Celebrating archiVIAS first year

In october 2009 archiVIAS began posting the world's most interesting contemporary architecture, adressed in maps, and linked to architecture critics and further information.

As a one year anniversary celebration, I have traveled to MIAMI, CHICAGO and NEW YORK to bring you the best and newest of contemporary architecture in these cities.

I used the blog to build my own itinerary and I can tell you it really helped!

I hope you enjoy seeing my impressions captured with the camera as much as I did personally!

New York

SOM's Freedom Tower (1 WTC)

SOM's 1 WTC under construction & 7 WTC completed

SOM's 1 WTC, 2 of WTC's remaining tridents, and MAKI's 4 WTC

Ground zero with 1 WTC to the right. Pelli's financial center at the back

Jean Nouvel. Soho residences

Foster. Sperone Westwater Gallery. Recently opened!

SANAA. New Museum of Contemporary Art

Rem Koolhaas. Prada store. (No pictures allowed inside!)

MORPHOSIS. The Cooper Union

Meier. 173 Perry st

ASYMPTOTE. 166 Perry st

ASYMPTOTE's facade reflecting Meier's building

Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The Highline Park

Ghery's IAC Headquarters. At the back Nouvel's 100 11th av

Nouvel

Renzo Piano. The New York Times

Foster. Hearst Tower

SOM. Time Warner Center

Close view of SOM's 7 WTC

Pelli. WFC Wintergarden

Pelli World Financial center 1, 2 & 3

WTC's remaining tripods

Arad's pools at ground zero

Maki. 4 WTC

Nothing at Herzog-de Meuron's 56 Leonard st

Detail of SANAA's New Museum of Contemporary Art

Detail of MORPHOSIS Cooper Union for Arts

Ghery's IAC HQ

Detail of the "sfumata" effect on the glass facade

Miami

Gehry. Miami New World Symphony

Herzog & de Meuron. Lincoln 1111

Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe and Associates (NBWW). 1450 Brickell

CHICAGO

Far at the end of the street Gehry's Jay Pritzker Pavillion

Pelli 181 Madison

Former Sear's Tower. Now Willis

Pei. Hyatt Center

the highest!: Willis Tower

the river that runs through it

Magnificent Piano. West wing of Chicago's Art Institute

Gehry's Pavillion just crossing the street

The incredible Gehry

Studio Gang. Aqua Tower

just a hole at Calatrava's abandoned Spire.