When architects design an innovative building, they strive to make it truly remarkable both inside and out, which is evident in this collection of amazing architecture exteriors. Featuring incredible, fascinating facades that would capture your attention and mine, these bewildering buildings stand apart from the rest in that their exteriors defy tradition in both architecture and aesthetic.
What you will see in this collection of architecture exteriors will inspire you to consider all of the buildings you've ever seen or visited. Perhaps you have even been to some of the structures included here. Regardless, this collection, which is comprised of everything from reflective rainbow exteriors to cracked glassitecture, will ensure you never look at a building the same way again.
85 Fascinating Facades
Architecture Exteriors, from Pixelated Buildings to Liquified Exteriors:
Katherinev123 — Oct 8, 2011 — Art & Design
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Tree-Lined Apartments
Tour Vegetale de Nantes Has an Organic Shape and Purpose
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Efficient Living Spaces
Germany's IKAROS Solar Decathlon House
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Cloud-Shaped Cabins
Le Nuage Urban Refuge Brings Heaven Down to Earth
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Liquified Exteriors
The H2O Building by Axis Mundi Architects Imitates Rippling Water
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Youthful Financial Buildings
Sugamo Shinkin Bank is a Marvelous Display of Childlike Imagination
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Upside Down Architecture
This Stunning City of Westminster College Campus Turns Design on Its Head
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Odd Architectural Makeovers
Jaroslaw Komuda Makes Mundane Buildings Marvelous
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Eclectic Contemporary Facades
The Art Wall's Interior Will House Diverse Activities as Well
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Lace-Pattern Architecture
The XTEN 'Sapphire Gallery' Accommodates Fairy Tale Art
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Awesomely Angular Apartments
A.L.X. Architects Created Sorte Apartments in Tokyo, Japan
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Mismatched Cubic Architecture
The Apartment in Katayama Features a Motley Sectional Design
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Rubber-Covered Abodes
The Just K House Keeps it Simple With its Interior & Exterior
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Couture Scaffolding
The Massive Lady Dior Bag Covers the 57th Street Store Beautifully
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Braille-Wrapped Buildings
The Placebo Pharmacy by KLab Caters to All Health Needs
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Accordian Architecture
The Condesa DF Hotel Has a Courtyard of Folding Facades
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Living Skin Building Facades
The FLARE
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Inverted Pyramid Architecture
The Phenomenal GMP Architects Design for the Hanoi Museum
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Fragmented Glass Facades
The Cluj-Napoca Art Center Breaks Down the Architectural Norm
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Reflective Rainbow Buildings
L'Ecole Professionelle in Viege by Bonnard Woeffray Architectes
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Alluring Chameleon Abodes
The ‘Codina' House's Exterior Can Shift Shades
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Outdoor Book Rooms
The 24 Hour Library and Community Space in Magdeburg, Germany
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Green Wall Abodes
This Living Structure by Samyn and Partners is Literally Covered in Plant Life
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Precast Concrete Homes
Frank Lloyd Wright Creates Interesting Textile Abodes
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Activism-Inspiring Architecture
The Debowa Housing Estate Sparks a Dialogue on Social Assistance
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Pop Art-Wrapped Hotels
Hotel Arc del Teatre Has a Vibrant Facade that Projects a Distinct Image
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Capturing Dilapidated Buildings
‘100 Abandoned Houses Project' by Kevin Bauman
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Faceted Cut-Out Architecture
The Cool Facade of the Oporto Vodafone Building in Porto
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Self-Sustaining Cubitecture
Matrix Gateway Complex is an Astounding Innovative Green Structure
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Epic Pixelated Buildings
The Frog Queen Headquarters in a Low Resolution Design
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Glimmering Architecture
The Swarovski Store in Japan
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Dual Personality Buildings
The UNStudio Galleria Cheonan Lets Loose At Night
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Landmark-Wrapped Facades
Louis Vuitton Eiffel Tower on 5th Avenue Brings Paris to the Big Apple
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Massive Media Facades
The Taipei Pop Music Center Will Feature Eco LED Technology
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Metallic Ribbon Exteriors
The Performance Center Alexanderhoehe Features a Unique Linkage Space
