Although we have no actual idea what alien architecture would look like, our fascination with extraterrestrials conveniently masks that distinction. For all we know, aliens may live just as we do.
Yet, as technology advances and our present and futuristic selves slowly come together, ‘alien architecture’ continues to grow exponentially.
14 Cases of Alien Architecture
From Flying Saucer Curvitecture to UFO-Inspired Architecture:
Meghan Young — Nov 25, 2009 — Art & Design

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Alien Architecture, Gravity-Defying Homes and Giant Rabbits

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Alien-Themed Architecture
Giger Bar

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Alien Outdoor Kitchens
The Copper House by Muru Pere Looks Intergalactic
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UFO Architecture
Revolutionary Complex Planned for Moscow
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UFO-Inspired Architecture
John Lautner's Homes of the Future
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Flying Saucer House
Out of This World Homes
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Spaceports
Virgin to Build World's First Airport for Spaceships
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Otherworldly Art Museums
Waterflux Alpine Ice Research Station Looks Extraterrestrial
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Commercial Space Travel
Spaceport America Will Launch You Out of This World
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Extraterrestrial Airport Terminals
Ed Lopez Imagines Year 3000 Travel in 'Space Port'
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Retro Luxury Flying Saucer Home
Futuro To Be Sold in Paris
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Alienesque Auto Theme Parks
Ferrari World To House the World's Fastest Roller Coaster
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UFO Buildings
The Art Museum Strongoli in Calabria, Italy
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Flying Saucer Curvitecture
The Dish-Shaped International Conference Center in Ouagadougou
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Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Futuristic Capsule House Concepts
The ONCO Capsule House Concept is Sleek and Minimal
LEGO-Inspired Astronaut Shelters
European Space Agency 3DD Prints Bricks Using Meteorite Dust
Playful Cosmic Displays
The LEGO Group's Unidentified Playing Objects Speak to Curious Gen Alpha
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects
Vadim Sadovski Uses Midjourney AI for This Series
Nostalgic 70s-Inspired Apartments
The House Special Studio Designs a Compact Apartment
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Novel Home Security Concepts
Swift Creatives Introduces 'Sculptural Surveillance'
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Bold Sculptural Furniture Collections
Unform Studio Introduced its Orbit and Axis Lines
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Shapeshifting Outer Space Hotels
The Acromnia Orbital Hotel Imagines Life in Space
Futuristic Imaginative Design Concepts
Toyota Introduces the Unique E-Collection of Products
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Infinity Loop-Shaped Museums
Aedas Completed the Design of the Yohoo Museum in Hangzhou
Sculptural Photocoltaic Theater Designs
BIG Designs the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo
70s-Inspired Structural Furniture
Nouveau Standard Creates the Collection 12 of Retro Designs
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Solar-Lined Energy Towers
Foster + Partners Released Designs of Solar Towers for Moon Use
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Earthy Tonal Tranquil Lounges
Cloud and Sabine Marcelis Create a Lounge Promoting AlUla
Dynamic Installation Science Museums
MAD has Designed the New Hainan Science Museum
Otherworldly Themed Rocking Chairs
Mavimatt Presents a Look at the UFO Rocking Chair Design
Sci-Fi-Inspired Dynamic Lamps
Michael Jantzen Designs the Space-Time Transformation Lamp
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
War Plane-Inspired Off-Grid Homes
Peter Markos Designs the Tiny Monocoque Cabin
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Sculptural Geometric Formed ADUs
Cover Architecture Has Unveiled its New Moongate ADU
Post-Apocalyptic Aluminum Furniture
Students at HEAD Genève Create 2084, Diorama of the Future
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Extraterrestrial Influencer Campaigns
MoonPie's Alien Acquisition Shares Ads for Extraterrestrials
AI-Fueled Sustainable Product Series
SPACE10 and oio studio Add AI to Products of Place
Sand Dune-Inspired Airport Roofs
Kohn Pedersen Fox Completes a Terminal Design
Space-Themed Home Decor Collection
IKEA Introduces its new Cosmic AFTONSPARV Collection
Accessible Space Travel Systems
This Space Elevator Concept by Jordan William Hughes is Wondrous
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Intergalactic-Inspired Lifestyle Products
The Spacio Collection is Made up of Everyday Objects
Anticipatory Architectural Homes
The Vulcan House in Perth Has a Sensible Design Process
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Countryside Woodland Cabin Designs
BABELstudio Creates the Aralar Cottage in the Forest
Prefabricated Exposed Structural Homes
Workshop Architecture Inc Designs the Unfinished House
Math Equation-Inspired Houses
Fala Atelier Designed the House of Countless Windows
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
High-Rise Villa Housing Typologies
Hooba Design Group Designs the Marbella Residential Complex
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Illuminated Cave-Like Offices
Javier Senosiain Arquitectos Designs Rugged Office in Mexico
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Upward-Pitched Roof Homes
O'Neill McVoy Architects Designs a New Z-Shaped Home in Houston
Futuristic Totemic Lighting Series
Jeremy Anderson Designs a Set of Floor Lamps for Space Relics
Doughnut-Shaped Elevated Houses
Studio Saxe Designs the Sinfornia Verde in Carate, Costa Rica
