The Great Buildings Collection

Architecture is a funny profession. On the one hand, there is the hard, scientific and technical, tied up with functionality and the systemic, while, on the other hand, there is the soft, creative and artistic, immersed in aesthetics. Somewhere there is a balance, a deal struck between use and beauty, and when this symmetry occurs we get great buildings. But of course there is the notion of taste. What are these “great” buildings?

As the title suggests, this Web site contains listings of more than 800 great buildings from around the world and across all historical periods. While the listing...