The year 1999 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2003 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2004 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2002 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2000 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 1998 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 1996 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2007 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2005 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
Starchitect is a portmanteau used to describe architects whose celebrity and critical acclaim have transformed them into idols of the architecture world and may even have given them some degree of fame among the general public. Celebrity status is generally associated with avant-gardist novelty. Developers around the world have proven eager to sign up "top talent" (i.e., starchitects) in hopes of convincing reluctant municipalities to approve large developments, of obtaining financing or of increasing the value of their buildings. A key characteristic is that the starchitecture is almost always "iconic" and highly visible within the site or context. As the status is dependent on current visibility in the media, fading media status implies that architects lose "starchitect" status—hence a list can be drawn up of former "starchitects".
Contemporary architecture is the architecture of the 21st century. No single style is dominant. Contemporary architects work in several different styles, from postmodernism, high-tech architecture and new references and interpretations of traditional architecture to highly conceptual forms and designs, resembling sculpture on an enormous scale. Some of these styles and approaches make use of very advanced technology and modern building materials, such as tube structures which allow construction of buildings that are taller, lighter and stronger than those in the 20th century, while others prioritize the use of natural and ecological materials like stone, wood and lime. One technology that is common to all forms of contemporary architecture is the use of new techniques of computer-aided design, which allow buildings to be designed and modeled on computers in three dimensions, and constructed with more precision and speed.
The year 2008 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The World Architecture Survey was conducted in 2010 by Vanity Fair, to determine the most important works of contemporary architecture. 52 leading architects, teachers, and critics, including several Pritzker Prize winners and deans of major architecture schools were asked for their opinion.
The year 2011 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2012 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2013 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2014 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2015 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
The year 2017 in architecture included the demolishment of a major brutalist building, several dedications and openings of new buildings, and two major disasters.
The year 2021 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.