Vaulted Structural Telescopic Treehouse
Artistree Home Creates a New Treehouse in Sonoma County
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Self-Designed Evolving Homes
The Six Columns Home by WIll Burges is Designed to Grow with Him
Village-Inspired Tapered Stone Airport
Foster + Partners Designs a Set of Stone Buildings
Geometric Cone-Shaped Mosques
Altwadum Designs the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman
Hollow Terracotta Pillared Gardens
Formafantasma Creates the Biodiversity Island in Champagne
Sci-Fi Coastal Hotel Concepts
NEOM PResents a Look at the New Epicon Hotel Concept Design
Eucalyptus Wood Curved Pavilions
Unknown Works Creates the Armadillo Pavilion in London
Curved Vintage Home Extensions
Vatn Architecture and Groma Create the Dråpa Extension
Fish Lifestyle-Inspired Residences
Beef Architekti Designs the Bright House of Hills in Slovakia
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Mountaintop Cantilevered Residences
Alejandro Vazquez Designs the Levitar House on a Mountain
Warehouse-Transformed Homes
Fala Atelier Designs the House of Many Faces in Porto
Figure 8-Structured House
Silvia Fiarman and Alexis Dornier Design the Loop House in Bali
Minimal Integrated Tile LIghting
Unknown, Untitled Designs the UU Tiles Project of Lighting
Tech-Forward Contemporary Art Exhibitions
SPACES Was Organized by HOFA Gallery and PhillipsX
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Space-Inspired Puzzle Sets
KoalaBrick Presents the Tesseract-Inspired LEGO Set
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Angular Stealthy Holiday Retreats
The Stay Under the Radar Home is on a Former Military Base
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Spaceship-Like Robot Museums
Melike Altınışık Architects Designs the Seoul Robot & AI Museum
Architecture-Inspired Building Blocks
James Paulius Designs the Blockitecture® Frank Lloyd Wright
White Concrete Boxy Museums
Thomas Phifer Designs the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Temple-Inspired Striking Galleries
Abin Design Studio Designs a Gallery with Temple Themes
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Mass Studies Unveils the Visuals for the Archipelagic Void
Experimental Cuboid Exhibition Spaces
Sār Unveils the Experimental Sār Residence by Girish Doshi
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Scientific Communal Museums
Stefano Boeri Architetti Designs the Museum of Technology in Xi'an
Festive Light Painting Techniques
NASA Astronauts Creates Captivating Light Paintings
Monumental Concrete Hotel Suites
Malek Alqadi Designs the Folly Mojave Series in the Desert
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Concrete Cultural Visitor Centers
UAD Completes the Villagers' Home Center in Zhejiang Province
Alien-Inspired Metal Stool Concepts
Riley MacKay Designs the Sustainable Metal Stool Concept
Cascading Aluminum Pipe Museums
Kengo Kuma Design the Audeum Museum with an Aluminum Facade
Flying Saucer-Inspired Turntable Concepts
Oscar Olsson Designs the Disco Volante Concept
AI Design-Philosophy Books
Ambient Agents Meltface Typeface Studies the Future of AI Design
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Kaleidoscope Vibrant Pavilions
Google's Mountain View Features a Halo Pavilion Artwork
Organic Striking Tower Designs
David Macullo Architects Designs the Leaves Tower
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Aegean Architecture-Inspired Home Designs
Studio Kali Designs the Arkhe Collection of Furniture
Timeless Furniture Series
Artek Creates the Crafted Through Time Series to Build on Designs
Cave-Like Folded Residences
Earthscape Studio Creates the Unique Structural Wild House
Bright Three-Story Apartment Buildings
Yu2e Finishes the Axolotl Apartment Building in Los Angeles
Large-Scale Drone Lightshows
Abu Dhabi will Host a Culturally Driven Show to Boost Tourism
Vineyard-Detailed Airport Terminals
Rafael Viñoly Architects Showcases Plans for Florence Airport
Solar System-Inspired Lighting Series
LFD Official Presents the COSMOOVAL Lamp Series
Anamorphic Fuzzy Glowing Vessels
Maxwell Mustardo Designs the Unique Bright Alien Vases
Billowing Modular Art Installations
People's Architecture Office Designs the Curly Cube
Efficient Architecture Design Tools
Architecture Helper Provides Design Insights in Seconds
Rustic Cultural Architectural Buildings
Abin Design Studio Designed the Gallery House in Bensberia
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Immersive Space Exhibitions
‘Beyond the Light’ Immerses Guests in NASA’s Scientific Discoveries
Architectural Pottery Museums
1+1>2 Architects Designs the Bat Trang Pottery Museum
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
Vast Wooden Structural Pavilions
Sou Fujimoto Architects Showcases Progress of the Grand Ring
Arab Majlis-Inspired Modular Sofas
Patricia Urquiola's Insula Sofa Series is Customizable
Architect-Inspired House Plans
Frank Llyod Wright Foundation Spotlights the Usonian Philosophy
Botanical Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago Create the Green Ark Pavilion
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Aircraft-Inspired Retreats
Sander van Schaik Designs the Stay Under the Radar Retreat
Contemporary Cantilevered Residences
Alterstudio Architecture Presents the Westview Residence
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Fly Saucer-Shaped Structural Buildings
MAD Architects Introduced the Never Hut in Foshan, China
Multifunctional Angled Apartments
Snøhetta Designs the Vertikal Nydalen Building in Oslo
Geometric Structural Dynamic Homes
House Design Ideas Presents the PENTAGONE House
Vaulted Compact Merged Homes
Studio Tololo Ugarte Designs the Tiny Vaulted Catalejo Home
Slaugherhouse-Transformed Unique Museums
Cave Bureau Creates the Anthropocene Museum 9.0
Swooped Roof Chinese Airports
MAD Designs the Lishui Airport Inspired by Soaring Birds
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Translucent Mesh-Wrapped Art Center
Wutopia Lab Designed the Flickering Peak in Hainan, China
Arched Garden-Topped Cultural Centers
Atelier Apeiron Creates the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana