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The World Architecture Survey was conducted in 2010 by Vanity Fair , to determine the most important works of contemporary architecture .. Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair ( magazine ). contemporary architecture. contemporary architecture. 52 leading architects , teachers , and critics , including several Pritzker Prize winners and deans of major architecture schools were asked for their opinion .. Pritzker Prize. Pritzker Prize. The survey asked two questions  :. What are the five most important buildings , bridges , or monuments constructed since 1980 ?. What is the greatest work of architecture thus far in the 21st century ?. While the range of responses was very broad , more than half of the experts surveyed named the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao by Frank Gehry as one of the most important works since 1980 .. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Frank Gehry. Frank Gehry. The Beijing National Stadium -LRB- Bird 's Nest stadium -RRB- in Beijing by Herzog and de Meuron was the building most often cited , by seven respondents , as the most significant structure of the 21st century so far .. Beijing National Stadium. Beijing National Stadium. Beijing. Beijing. Herzog and de Meuron. Herzog and de Meuron. Counted by architect , works by Frank Gehry received the most votes , followed by those of Rem Koolhaas .. Frank Gehry. Frank Gehry. Rem Koolhaas. Rem Koolhaas. The result of the survey led Vanity Fair to label Gehry as `` the most important architect of our age '' .. Vanity Fair. Vanity Fair ( magazine )