Examples of post WWII futurism
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- Tomorrowland, at Disneyland in Anaheim, is perhaps the most famous outpost of futurism in the world.
- Capitol Records building, Los Angeles (Welton Becket, 1956)
- Dakin Building, Brisbane, California (Theodore Brown, 1986)
- Epcot Center, Walt Disney World, Florida
- Space Needle, Seattle (Victor Steinbrueck, 1963)
- Theme Building, Los Angeles International Airport (James Langenheim, 1961)
- Oakley clothing stores
- Fiat Tagliero Building, Asmara, Eritrea (Giuseppe Pettazzi, 1938)
- California State University, Fullerton buildings (Howard van Heuklyn, 1967-1972)
- Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai (Jia Huan Sheng, 1995)
- Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco (William Pereira, 1974)
- Burj al-Arab Hotel, Dubai (Thomas Wright, 1999)
- The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles (John Portman, 1976)
- Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York (Wallace Harrison, 1965-1978)
- Oral Roberts University (Frank Wallace, 1965)
- The Federal District of Brasilia, Brazil (Oscar Niemeyer, 1960)
- The Illinois, Chicago (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1956) This mile-tall skyscaper was believed feasible, but was never built.
- TWA Flight Center at Idlewild (now John F. Kennedy) Airport, New York City (Eero Saarinen, 1962)
- Louvre Pyramid, Paris (I. M. Pei, 1989)
- CN Tower, Toronto
- Jeppesen Terminal at Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado
- US Pavilion at Expo 67, Montreal (Buckminster Fuller, 1967)
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