Cotuit 1 Report post Posted January 30, 2006 A list of 12 of the top buildings of 2005 from ArtInfo Please visit ArtInfo for more information and photos of the buildings. Best Civic Building: Scottish Parliament Building {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Edinburgh, Scotland Best Museums: de Young Museum {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} San Francisco and Walker Arts Center Expansion {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Minneapolis Best Tower: Agbar Tower {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Barcelona Best Factory: BMW Central Plant {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Leipzig, Germany Best Government Offices: Caltrans District 7 Headquarters {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Los Angeles Best Expansion: High Museum of Art {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Atlanta Best Multi-Purpose Arts Building: Shaw Center for the Arts {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Baton Rouge, LA Best Memorial: Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Berlin Best Housing: Sanchinarro Mirador {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Madrid Best House: Art Collectors' Residence {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Toronto Best Hospital: General Hospital of Ciudad Real {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Ciudad Real, Spain Best Convention Center: Milan Trade Fair {sodEmoji.{sodEmoji.|}} Milan, Italy I recently got to see the number 3 building, Agbar Tower, when I visited Barcelona. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to get up close to it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hood 1 Report post Posted January 30, 2006 They would never get away building something like that in the US. It is funny looking though, the thing looks like a giant fertility clinic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UrbanAtl 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 I think that it would have looked great in a Southeastern city like Atlanta, Miami or Dallas. Way to go Spain for supporting unique expressions of architectual design. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dpbaker 1 Report post Posted February 1, 2006 They would never get away building something like that in the US. It is funny looking though, the thing looks like a giant fertility clinic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DigitalSky 5 Report post Posted February 8, 2006 I can't believe that building doesn't stop traffic and cause accidents by onlookers! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MR-2 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2006 They would never get away building something like that in the US. It is funny looking though, the thing looks like a giant fertility clinic. http://www.planefunaviation.com/photogallery.htm Although to be fair, at least Winston Salem's phallace palace looks a lot better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
