CONTENTS
Introduction 8
1. Sarabhai House I 1951-55 Ahmedabad, India 16
2. Canova Museum I 1955-57 Possagno, Treviso, Italy 22
3. Sydney Opera House I 1957-73 Sydney, Australia 28
4. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum I 1943-59 New York, USA 36
5. Leicester Engineering Building I 1959-63 Leicester, England 42
6. Salk Institute for Biological Studies I 1959-66 La Jolla, California, USA 48
7. Louisiana Museum of Modern Art I 1956-58 Humlebaek, Denmark 54
8. Yoyogi National Gymnasium I 1961-64 Tokyo, Japan 62
9. Seinajoki Town Hall I 1958-65 Seinajoki, Ostrobothnia, Finland 68
10. St Mary's Cathedral I 1961-64 Tokyo, Japan 74
11. Hedmark Museum I 1967-79 Hamar, Norway 80
12. Indian Institute of Management I 1963-74 Ahmedabad, India 86
13. Bagsvaerd Church I 1974-76 Bagsvaerd, Copenhagen, Denmark 92
14. Milan House I 1972-75 Cidade Jardim, Sao Paulo, Brazil 100
15. HSBC Office Building I 1979-86 Hong Kong, China 104
16. Neue Staatsgalerie I 1977-84 Stuttgart, Germany 110
17. House at Martha's Vineyard I 1984-88 Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. USA 116
18. Church on the Water I 1985-88 Tomamu, Hokkaido, Japan 120
19. Lloyd's of London Office Building I 1978-86 London, England 128
20. Arab World Institute I 1981-87 Pans. France 134
21. Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art I 1987-95 Barcelona, Spain 140
22. Vitra Fire Station I 1990-93 Weil am Rhein, Germany 146
23. Lord's Media Centre I 1994-99 London, England 152
24. Menara UMNO I 1995-98 Penang, Malaysia 158
25. Dancing Building I 1992-96 Prague, Czech Republic 164
26. Eastgate I 1991-96 Harare, Zimbabwe 170
27. Thermal Baths in Vals I 1986-96 Vals, Switzerland 176
28. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao I 1991-97 Bilbao, Spain 184
29. ESO Hotel I 1998-2002 Cerro Paranal, Chile 190
30. Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre I 1996-99 New South Wales, Australia 196
31. Jewish Museum Berlin I 1988-99 Berlin, Germany 204
32. Quadracci Pavilion I 1994-2001 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 210
33. B2 House I 1999-2001 Buyukhusun, Ayvacik, Turkey 218
34. Caixa Forum I 2001-3 Madrid, Spain 226
35. New Museum I 2001-7 New York, USA 232
36. Scottish Parliament Building I 1998-2002 Edinburgh, Scotland 238
37. Yokohama Port Terminal 1995-2002 Yokohama, Japan 244
38. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth I 1996-2002 Fort Worth, Texas, USA 250
39. Kunsthaus Graz I 2000-3 Graz, Austria 256
40. Linked Hybrid I 2003-9 Beijing, China 262
41. Santa Caterina Market I 1997-2005 Barcelona, Spain 268
42. Southern Cross Station I 2001-6 Melbourne, Australia 274
43. Meiso no Mori Crematorium I 2004-6 Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan 280
44. Civil Justice Centre I 2001-7 Manchester, England 286
45. Green School I 2005-7 Bandung, Bali, Indonesia 292
46. Mimesis Museum i 2007-9 Paju Book City, Republic of Korea 298
47. Juilliard School & Alice Tully Hall I 2003-9 New York, USA 306
48. 41 Cooper Square I 2004-9 New York, USA 312
49. Oslo Opera House I 2002-8 Oslo, Norway 318
50. MAXXI I 1998-2009 Rome, Italy 324
Endnote: Some common themes 330
Acknowledgments and Picture credits 332
Further reading 333
Index 339