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Cracked Glassitecture
The South Korea Gimpo Art Hall by Gansam Partners
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Warped Hexagon Facades
Exterior of the Pushkinsky Cinema Features an Open Air Lattice Pattern
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Tree Silhouette Facades
Tattoo House by Maynard Architects Provides Foliage Shade
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Fragile Facades
The Hierve Diseneria Hesiodo House is Made From Blown Glass Balls
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Transparent Geo Facades
The KNN Media Center Represents the Streaming Nature of Broadcasting
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Jagged Gem Architecture
The Octopus by Make Architects Looks Like a Giant Geometric Stone
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Fanciful Filigree Architecture
Anisotropia Busan Opera House is Inspired by a Piano Piece
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Flowing Facade Structures
The Wavescape Pavilion Mimics the Waves and Tides of the Ocean
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Latticed Libraries
University of Helsinki City Campus Library by Anttinen Oiva Architects is Swank
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Braille-Inspired Buildings
The Chrome Hotel Facade is Punctuated With Many Holes
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Massive Eco Exteriors
This Green Over Grey Wall is North America's Largest Living Wall
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Quilted Concrete Exteriors
The Unique 3.1 Phillip Lim Flagship Store in Korea
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Lakeview Facades
'Emerald Residences' Takes Cues from Georgia O'Keeffe's Art
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Colorful Architectural Facades
Apartment Buildings Get an Earth-Inspired Makeover
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Stunning Leaf Exteriors
Switzerland's La Tonnelle is a Modern Wine Tasting Bar
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Disco-Like Architecture
The Energy Cube Structure Features a High-Powered Solar Facade
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Texturized Modern Castles
The Kanayama Community Center by Kengo Kuma
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Shape-Changing Towers
Frank Gehry's Wrinkled Beekman Tower has a Dynamic Exterior
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Futuristic Glass Facades
This Washington DC Bike Transit Center is a Bold Step for Eco Design
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Fenced-In Homes
The Bamboo House has a Natural Forest Facade
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Intensely Icy Institutions
Icelandic Institute of Natural History is an Epic Masterpiece
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Bubbling White Towers
DRA&U Architects' Wine Museum has a Strategic System of Capillaries
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Architectural Collages
Axis Mundi's Facade is a Confusing Wonder
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Pixelated Exterior Walls
Berlin House Uses Green Shingles to Achieve a Digitalized Effect
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Reflective Ribbon Architecture
The PRISM by Marcelo Spina is Translucent at Night
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Copper-Covered Architecture
The Meinel Optical Sciences Building is an Abstraction of a Darkroom
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Psychedelic Kiddie Schools
The 'Els Colors Kindergarten' in Spain Juxtaposes Cool Colors
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Lace-Patterned Concrete
The 'Nottingham Contemporary' is a Modernized Warehouse for Art
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Chessboard Exteriors
A Stunning Black and White Building in Portugal
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Geometric Cut-Out Facades
The Aztec Serpent Office Breaks Architectural Boundaries
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Oversized Hardcover Facades
The Kansas City Library has Installed a Gigantic Bookshelf
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Speckled Superstructures
The Polka-Dotted Lightmos Thonglor by Architectkidd
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Trippy Community Centers
The Jewish Community Center Mainz Features a Mesmerizing Facade
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Wavy Cafeteria Facades
The Mensa Leonberg is a Shared Canteen Between Two Schools
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Sharp Textural Facades
Takeshi Hamada's House D Bridges Efficiency and Elegant Aesthetics
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Retro Gaming Wall Art
8 Bit Invader Literally Takes Pixelated Art to New Heights
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Cave-Inspired Wineries
Flora Springs in Napa
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Dripping Graffiti Facades
Craig Costello Sprays the Museum of Image and Sound
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Building Facade Games
The 3D Fanta Projection Captures Attention in Dubai
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Ribbed Arenas
Upi-2m'S Award-Winning Arena Zagreb in Croatia
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Metal Nest Exteriors
The Manny Building is Covered in Aluminum Bars
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Nouveau Rust Architecture
