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Best of #ModernMonday: What Makes a Building Iconic?

Every Monday, @dwell and @designmilk invite fans and experts on Twitter to weigh in on trending topics in design.

This #ModernMonday, we discussed iconic architecture and our favorite modern buildings. Check out a few of our favorite responses, and use the hashtag #ModernMonday to join the conversation next week at 1pm EST / 10am PST.

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The EURO Palace office building, by DaM.
The EURO Palace office building, by DaM.
The George Washington Bridge towers over the Little Red Lighthouse. The lighthouse was popularized by a 1942 children’s book and in 1951, public outcry prevented its dismantling. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The George Washington Bridge towers over the Little Red Lighthouse. The lighthouse was popularized by a 1942 children’s book and in 1951, public outcry prevented its dismantling. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
LAX, 1964, Kodachrome image from the Charles Phoenix "Slibrary" Collection.
LAX, 1964, Kodachrome image from the Charles Phoenix "Slibrary" Collection.
On Sunday, February 15, The Broad (pronounced: brode) museum’s top-floor, column-free gallery space welcomed Los Angeles artists, civic figures, and art enthusiasts for a one-day preview. Still absent from the space were its partition walls, which will display the personal collections of contemporary art of philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad when the museum opens in September 2015. For the day-into-night preview, The Broad presented Sky-lit: Volume, Light, and Sound, featuring the works of artists BJ Nilsen and Yann Novak. The artistic vision of the museum’s architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, also struck a chord with visitors.
On Sunday, February 15, The Broad (pronounced: brode) museum’s top-floor, column-free gallery space welcomed Los Angeles artists, civic figures, and art enthusiasts for a one-day preview. Still absent from the space were its partition walls, which will display the personal collections of contemporary art of philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad when the museum opens in September 2015. For the day-into-night preview, The Broad presented Sky-lit: Volume, Light, and Sound, featuring the works of artists BJ Nilsen and Yann Novak. The artistic vision of the museum’s architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, also struck a chord with visitors.
"In 1965, Israel was barely 17 years old," Snyder says. "Teddy Kollek had barely become Jerusalem’s mayor, and was determined to see it become a modern western capital like the great cultural capitals of Europe, and opening the Israel Museum that year was part of his vision."
"In 1965, Israel was barely 17 years old," Snyder says. "Teddy Kollek had barely become Jerusalem’s mayor, and was determined to see it become a modern western capital like the great cultural capitals of Europe, and opening the Israel Museum that year was part of his vision."