Some Modern Buildings

2 Things on my 2nd last post.  

1. There are some major exceptions to the rule described.  The Einstein tower (more Expressionist than Modernist), the Bank of China Building and Hong Kong Bank (high-tech hits from architects who have otherwise made some questionable buildings), Le Corbusier had a great sense of proportion, more.
2. I meant that Modern architecture is neither modern (2008) nor modern (every building built in the last 10 years).  Modern is a lingering aesthetic, early 20th century ideology made in steel and glass and now remembered as attractive despite having nothing particularly attractive about it beyond tall interiors.  There are some lowercase modern buildings that do take the environment into their aesthetic and are stunning.  Consider this case: Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Phantom House. 

Some pictures.  Gehry, Pei, the Whitney (an art museum should know better), a building in Tokyo (not uninteresting), Koolhaas.