station)Santiago Calatrava · 1998Lisbon, Portugal
• Menara TelekomHijjas Kasturi Associates · 2001Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Young VicHaworth Tompkins · 2006London, England
• Zeitz MOCAAThomas Heatherwick · 2017Cape Town, South Africa
• Palau de les Arts Reina SofíaSantiago Calatrava · 2005Valencia, Spain
• T The Marina Torch, DubaiKhatib and Alami & National Engineering Bureau · 2011Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Avaz Twist TowerFaruk Kapidžić · 2008Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• National Library of GreeceRenzo Piano, Theophil Hansen & Ernst Ziller · 2018Athens, Greece
• Tour HeklaJean Nouvel · 2022Puteaux, France
• 21st Century Museum, KanazawaKazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa · 2004Kanazawa, Japan
• Friedrichstadt-PalastHans Poelzig · 1984Berlin, Germany
• Torre MayorZeidler Partnership Architects & Adamson Associates Architects · 2003Mexico City, Mexico
• Emirates Office TowerHazel W.S. Wong · 2000Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Dubai OperaJanus Rostock · 2016Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Kamppi ChapelKimmo Lintula, Niko Sirola & Mikko Summanen · 2012Helsinki, Finland
• Shanghai Grand TheatreJean-Marie Charpentier · 1998Shanghai, China
• Northern Lights CathedralSchmidt Hammer Lassen Architects & Kolbjørn Jenssen · 2013Alta, Norway
• Lotte Center HanoiCallison Architecture & Junglim Architecture Vietnam · 2014Hanoi, Vietnam
• Wuhan CenterEast China Architectural Design & Research Institute · 2019Wuhan, China
• HHHR Tower (Blue Tower), DubaiAl Hashemi · 2010Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Grand Mosque of West SumatraRizal Muslimin · 2007Padang, Indonesia
• Hamad Bin Khalifa Civilisation CenterJan Wenzel & Lars Tuxen · 2014Copenhagen, Denmark
• Eurasia Tower, Moscow CitySwanke Hayden Connell Architects · 2014Moscow, Russia
• Merdeka 118Fender Katsalidis · 2023Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• St. Sebastian's CathedralLadislav Banhegyi · 2009Bratislava, Slovakia