Salk Institute, La Jolla, Calif., by Louis Kahn. Chosen by Dougl…
Salk Institute, La Jolla, Calif., by Louis Kahn. Chosen by Douglas Stockman,
el dorado; John Brown, RAIC,
housebrand; Ted Flato, FAIA,
Lake|Flato Architects; Zoltan Pali,
SPF:architects; and Luis Ibarra,
Ibarra Rosano Design Architects.
Frank Harmon
Unpainted Aristocracy, Outer Banks, N.C., by S.J. Twine. Chosen …
Unpainted Aristocracy, Outer Banks, N.C., by S.J. Twine. Chosen by Frank Harmon, FAIA,
Frank Harmon Architect.
Hotel Therme Vals
Therme Vals, Vals, Switzerland, by Peter Zumthor. Chosen by Ron …
Therme Vals, Vals, Switzerland, by Peter Zumthor. Chosen by Ron Radziner, FAIA,
Marmol Radziner, and Tom Kundig, FAIA,
Olson Kundig Architects.
Judith Bromley
Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Ariz., by Frank Lloyd Wright
The Hermitage
The Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn., by David Morrison, Joseph Reiff…
The Hermitage, Nashville, Tenn., by David Morrison, Joseph Reiff, William C. Hume, and others. Chosen by Andrew Cogar, AIA,
Historical Concepts.
Rauno Traskelin
Villa Mairea, Noormarkku, Finland, by Alvar Aalto. Chosen by Mar…
Villa Mairea, Noormarkku, Finland, by Alvar Aalto. Chosen by Mark A. Hutker, AIA,
Hutker Architects and David Salmela, FAIA,
Salmela Architect.
Dennis Brack/Black Star
The East Building of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D….
The East Building of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., by I.M. Pei. Chosen by
Jacobsen Architecture.
Library of Congress
Farnsworth House, Plano, Ill., by Mies van der Rohe. Chosen by R…
Farnsworth House, Plano, Ill., by Mies van der Rohe. Chosen by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA. Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Historic American Buildings Survey, HABS ILL,47-PLAN.V,1.
Robert LaPrelle
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, by Louis Kahn. Chosen by …
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, by Louis Kahn. Chosen by Alan Organschi, AIA,
Gray Organschi Architecture; Brian MacKay-Lyons, FRAIA, Hon. FAIA,
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects; Heather McKinney, FAIA, LEED AP,
McKinney-York Architects; Zoltan Pali, FAIA,
SPF:architects; and Ted Flato, FAIA,
Lake|Flato Architects.
Timothy Sakamoto
Kings Road House, West Hollywood, Calif., by R.M. Schindler. Cho…
Kings Road House, West Hollywood, Calif., by R.M. Schindler. Chosen by
Fernau & Hartman Architects. Photo: Timothy Sakamoto, 2011 in-D media, LLC.
Whit Slemmons
Thorncrown Chapel, Eureka Springs, Ark., by Fay Jones. Chosen by…
Thorncrown Chapel, Eureka Springs, Ark., by Fay Jones. Chosen by
Cutler Anderson Architects.
When researching the ra50 list for our November/December 2010 issue, we asked the ra50 architects to name their favorite buildings. We’ve gathered images of some of their answers here. (Please note: Many of the architects selected multiple buildings, and not every choice is listed here.)