American architecture designs, USA buildings

Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois
Dates built: 1949-50
Design: Mies van der Rohe architect

building image © gm+ad architects
World-famous 20th Century US architecture – a classic Modernist house.

Another celebrated American building, a large rural property design by the celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright:

Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania
Dates built: 1936-37
Design: Frank Lloyd Wright architect (FLW)

photo : Simon Garcia | arqfoto.com
Fallingwater

Philip Johnson Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut
Date built: 1949
Design: Architect Philip Johnson

photograph : Simon Garcia | arqfoto.com
Philip Johnson Glass House

860-880 Lake Shore Apartments, Chicago, Illinois
Dates built: 1948-51
Design: Frank Lloyd Wright architect

photo : William Zbaren
860-880 Lake Shore Drive

Getty Center Building, Los Angeles, California
Dates built: 1984-97
Design: Richard Meier & Partners with Robert Irwin; Emmet L. Wemple & Associates; Thierry W. Despont

photograph © Scott Frances
Major architecture statement by one of the key American architects of the latter part of the 20th Century, still active in the 21st century. This large-scale project was critically acclaimed upon completion, located just north of LA.

Annie Pfeiffer Chapel – Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida
Design: Frank Lloyd Wright Architect

photo © Robin Hill
This is the largest single-site collection of the architects work in the world: known collectively as Child of the Sun, there are 12 structures.

Seattle Public Library, Seattle, Washington State
Design: Rem Koolhaas Architects / OMA
The architects state “The library stands exposed as outdated and moralistic at the moment that it has become the last repository of the free and the public. Our ambition is to redefine the library as an institution no longer exclusively dedicated to the book, but as an information store.”

Smithsonian Institute Courtyard, Washington, D.C.
Design: Foster & Partners
The former United States Patent Building was rescued from demolition in 1958 by President Eisenhower, who transferred it to the Smithsonian Institution. The enclosure of the building’s grand central courtyard is the key move here, providing a massive, airy indoor space.

Yale Arts Complex – Paul Rudolph Hall renovation
Date renewed: 2009
Design: Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects

photo : Peter Aaron
Paul Rudolph Hall

Yale University Art Gallery
Date built: 1953
Design: Louis Kahn / Polshek Partnership Architects, LLP
Yale University Art Gallery : Modern US building

Miller House, Columbus, Indiana
Design: Eero Saarinen

photo Courtesy of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Miller House Columbus

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Key USA Architectural Designs arranged alphabetically:

New York by Gehry – Rippling Building, NYC
Design: Frank Gehry
Praised by architecture critics and beloved by photographers worldwide, the 76-story building with cladding draped like fabric is an inspired addition to the Manhattan skyline, a shining symbol of Lower Manhattan’s resurgence as a vibrant residential, commercial and cultural neighborhood.

Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Design: Steven Holl Architects
The new museum building will occupy a two-acre, museum-owned site currently being used as a parking lot. The property is adjacent to the Isamu Noguchi-designed Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden and to the Glassell School of Art.

Perot Museum of Nature & Science, Dallas, Texas
Design: Morphosis
The building is located on a 4.7-acre site at the northwest corner of Woodall Rodgers Freeway and Field Street in Victory Park. The landscape design was created in conjunction with Dallas-based Talley Associates. The 180,000-sqft structure is 170 ft tall.

56 Leonard Street, NYC
Design: Herzog & de Meuron
This is the first high-rise by the celebrated Swiss architecture practice. It is a 57-story residential condominium building in the Tribeca Historic District of Manhattan. The building will contain 145 residences.

Aqua Tower, Chicago, Illinois
Design: Studio Gang Architects
This is an 82-story mixed-use high-rise building that includes a hotel, apartments, condominiums, parking and offices. The terraces of the building are contoured all the way up producing a strong sculptural effect: they inflect based on criteria such as the solar shading, view, size and type of dwelling.

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Major New USA Architecture Designs

e-architect feature the best and most interesting American Architecture. We showcase completed American buildings, plus new building designs and architects across the United States of America:

September 29, 2026
Berkshire Museum Building in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Architects: StudioHAU

photo : Sam Cornwalls

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American building design in 2025

October 24, 2025
Pedestrian Modular Glass Bridge Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Design: Massive Form

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American buildings images in 2024

July 19, 2024
210 South 12th Philadelphia tower building, Center City
Design: RSHP, Architects

July 17, 2024
Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas
Architects: Snøhetta

photo : Casey Dunn

June 10, 2024
The Gordie Howe International Bridge in Detroit, Michigan
Architect: Erik Behrens – AECOM

photos : Diana Paulson and Nev Muftari

June 8, 2024
Michigan Central Station Detroit Reopening, Detroit, MI
Original Design: Warren and Wetmore
Renewal Design: Quinn Evans

May 18, 2024
Hyatt Centric Austin Hotel, Texas
Architects: Nelsen Partners

photo : Nick Simonite

May 9, 2024
Bruce Museum Greenwich Building, Connecticut
Design: EskewDumezRipple

photo : Tim Hursley

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US architecture design architect news in 2023

May 16, 2023
Steelhouse Music Venue Omaha Nebraska
Design: Ennead Architects

photo : Aislinn Weidele, courtesy of Ennead Architects

May 12, 2023
Little Rock Art Museum Arkansas
Architects: Studio Gang

photo © Iwan Baan

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United States property photos in 2022

November 14, 2022
The Clearing –Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial, Newtown, Connecticut
Design: SWA Group

photo courtesy of SWA Group

November 14, 2022
International Airport Terminal C Orlando, Orlando, Florida
Design: Gentilhomme Studio

November 1, 2022
Founders Hall, University of Washington Foster School of Business, Seattle, Washington
Design: LMN Architects

photo : Tim Griffith