The charm of this neighborhood is the iconic architecture that ranges from Beaux- Arts to Art Moderne and nearly every style in-between since 1850.

Eric Hedayat, the movie's location manager, said the building was selected because, he said, its "iconic architecture" matched the film's setting in the early 1970's.

These and other sites are priceless examples of iconic architecture but are threatened by the continued spread of modern development.

Fentress Architects is an international design firm known for iconic large-scale public architecture such as airports, museums, university buildings, convention centers, laboratories, and high-rise office towers.

Perhaps Fentress' most noted observation on public architecture is the following: "The real art of iconic public architecture is getting people to see their own greatness in a building."

Its historic heart, where most of the main attractions are clustered, has plenty of metropolitan élan: iconic modern architecture, world-class museums and urbane restaurants.

The mural combines representations of the region's iconic architecture, culture, industrial heritage and landscapes into an intricately detailed montage on a grand scale.

And iconic architecture remains central to the Guggenheim's strategy.

Its iconic architecture helped inspire the creation of the city's first historic district.

Mr. Holl says he has scant patience for the kind of iconic architecture that looks so good on postage stamps.