ArchDaily Editors Select: Our Favorite Projects in the USA

Happy 4th of July! To celebrate the USA's Independence Day, our editors have selected their favorite projects located in the USA, from architecture classics to extraordinary newcomers. Enjoy them all, after the break!

Selected by David Basulto, Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ArchDaily

The Pierre / Olson Kundig Architects

The Pierre / Olson Kundig Architects. Image © Benjamin Benschneider

Tucson Mountain Retreat / DUST

Tucson Mountain Retreat / DUST. Image © Jeff Goldberg/Esto

Xiao-Yen’s House / Craig Steely Architecture

Xiao-Yen’s House / Craig Steely Architecture. Image © Bruce Damonte

Selected by Andrew Galloway, Intern, ArchDaily

Outpost / Olson Kundig Architects

Outpost / OSKA Architects. Image Courtesy of OSKA Architects

Selected by Becky Quintal, Executive Editor, ArchDaily

1111 Lincoln Road / Herzog & de Meuron

1111 Lincoln Road / Herzog & de Meuron. Image © Nelson Garrido/1111Lincoln Road Shot Reprinted with permission from MBeach1, LLLP

Perot Museum of Nature and Science / Morphosis

Perot Museum of Nature and Science / Morphosis. Image © Iwan Baan

WMS Boathouse at Clark Park / Studio Gang Architects

WMS Boathouse at Clark Park / Studio Gang Architects. Image © Steve Hall Hedrich Blessing

Selected by Connor Walker, Intern, ArchDaily

Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Image Courtesy of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Selected by Diego Hernandez, Architecture Editor, ArchDaily

Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre / REX | OMA

Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre / REX | OMA. Image © Tim Hursley

Haffenden House / PARA

Haffenden House / PARA . Image © Nathan Rader

The High Line / Diller Scofidio + Renfro

The High Line / Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Image © Iwan Baan

Selected by Fernanda Castro, Architecture Editor, ArchDaily

Bridge House / Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

Bridge House / Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects. Image Courtesy of Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects

Machine in a Box / Luce Et Studio

Machine in a Box / Luce Et Studio. Image © Paul Rivera

The Sustainability Treehouse / Mithun

The Sustainability Treehouse / Mithun. Image © Joe Fletcher

Selected by Gili Merin, Contributing Editor, ArchDaily

Salk Institute / Louis Kahn

AD Classics: Salk Institute / Louis Kahn. Image © Liao Yusheng

Selected by James Taylor Foster, Contributor Editor, ArchDaily

Clyfford Still Museum / Allied Works Architecture

Clyfford Still Museum / Allied Works Architectur. Image © Jeremy Bittermann

Selected by Jennifer Whelan, Intern, ArchDaily

MIT Chapel / Eero Saarinen

MIT Chapel / Eero Saarinen. Image © Wikimedia User Daderot

Selected by Joanna Helm, Editor-in-Chief, ArchDaily Brasil

Fallingwater / Frank Lloyd Wright

Fallingwater / Frank Lloyd Wright. Image © Robert Ruschak - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Selected by José Tomás Franco, Editor, Plataforma Arquitectura

The Tower House / Gluck+

The Tower House / Gluck+ . Image © Paul Warchol Photography

Tower House / Andersson Wise Architects

Tower House / Andersson Wise Architects . Image © Art Gray

Barcode House / David Jameson Architect

Barcode House / David Jameson Architect . Image © Paul Warchol Photography

Selected by Nico Saieh, Head Architecture Editor, ArchDaily

Chapel of the Holy Cross / Richard Hein

Chapel of the Holy Cross / Richard Hein. Image © Loredana Sava

Edgeland House / Bercy Chen Studio

Edgeland House / Bercy Chen Studio. Image © Paul Bardagjy

Rolling Huts / Olson Kundig Architects

Rolling Huts / OSKA Architects. Image © Tim Bies

Selected by Pola Mora, Editor-in-Chief, Plataforma Arquitectura

New Art Museum / SANAA

New Art Museum / SANAA. Image © Dean Kaufman

Seattle Central Library / OMA + LMN

Seattle Central Library / OMA + LMN. Image © Philippe Ruault

Selected by Rory Stott, News Editor, ArchDaily

100 Eleventh Avenue / Ateliers Jean Nouvel

100 Eleventh Avenue / Ateliers Jean Nouvel. Image © Flickr CC User Steve Silverman

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library / SOM

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library / SOM. Image © Ezra Stoller of Esto Photographics

Selected Vanessa Quirk, Managing Editor of Editorial, ArchDaily

USAFA Cadet Chapel / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

USAFA Cadet Chapel / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Image © Balthazar Korab

Wild Turkey Bourbon Visitor Center / De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop

Wild Turkey Bourbon Visitor Center / De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop. Image © De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop
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Cite: Vanessa Quirk. "ArchDaily Editors Select: Our Favorite Projects in the USA" 04 Jul 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/523887/archdaily-editors-select-our-favorite-projects-in-the-usa> ISSN 0719-8884

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