A Modern Casino, Museum and Restaurant by Malcotti Roussey Architects
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Slashed Slanted Towers
The Amazing Design for the City by the Sea in Aarhus
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Color-Changing Stadiums
The Slovenia Sports Park Stozice is a Weather-Sensitive Structure
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Eyelet Architecture
The Cut-Out Facade of the New Mikimoto Building in Tokyo
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Dancing Building Facades
Kiefer Technic Showroom Regulates Room Temperature
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Curvy Canopied Stations
The Liege-Guillemins Station is a Building Without Facades
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Majestic Mountainous Structures
The Harbin Cultural Island is Inspired by the Ice City Itself
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Apartment Building Game Promos
The Scrabble Delire 'The Block Project' Ad is Odd
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Eye-Like Exteriors
The Tenniscalator by David Tajchman is a Serious Timber Structure
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Gridded Glass Structures
The New XXX Building by BNB Archtects and B06 Architects
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Architectural Luxury Handbags
The Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry Collection is an Exploration of Form
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Backyard-Transformed Dwelling Units
Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Brutalist Architecture-Inspired Eyewear Lines
Linda Farrow Debuts the Autumn/Winter '24 Collection
Ultra-Compact Bungalow Designs
Satish Jassal Architects Completes the Haringey Brick Bungalow
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Atlanta Heritage Contemporary Hotels
The New FORTH Hotel Takes Pride in its Atlanta Roots
Perforated Facade School Exteriors
Fjcstudio Wraps the Darlington Public School in Aluminum
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Red Brick Apartments
Martens Willems & Humblé Architecten Design the Miller Apartment Building
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Building Facade-Inspired Clothing
101% Unveils the New Seagram Collection of Apparel
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Spanish Concrete Replica Residences
Architecture Office Claudia Raurell Designs the Villain House
Sand Dune-Inspired Airport Roofs
Kohn Pedersen Fox Completes a Terminal Design
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Highway-Side Narrow Skyscrapers
RCR Arquitectes has Designed the Muraba Veil Skyscraper
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
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Colorful Rooftop Unified Buildings
Urbanus' Nantou Hybrid Building is Comprised of Five Buildings
Wavy Metal Facades
SO-IL's 9 Chapel Residential Tower Offers a Istinctive Architectural Vision
New-Generation Artful Urban Hubs
IED and CampusX Join Forces on the Pixel Project
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Moveable Wooden Office Facades
EVR Architecten Renovates an Office for the ACV-CSC-Metea
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Glazed Belgian Home Renovations
Ae-Architecten Renovates the SL House in Ghent, Belgium
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Sandy Landscape-Reflective Homes
SIA Arquitectura Designs the Casa da Encosta n Grândola
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Exploratory Art Exhibits
The Saga of the Department Stores Exhibit Explores Shopping’s Evolution
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Pixelated Illusion Housing
Ben Van Berkel Creates the Van B Housing with Rieder's Help
Contrasting Facade Clad Apartments
Messner Architets Designs the RVTK Apartments in Italy
Temple-Inspired Sculptural Lighthouses
Gonzalo Lebrija Designs the Dynamic El Faro Lighthouse
Warehouse-Transformed Homes
Fala Atelier Designs the House of Many Faces in Porto
Architecture-Inspired Building Blocks
James Paulius Designs the Blockitecture® Frank Lloyd Wright
Textural Brick Structures
Bennetts Associates & Citizens Design Bureau Create BEAM Cultural Center
Brutalist Artful Hotel Designs
The Hoxton Charlottenburg Hotel Opens in Berlin
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Renovated Maximalist Apartments
David/Nicolas Renovates the Casa di Fantasia in Milan
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
Contrasting Facade Panoramic Residences
SO? Completes the Two Face House in Turkey
California-Inspired Gallery-Style Stores
Studio FB Designs the New Frame Store in London
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Artfully Inspired Home Renovations
Reflect Architecture Designs the North Drive House in Toronto
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Perforated Facade Compact Residences
Rahul Pudale Design Creates the Porous Adobe Compact Home
Graphic-Accented Brutalist Apartments
Jean Verville Designs a Creative Laboratory in Quebec City
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Bright Colorful Converted Apartments
Alarquitectos Presents the São Sebastião 123 Apartment
White Concrete Boxy Museums
Thomas Phifer Designs the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Pixelated Furnished Eyewear Stores
Bogdan Ciocodeica Studio Designs the New Lunet Eyewear Store
Stainless Steel-Wrapped Buildings
Payette Adorns the EXP Building with Metal Strips Throughout
Perforated Light-Passing Art Installations
