{"id":6846,"date":"2017-07-07T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/?p=6846"},"modified":"2017-09-06T15:54:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T14:54:15","slug":"most-iconic-buildings-american-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/most-iconic-buildings-american-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"5 of the Most Iconic Buildings in American Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some of the most iconic buildings<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0in the world happen to be in America, they\u2019re both famous for their architectural value and Holywood appearances.<\/p>\n

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American architecture<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0does not fall in one category only! There are some amazing historical buildings that also deserve the spotlight but it\u2019s the modern architecture<\/strong><\/em> that stands out the most!<\/p>\n

From famous skyscrapers to iconic desert style homes to\u00a0contemporary museums<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0we present you a list of some of the\u00a0most iconic\u00a0buildings<\/strong><\/em> that were key in defining a specific period of art in the US.<\/p>\n

Empire State Building<\/h3>\n

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Work of architects Shreve, Lamb and Harmon it was the tallest building\u00a0in the world from 1931 until\u00a01972. The 102 stories tall Ar-Deco style skyscraper\u00a0is one of the most iconic buildings in the US and worldwide.<\/p>\n

Check our Empire Screen, inspired by this magnificent building.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Walt Disney Concert Hall<\/h3>\n

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Frank Gehry\u2019s concert hall in L.A is one of the most unique pieces of architecture. The Walt Disney Concert Hall features a stainless steel skin in a curved shape. The unique design works wonders both for aesthetics and acoustic.<\/p>\n

Tatiesin West<\/h3>\n

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Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong><\/em> is considered by many the greatest\u00a0American\u00a0architect<\/strong><\/em> of all time. One of his most personal designs, the desert home Taliesin West in Arizona. The house was crafted\u00a0with\u00a0volcanic rock, cement mixed with desert\u00a0sand and redwood beams. As its usual in\u00a0his designs,\u00a0Lloyd\u00a0embraced the nature around him to create a beautiful masterpiece.<\/p>\n

Read Also:\u00a0Luxxu\u2019s inspirations: the most iconic buildings inspire best designs<\/a>\n<\/h4>\n

Guggenheim Museum<\/h3>\n

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Another iconic work by Frank Lloyd Wright<\/strong><\/em>, althouth it was only finished after his death. Wright claimed that the unusual and free-flowing shape would \u201cmake the building and the painting an uninterrupted, beautiful symphony such as never existed in the world of art before.\u201d<\/p>\n

You must see this Chandelier inspired by Guggenheim Museum<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dulles International Airport<\/h3>\n

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Eero Saarinen, also known for designing the St. Louis Gateway Arch, is the architect behind the modern form of Dulles International Airport, in Virginia. This design is not only pleasant to the eyes but also considerate of passenger\u2019s movements as Saarinen did an extensive research on the subject before designing it. There are copies of the design all over the world.<\/p>\n

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source: housebeautiful.com<\/p>\n

Lighting Items Inspired by Iconic Buildings<\/h3>\n
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Some of the most iconic buildings\u00a0in the world happen to be in America, they\u2019re both famous for their architectural value and Holywood appearances. American architecture\u00a0does not fall in one category only! There are some amazing historical buildings that also deserve the spotlight but it\u2019s the modern architecture that stands out the most! From famous skyscrapers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":6850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[949],"tags":[1402,1403,1405,1406,1404,1401],"class_list":["post-6846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-architecture","tag-american-architecture","tag-contemporary-museums","tag-frank-lloyd-wright","tag-greatest-american-architect","tag-modern-architecture","tag-most-iconic-buildings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6846"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6859,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6846\/revisions\/6859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.luxxu.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}