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Best New Buildings of 2007

BusinessWeek profiles the top 10

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(Newser) – Looks weren't all that mattered to BusinessWeek and Architectural Record in choosing their 2007 architectural awards. "Contribution to business" was important, too. Their top picks:

  1. InterActive Corp. Headquarters, New York—Gehry Partners
  2. Young Center for the Performing Arts, Toronto—Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects
  3. US Census Bureau Headquarters, Suitland, Md.—Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

  1. Navy Federal Credit Union Heritage Oaks Center, Building One, Pensacola, Fla. —ASD
  2. Four Seasons Center for the Performing Arts, Toronto—Diamond & Schmitt Architects
  3. Hearst Tower, New York—Foster + Partners/Gensler
  4. Hubbell Lighting Headquarters, Greenville, SC—McMillan Smith & Partners Architects
  5. SJ Berwin, London—HOK
  6. San Diego Padres Ballpark, San Diego—Antoine Predock Architect/HOK Sports
  7. Gardiner Museum, Toronto—Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects

The IAC building and the meatpacking district, New York.
The IAC building and the meatpacking district, New York.
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
Young Centre for the Performing Arts   (Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects)
IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters New York, New York USA
IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters New York, New York USA   (IAC/InterActivecorp)
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