Urban Legends
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City: New York
Architect: Frank Ghery
Year completed: 2011
Accommodating the masses: At 76 stories, the Western Hemisphere's tallest residential building has 903 units. The structure, with its rippled steel facade, also has a six-floor base occupied by a public school and a hospital.
City: Paris
Architect: Bernard Tschumi
Year completed: 1998
Accommodating the masses: The 125-acre urban park, which took 15 years to finish, currently sees around 8 million visitors annually. The design was based on modern-day culture rather than nature.