Here's a fun little film with, The ABCs of Architects. It's nice to see some mid-century staples like Niemeyer and Wright make the list.
In case the letters go by too quickly, here's the full list:
Alvar AAlto :: Säynätsalo Town Hall :: Finland
Luis Barragán :: Satellite Towers :: Mexico City
Santiago Calatrava :: Lyon - Satolas Airport Railway Station :: France
Luís Domènech i Montaner :: Antoni Tàpies Foundation :: Barcelona
Eduardo Souto de Moura :: Paula Rego's House of Stories :: Portugal
Norman Foster :: London City Hall :: England
Frank Gehry :: Guggenheim Bilbao :: Spain
Herzog & de Meuron :: Beijing National Stadium :: China
Arata Isozaki :: Palau Sant Jordi :: Barcelona
Philip Johnson :: The Glass House :: United States
Louis Kahn :: National Parliament of Bangladesh :: Dhaka City
Le Corbusier :: Villa Savoye :: France
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe :: Barcelona Pavilion :: Spain
Oscar Niemeyer :: National Congress of Brazil :: Brasília
Joseph Maria Olbrich :: Secession Building :: Austria
César Pelli :: Petronas Twin Tower :: Malaysia
Giacomo Quarenghi :: the Smolny Institute :: Russia
Renzo Piano + Richard Rogers :: Pompidou Centre :: France
Álvaro Siza :: Ibere Camargo Foundation :: Brazil
Kenzo Tange :: Tokyo Olympic Stadium :: Japan
Jørn Utzon :: Sydney Opera House :: Australia
William Van Alen :: Chrysler Building :: United States
Frank Lloyd Wright :: Guggenheim :: United States
Iannis Xenakis :: Philips Pavilion :: Expo '58 in Brussels
Minoru Yamasaki :: World Trade Center :: United States
Zaha Hadid :: The Pierres Vives Building :: France
That was really fun!
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