The 8 Most Awesome Buildings of the Decade
on Jan 16 in Inspiration by Paul
Here is a great collection of the 8 most awesome buildings of the decade. Modern buildings created by top architects are becoming more and more detailed, amazing and sometimes abstract these days. I’ve prepared a list of 8 of them that you can’t miss! They were all built in the past 10 years. Their order is random. Check them out!
#1 National Centre for the Performing Arts
The Building
Cost: €300 million ($430 million)
Completed: July 2007
Location: Beijing, China
The building is an opera house in Beijing (also known as the ‘The Egg’). Its construction started on December 2001. It was designed by Paul Andreu.
#2 The Bird’s Nest Olympic Stadium, Beijing
The Building
Estimated Investment: $423 million
Opened: 28 June 2008
Location: Beijing, China
The building is a stadium in Beijing, China (also known as the National Stadium or Bird’s Nest). Its construction started on 24 December 2003. It was designed by a company called Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei (artistic consultant).
#3 Millennium Dome
The Building
Cost: £789 million ($1.28bn)
Completed: 1999
Location: London, England
It is a large dome-shaped building, created to celebrate the beginning of the third millennium. It was designed by Richard Rogers.
#4 China Central Television Headquarters building
The Building
Estimated Investment: €850m ($1.2bn)
Completion: Estimate mid 2010
Location: Beijing, China
The building is the headquarters of China Central Television. Its construction started on 22 September 2004. It was designed by two architects – Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren.
#5 Burj Dubai
The Building
Cost: $1.5 billion
Completed: 4 January 2010
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Burj Dubai is a skyscraper in Dubai, and currently the tallest building in the world. Its construction started on January 2004. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill.
#6 Millau Viaduct
The Bridge
Completed: 2004
Location: France
It’s an enormous cable-stayed road-bridge. It was designed by Michel Virolgeux and Norman Foster.
#7 European Southern Observatory Hotel
The Building
Completed: 2003
Location: Chile
Paranal Observatory in Chile is mainly used by scientists and engineers who work there.
#8 The Gherkin
The Building
Opened: 2004
Location: London
The building is a skyscraper in London’s main financial district. Its construction started in 2001. It was designed by a company based in United Kingdom – Foster and Partners.
3D Future City
The City
Cost: $300 trillion
Estimated Completion Date: 2200
Location: Mars
And of course here is our Future City from ForCG. 
It’s out of the list because it has never existed but you may read 3D future city tutorial if you haven’t so yet to create one!
Err…..Burj Dubai located in China? saweeeet….
I’m sorry. Thanks for noticing that! It’s correct now
Hey I love this post. However, I have just one problem. Isn’t the last building(future city) a tutorial? and I think its from CGtuts.com
Please do reply. I need the air of this doubt cleared from my head. Also, while you’re at it, could you please tell me what up with building a futuristic city on Mars.
Regards,
Alan.
Hey Alan, 3D future city is actually out of the list (I’ve mentioned about it in its description). It’s there just because we’ve got a nice tutorial related to this subject here on ForCG so I decided to put it here.
Its description is fake but you may try to recreate this city if you’re into 3D.
I dont think the Last one would ever be made.. I mean come on look at the date and Cost.. $300 trillion…Seriously ?! I mean i would have believed that if the expected date was quiet earlier, but 2200, Naah..