Where Are the Architectural Masterpieces?


View looking west at sunset. Conversation benches and a Rail Track Walk are visible. . Image © Iwan Baan, 2014

View looking west at sunset. Conversation benches and a Rail Track Walk are visible. . Image © Iwan Baan, 2014

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

Shortly after the millennium, Vanity Fair, a magazine that purports to follow every kind of cultural milestone, asked a select group of 52 “experts” to pick the five best buildings since 1980. The selections were bizarre; almost every building was by one of the chosen architects, which made up the vast majority of those asked for their picks. Few choices received more than five votes.

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