America’s Favorite Architecture
The American Institute of Architects presents the top 150 favorite structures, as determined by a public poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Here are the top ten:
1. Empire State Building – Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
2. The White House – James Hoban
3. Washington National Cathedral – George Bodley and Henry Vaughan, FAIA
4. Jefferson Memorial – John Russell Pope, FAIA
5. Golden Gate Bridge – Irving F. Morrow and Gertrude C. Morrow
6. U.S. Capitol – William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, FAIA, Montgomery C. Meigs
7. Lincoln Memorial – Henry Bacon, FAIA
8. Biltmore Estate/Vanderbilt Mansion – Richard Morris Hunt, FAIA
9. Chrysler Building – William Van Alen, FAIA
10. Vietnam Veterans Memorial – Maya Lin with Cooper-Lecky Partnership
See all 150 at America’s Favorite Architecture. Link (Flash Player 8 required) -via Ursi’s Blog









