Known for bringing International Style into residential American architecture, The Glass House was built in 1949 and lived in by Philip Johnson until his death in 2005. The decor and design have stayed the same since its completion, with most of the furniture having been designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1930. 

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The unusual home, which is a celebration of early visionary modernism, emerges from the surrounding landscape with fluid shapes and dynamic views of the forest. From Hadid's initial idea scribbled on the back of a napkin to completion has taken over 11 years but it has wowed her contemporaries with celebrated architect Norman Foster labelling it as "extraordinary".

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Named the world's best new house in 2015, Fayland House was designed by David Chipperfield. The single-storey home stretches across a dip in the landscape and is located in the Chiltern Hills, England. The futuristic home is in the style of Earthwork architecture, which is the process of creating builds that use part of the earth's surface. A radical take on the English country house, it's simple and modern with 11 concrete columns holding up the front.

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The five-bedroom home was designed to connect to the desert landscape and at the same time offer shelter from the harsh climate. The house is simplistic, with the living and dining room at the centre of the house, while the rest of the rooms branch out like a pinwheel. Large sliding glass doors open out to patios, while any outdoor spaces are surrounded by vertical fins that offer protection against sandstorms and intense heat. 

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The Elrod House was designed by architect John Lautner in 1968 and is located in California, USA. Built for interior designer Arthur Elrod, the home is one of the architect's most famous structures and is one of his finest examples of free architecture. The unusual design features a dome-shaped concrete roof and a half-moon shaped swimming pool that was featured in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. 

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2 Willow Road is one of three terraced houses designed by architect Ernő Goldfinger, who was a key part of the modernist school of architecture in Britain. Built as a family home, the designer lived there with his wife Ursula and their children until his death in 1987. During the construction in 1939, a number of cottages had to be destroyed to make room for the rectangular building. 

The outside may not look like anything special, but inside is full of modernist design features. The interior uses natural materials, geometric shapes and furniture designed by Goldfinger himself, including the desk, bookshelves and door handles. Now open as a museum, the houses caused controversy in the community when they were built, necessitating the demolition of old cottages on the site. Author and Hampstead resident Ian Fleming was one of the objectors and went on to use the Goldfinger name in one of his James Bond books.

Kubuswoningen is located in Oude Haven, Rotterdam's historic port in the Netherlands. Architect Piet Blom was asked to redevelop the area during the post-World War II construction boom, using the unusual cube structure that he'd previously developed across three test houses in Helmond in 1975.

Designed in 1968 by power couple Richard and Su Rogers, the Rogers House was one of the lesser-known projects from Richard Rogers, who went on to work on the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

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Located in London, Richard Rogers has described it as the most successful small project he ever did, and you can see why. The design is an early example of a high-tech, steel-framed house, balancing the openness of a glass facade and privacy at the same time. Inside the bright yellow creates a sunny space that still feels modern today.

The house is a hybrid of classical and modern architecture with its imposing structure and practical domestic functionality. It is spread over three levels that vary in length: on the ground floor is the service area, the first floor houses the kitchen and guest bedrooms, while the upper floor is where the living room is located as well as two large bedrooms and a studio. 

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The interior, which was created to be in the shadow to avoid the need for curtains, was designed by Niemeyer himself and his daughter Ana Maria. Nature has been integrated into the design with a granite rock coming through the glass in the living room from the garden outside. 

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Located in Miami Shores on Biscayne Bay, the Pink House brought a new era of architecture to Miami that was inspired by the Art Deco and Modernist heritage of the city. It stood out for being the first house of bright colour in the area, which encouraged future architects to do the same in their designs. The house is built from concrete and clad in stucco which has been painted in five different shades of pink. 

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Palais Bulles, which translates as the Palace of Bubbles, was designed by architect Antti Lovag and represents his ideas of habitology, a study of how buildings are inhabited. Lovag believed that cube-shaped homes break human harmony, which led him to design and build Palais Bulles in 1989. 

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Made of sandstone that was quarried onsite with separate concrete slabs that cantilever over the stream, Fallingwater is the only work of Wright's that has been made public with all the original furnishings and artwork in place. 

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The Eames House, which is also known as Case study House No. 8, was originally commissioned by Arts & Architecture magazine as part of a programme challenging architects to design progressive but modest homes in Southern California. Designed by husband and wife duo Charles and Ray Eames, the home is a landmark of mid-20th-century modern architecture and has a cold steel frame exterior that contrasts to the warm, wooden interior. 

Inside, wooden staircases connect the lower and upper levels. The use of natural materials also brings nature inside, and the free-flowing layout means that public and private spaces aren't divided. 

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