An architect is a designer whose capabilities are best exploited in a competitive environment. Over the past, various contests have been held around the world for designing many an important structure. These designs are unique in one way or the other, either being related to some big event, or subject to heated disputes, or intended, but never implemented.

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Palace of Soviets

World Trade Center

Palace of Westminster

White house

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

Vilnius Guggenheim Hermitage Museum

Helsinki Central railway station

Bird’s Nest

Boston City hall

Flinders Street Station

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