State: DEMOLISHED

Fitzwilton House

Commissioned by Sir Basil Goulding, businessman and art collector, to a design by English architects, Shoolheifer & Burley. Fitzwilton House was built as offices for Goulding’s businesses and included specially commissioned artworks by Irish and …

AfE Tower, Goethe University of Frankfurt

The 116m tall tower is constructed with reinforced concrete at its core and light precast concrete elements for the façade. During its lifetime it won multiple awards and, for a short period of time, was Frankfurt’s tallest highrise as well. Among fu…

Needler Hall, Hall of Residence, University of Hull

Like the rest of the campus buildings the Hall of Residence is traditionally rendered in brick. However here it is used in a modern way and complemented by exposed concrete elements, resulting in an unmistakingly Brutalist design.

Morris A. Mechanic Theater

The theater was completed in 1967 as part of a larger urban renewal program for Baltimore’s downtown district. Although it opened to great fanfare, the theater attendance and programming steadily declined over the years. And, alas, like many brutalist…

Vault Pyramid

This pyramidal annex acts as a vault for assets from the Thai royal family.

Ramkrishna House

The somewhat vernacular architecture consists of two asymmetric brick “sails”, which are connected by a body of exposed concrete. The simple profile of the front collides with the compex back side which consists of a combination of geometric brick a…

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 260 ii
To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. 474 iii
To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 499 iv
To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. 633 ix
To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 135 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 167 vi
To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). 252 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 148 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 96 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 166

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