Gingerbread making has been a popular Christmas pastime for years, and with these truly stunning examples of gingerbread architecture, I'm not so sure people will just be making gingerbread homes anymore.
The art of making a gingerbread house isn't an easy one but it does bring family and friends together during the hardy holiday season. And if making a simple one story home with the family isn't easy then I can't begin to imagine how hard it must be to construct iconic museums and galleries out of the tasty treat, or even modernized homes. Some have even gone as far crafting iconic film architecture out of gingerbread.
From edible presidential living abodes to massive livable gingerbread communities, gingerbread architecture is not your regular gingerbread house making with your family and friends.
17 Examples of Gingerbread Architecture

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Passover Candy Houses
These Matzoh-Made Houses are Creative Alternative Holiday Treats

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Wizardly Gingerbread Castles
Add Magic to Your Holiday Decor with the Hogwarts Gingerbread House
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Famous Edible Architecture
The Falling Water Gingerbread House Pays Homage to Frank Lloyd Wright
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Modern Gingerbread House
1950s Style California Housing You Can Eat
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Architectually-Correct Baking
Mid-Century Modern Gingerbread House
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Huge Delectable Dollhouses
The $15,000 Edible Gingerbread Playhouse is 6 Feet of Sugary Fun
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Two-Story Biscuit Abodes
The Fairmont SF Gingerbread House Weighs Almost 1,500lbs
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Modernist Gingerbread Houses
The Vancouver Collective Creative Room Charity Auction
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Iconic Museum Gingerbread Structures
Famous Art Galleries Were Transformed into Mini Candy Designs
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Record Breaking Gingerbread Communities
Jon Lovitch Set a Record for Largest Gingerbread Village
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Edible Presidential Residences
The Delectable White House Gingerbread House
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Wizard Family Confections
The Burrow Gingerbread House is Straight Out of Harry Potter
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Sugary Sweet Townhouses
The Gingerbread Brownstone is Wonderfully Detailed
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Liveable Gingerbread Communities
The JW Marriott Unveils a Life-Sized Gingerbread Village
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Geodesic Gingerbread Domes
Daniel Goddemeyer's Christmas Gingerbread DIY Makes an Igloo
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Edible Charity Cribs
The Alma-nac Gingerbread House was Created to Raise Funds for a Hospital
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Pretzel Abodes
Joseph Sandy Creates a Quaint House for a Gingerbread Family
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Innovative Modern Living Spaces
Gestalt New York Has Unveiled The Gestalt Haus
Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
This Vietnamese Dwelling Offers Respite From the Concrete Jungle
Nostalgic 70s-Inspired Apartments
The House Special Studio Designs a Compact Apartment
Baking Program Toy Sets
The LEGO Great British Bake Off Set is Ultra-Detailed
Cookie-Supported Beer Campaigns
Guinness and Levain Bakery Bring Together Cookies and Beer
Buildable 3D Superhero Displays
The Gotham City Skyline Set Recreates an Iconic City in LEGO
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Festive Soda-Backed Baking Shows
Pepsi Debuts Shaq’s Baking Show to Launch the 'Pepsi Gingerbread'
Whimsical Castle-Like Brick Sets
LEGO Introduces a Beauty and the Beast Castle Set
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Reimagined Ecclesiastical Architecture
The Ørestad Church Was Designed by Henning Larsen
Timber Modern Porch Pavilions
A Team of Designers Curate Porch: An Architecture of Generosity
Festive Meat-Made Holiday Houses
The Edible Architecture Charcuterie Chalet Kit is Savory
Film-Inspired Whimsical Rental Homes
Airbnb Adds the Latest Addition to its Icons Program
Power-Producing Home Designs
'House W' but the Florian Busch Architects is Barn-Shaped