The Volvo Circle Pavilion Uses Tyvek Facades
Precast Brick Facade Housing
Bell Phillips Designs the Bell Phillips Housing Block in London
Parametric Style Video Games
Zaha Hadid Architects and Epic Games Add to Re:Imagine London
Dynamically Patterned Portuguese Homes
Fala Atelier Designs the 087 House in Lisbon
Green Tiled Extended Residences
Madam Architectuur Designs the Sofie House in Belgium
Subway-Lined Waved Panels
Ateneo Used 3D Tech to Form Sculptural Walls Around Wuyuanwan Station
Poetic Habourfront Nature Centers
3XN Created the Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing
Diamond-Inspired Luxe Skyscrapers
ODP Architects Designs the Villa Miami Skyscraper
U-Shaped Atrium Hotels
JSa Designs the Hotel Volga in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Red Concrete Exhibition Centers
Mix Architecture Designs the Red Box Exhibition Center
Sunset-Inspired Polish Apartments
wiercinski-studio Reimagines the 18TH Apartment
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
Urban Skyline-View Apartments
i29 Designs the Apartment with a View in Amsterdam
Stone-Clad Commercial Blocks
Local Architecture Network Completes a Series of French Blocks
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Tiara-Like Facade Victorian Homes
FMD Architects Designs the Tiara House in Melbourne
Aegean Architecture-Inspired Home Designs
Studio Kali Designs the Arkhe Collection of Furniture
Office Building Rainbow Facades
SAKO Architects Designs the Vertical Rainbow Office Building
Rippled Facade Luxe Retailers
Aranda\Lasch Designs the New Dior Store Interior Facade in Qatar
Sculptural Museum Expansions
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Unveil Images of the Broad's Expansion
Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns
Tremend Designs the Metropolitan Station in Lublin
Pale Tonal Brick Homes
Fletcher Crane Architects Designs the Kingston Villa in Richmond
Tranquil Subdued House Extensions
Heliotrope Architects Adds a New Extension to a Historic Home
Exposed Concrete Steelwork Homes
Objekt Architecten Designs the Lamat House in Wichelen
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
Efficient Architecture Design Tools
Architecture Helper Provides Design Insights in Seconds
Supertall Miami Skyscrapers
Foster + Partners Unveils its 1201 Brickell Bay Drive Skyscraper
Family-Oriented Apartment Renovations
Atelier L'Abri Takes on the Triplex Fabre Renovation Project
Copper-Accented Apartment Blocks
Edition Office Designs the Fenwick St Project in Australia
Brick-Centric Art Exhibitions
Floris Wubben Designs the Brick Collection at the Future Perfect
Mirrored Panel Tropical Gardens
Research Artistic Design + Architecture Designs the Frame Garden
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Basketry-Informed University Facades
Heatherwick Studio Designs a Building for Universidad Ean
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Brutalist Minimal Apartment Designs
Zalc Arquitetura Reimagines the JF Apartment in Brazil
Curved Surface Portuguese Homes
Fala Atelier Designs a House Within a Few Lines
Personality-Reflecting Brick Homes
Omar Vegara Taller and Renata de Miguel Design Casa Cantellano
Script-Covered Library Facades
Snøhetta Completes the Far Rockaway Library in New York
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
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
Art Deco-Referenced Residences
Bureau de Change Designs the Artful Uxbridge Bower Home
Preserved Townhome Concrete Facades
Rieder Joins Faerber on Preserving an Original Structure
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Terracotta-Clad University Faculties
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Completes New Art Faculty
Timber-Framed Angular Libraries
Atelier WOA Designs the Escapade Library in France
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Golden Divider Apartment Renovations
Raúl Sánchez Renovates a Classic Barcelona Apartment
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Metal Mesh Residential Buildings
Ædifica Designs the Cité Angus II Structure Outside Montreal
Sawtooth Roof Apartment Blocks
Six Degrees Architects and Hip V Hype Design Ferrars & York
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series
Micah Rosenblatt Presents the City Block Series in Art Show
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Housing Block Defensive Facades
Bureau des Mésarchitecture Creates Gold Aluminum Shutters
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Metal Sheet-Facade Book Stores
Wutopia Labs Designs the Shanghai Book City with a Dynamic Facade
Glass Facade Premium Skyscrapers
Zaha Hadid Architects Near Completes the Henderson Office
Multifunctional Angled Apartments
Snøhetta Designs the Vertikal Nydalen Building in Oslo
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Stone Ruin-Transformed Spanish Homes
H Arquitectes Designs the Casa 1627 in Spain
Blocky Courtyard Home Designs
Studio VDGA Designs the House of Courtyards in Dubai
Gridded Screen Apartment Blocks
Neri&Hu Design a Grid Facade Residential Building in Taiwan
Red Brick Geometric Mosques
Cubeinside Creates the Bait Ur Raiyan Mosque by a Riverside
Transformed Disused Steelwork Structures
Delugan Meissl Designs Expo Cultural Park Greenhouse
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Stacked Pebble-Inspired Towers
Atelier 9.81 Designs the Calaid Port Tower Building
Colonial History Art Exhibitions
RIBA Presents Raise the Roof: Building for Change
Urban Living Residential Buildings
Workstead and Frida Escobedo Join on the Bergen Building