Lisa Rochon of the Globe & Mail has just finished her Seven Wonders series for the newspaper with a focus on architecture “both historic and modern … but only if the works are still intact and accessible to visitors.” It is a great list, but one which immediately had me searching the net for more images and information on the celebrated structures.
So after reading Rochon’s choices and her rationale behind each one, check out these links for further insight into what makes these seven so wonderful:
1. Casa de Barragan, …

Always inspiring, Frank Gehry reveals his proposed design for the Brooklyn Nets arena and its surrounding 21 acre corridor. The Times architectural critic, Nicolai Ouroussoff proclaims “If it is approved, it will radically alter the Brooklyn skyline, reaffirming the borough’s emergence as a legitimate cultural rival to Manhattan.”

www.moma.org/exhibitions/2004/tallbuildingsArchitecture was a full time distraction for me in 2004. Frank Gehry’s influence was always working itself into my designs and I was floored by the plans that were revealed for Beijing’s 2008 Olympic Stadium(check out design B11). But when it comes down to a website that kept me coming back, it was the Museum of Modern Art’s Tall Buildings site that did it, earning them the #8 spot in my “Top Ten Most Important Websites (to me) of 2004″. This site is clean, informative, and chock full of some …