NAMA-Bloch Building- Cited for Beauty

NAMA's Bloch Building - Cited for Beauty

Among the World's Most Beautiful Buildings listed by Travel + Leisure - February 2011, you will find The Bloch Building expansion to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, designed by Steven Holl.

What are the other most beautiful buildings?
Here's a list:

• Sagrada Família, Barcelona
• Burj Al Arab, Dubai, UAE
• Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum, The Netherlands
• Design by Neutelings Riedijk Architecten/Photo by Scagliola Brakkee
• Institute for Sound and Vision, Hilversum, The Netherlands
• The Golden Temple, Amritsar, India
• National Congress Hall, Brasilia, Brazil
• The Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain
• The Chrysler Building, New York City
• Mont St. Michel, Normandy, France
• ICMC at Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus, Germany
• Wat Rong Khun, Chiang Rai, Thailand
• Akron Boys and Girls Club II, Akron, AL

Better yet, see a slide show with a picture of each beautiful building.
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-most-beautiful-buildings/1

Karrie Jacobs, who wrote Travel + Leisure says, "So are we consistent? Nope. But however capricious our choices may seem, we don’t take beauty lightly. After all, the ongoing search for beauty is what travel is all about. It’s certainly the best reason we know to leave the house." I can't argue with that.

For more about Kansas City's, and NAMA's Bloch Building expansion, go to Travel + Leisure Names Nelson-Atkins' Bloch Building One of World’s Most Beautiful