Appreciation of modern famous buildings: 1. Melbourne Reading Center and Theatre Company opened at the beginning of this year to restore the sandy residential area on the south bank of Melbourne. The exterior of the building is characterized by multi-angle combination, decorated with two-dimensional materials and luminous tubes. When the stage is dark, the walls inside the building can illuminate the building. This building was rated as the best new building among Victorian buildings in Australia in 2009. 2. London cucumber is named after its unique conical shape. This office building is located at No.30 St. Mary's Axe Street in London's financial district and was put into use in 2004. Although the building is conical, the whole building only has a curved lenticular glass covering the top. The building is 600 feet (90 meters) high and has 40 floors. Financial companies such as insurance companies are stationed inside. Prague, Dance House 1996 The completed Dance House was designed by the famous designer Frank Gehry. Because this building is like a dancing couple, its original name is astaire-Rogers Building, and some people call it Drunk Building, but this sloping building has now become the focus of modern architecture in Prague. 4. Singapore, Binhai Art Center Binhai Art Center is Singapore's leading art performance venue. The unique dome won it the title of "durian" (a tropical fruit with thorns). Oslo Opera House in Norway, which was put into use in 2008, rose like an iceberg in Oslo. The sloping marble roof is open to the public, and below it is an auditorium with 1350 seats. Oslo Opera House won the 2009 Mies-Vandero Prize for European Architecture for its contemporary architectural style. 6. American Ray and Maria Stadt Science and Technology Center The Ray and Maria Stadt Science and Technology Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts was also designed by Frank Gehry and put into use in 2004. Although the beauty of the building was once controversial, its crumbling walls and sharp curves still attracted many tourists. 7. The Seattle Central Library, which was put into use in 2004, was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. This library is a paradise for many readers in the United States and one of the most authoritative libraries in the United States. Its steel and glass appearance is both modern and futuristic, and there are some secret reading areas inside. Moreover, visitors can get a glimpse of Puget Sound in this 1 1 floor building. 8. The Hearst Building, which was put into use in 2004, was designed by British architect norman foster and is the headquarters of Hearst Publishing Company. The building is a six-story building completed in 1928-an extension of the original Hearst headquarters, with a total of 46 floors. Its triangular design style is in sharp contrast with the six-story stone base. This is the first skyscraper in the United States and the first green office building in new york since September, 2006. 9. Spain, the city of art and science in Valencia, Spain has a science museum, a theater, a performance hall and an aquarium. Its educational and entertaining style was designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. 10. New York, new york Museum of New Contemporary Art, new york Museum of New Contemporary Art, which was put into use in 2007, was praised as one of the seven wonders of architecture by Kant-nast the following year. The museum is like a layered wedding cake, and many contemporary works of art are also displayed in it.