Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Which is the Fairest Building of Them All?

That's the question Vanity Fair magazine recently posed to leading architects around the world.  Their answers, spotlighting some of the most architecturally-interesting buildings, were featured in the magazine's World Architecture Survey.   

Perusing the list and noticing a distinct lack of eco-love,  Architect magazine responded with its own rankings of the most sublime "green" buildings within the last 30 years. 

Before you find out which buildings Vanity Fair's experts deem the best in the world in the last 30 years or see photos of the top 21 here or learn which "green" structures Architect claims are the best or see the slideshow of the "green" picks,  can you guess which architect took an impressive second place on both lists?

Here's a clue:

Recognize him? Does the name Renzo Piano strike a chord? 

If not, here's another clue: an image of the project that earned Piano second place on Architect's Top Green Building list:

The California Academy of Sciences Building
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
  Image by Todd Eberle 
Courtesy of Vanity Fair

Our question for you is:

Which building - "green" or otherwise - do you think is the most architecturally-exciting public building locally and why?