1995 – Puente de la Exposicion, Valencia, Spain
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Known popularly as “La Peineta” (the hairdo) for its unusual form, this bridge was designed with a 14 metre high inclined arch that stretches from one side to the other.
1995 – Arthouse, Curved Street, Dublin
Architect: Shay Cleary Architects
The Arthouse building is sited on Dublin’s newest street – the imaginatively named Curved Street.
1995 – The Ark Children’s Centre, Eustace Street, Dublin
Architect: Shane O’Toole & Michael Kelly
The Ark is Europe’s first cultural centre for children and contains a gallery,
1995 – United Kingdom Embassy, Merrion Road, Dublin
Architect: Allies and Morrison
Selected after an architectural competition, the embassy is arranged around a central courtyard, a cloister-like space shaping the organisation of the plan.
1995 – Vancouver Library Square, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Moshe Safdie
This stunning architectural achievement by Moshe Safdie is one of Vancouver’s defining landmarks. The $100 million multi-building complex houses Provincial and Federal Government offices,
1995 – Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
Architect: Richard Meier & Partners
The Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) is part of a cultural axis of buildings designed to open up the Raval area for rejuvenation.
1995 – Pembina State Museum, North Dakota
Architect: Yeater, Hennings, Ruff, Schutz, Rokke, Welch – Architects Planners
Sited along the Interstate to the Canadian border, this small museum’s viewing tower is a landmark for miles.
1995 – MOMA, San Francisco, California
Architect: Mario Botta
Mario Botta’s building for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened in 1995 and became an instant architectural landmark.