Functional Illuminated Bricks
Omar Gandhi Architects Creates the OG Brick Light for Various Uses
70s London Home renovations
Archmongers Redesigns the Elemental House in Hackney, London
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Festive Gingerbread Toothpastes
Hismile's Gingerbread-Flavored Toothpaste is Sweet & Spiced
Narrow Lot-Based Modern Homes
Johnsen Schmaling Architects Designs the Curtain House
Charming Home Renovation Projects
WORKS OFFICE and Gilian Segal Join Forces to Design a Home
Footlong Gingerbread Cookies
Subway Canada Has a New Footlong Gingerbread Cookie for the Holidays
Festive Gummy Candy Ranges
The Haribo Holiday Collection Has New and Returning Favorites
Fairy Tale-Inspired Puzzle Sets
LEGO Creates Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Cottage
Japanese Island Holiday Villas
BIG Unveils a Look at the Finished Not a Hotel Setouchi
Affordable Housing Prototypes
Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jai Complete the Tiny House
Consumer-Inspired Baking Products
These General Mills Holiday Cookie Products are Arriving Now
Remote Work-Catering Modern Homes
Studio Plow and Brit Epperson Creates a Workspace-Home
Festivly Flavored Snacking Bars
Barebells Introduced its Gingerbread Soft Bar for the Holidays
Monochromatic Minimal Cozy Homes
DIG Architects Designs the Vaulted Monochrome Haus
3D-Printed Ceramic Home Facades
The Ceramic House in Amsterdam Gets a Ceramic Feature
Shortbread-Themed Holiday Pop-Ups
The Gay Lea Shortbread Village Pop-Up Was Held at the Well
Eccentrically Designed Historic Penthomes
Crina Arghirescu Rogard Adds Designs to a Penthouse
Decadent Holiday Menus
Paris Baguette’s Holiday Menu Delivers a Thoughtfully Curated Selection
Renovated Victorian Toronto Homes
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design Renovates the Flow House
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
Drone-Created Gingerbread Light Shows
The Gingerbread Village in the Sky Show Breaks Records
Striking Glass Canopy Designs
Heatherwick Studio is Redeveloping Olympia in London, United Kingdom
Discarded Toys-Created Homes
Wallmakers Designs the Toy Storey Home with Repurposed Toys
Hyperrealistic Food Art Exhibitions
Japan House London Presents Looks Delicious! Installation
Ultimate Christmas Suites
The Melia White House Hotel Unveiled a Timeless Christmas Room
Multicultural Bright Historic Museums
MAD Architects Designst he Fenix Project in Rotterdam
Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes
Omer Arbel Presents Designs for a Range of Washington State Homes
Glazed Belgian Home Renovations
Ae-Architecten Renovates the SL House in Ghent, Belgium
Social Network-Encouraging Homes
Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects Design a Madrid Home
Magic-Inspired Cook Books
Desert Recipes Comprise the Harry Potter: Bake, Create, and Decorate!
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Self-Designed Evolving Homes
The Six Columns Home by WIll Burges is Designed to Grow with Him
Greenhouse-Topped Residences
Moe Architecten Adds a Greenhouse on Top of the Wooden House
Minimal Modernized Victorian Homes
Will Gamble Architects Extends a House in South London
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Contrast Therapy Wellness Facilities
Cake Architecture Creates the Hedonistic Arc Spa in the UK
House-Layered Structural Designs
DCA Architects of Transformation Designs the Chodge
Hat-Shaped Metal-Topped Holiday Cabins
Studio Ellsinger Designs the Hee House with a Metal Roof
Curvaceous Artful Play Pavilions
Peter Cook Designs the Play Pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery
Exploratory Architectural Projects
The Polish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is Thought-Provoking
Picturesque Modern Holiday Homes
Young Architects Designs the Ligar Bay Bach Holiday Home
Pyramidal Concrete Japanese Homes
IGArchitects Completed the Pyramid Hut Concrete Home
Italian-Informed Loft Extensions
OEB Architects Adds Extension to the Lewisham Loggias
Natural Material-Crafterd Holiday Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Designs the Sommarhus E
Prefabricated Ice Cream Shops
DRM Arquitectura Designs the Veneciana Canning Ice Cream Drive Thru
Mid-Century Modern Historical Homes
SHED Architecture & Design Creates the Lark House
Converted Holiday Accommodations
Clementine Blakemore Architects Designs the Wraxall Yard Complex
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Tree-Surrounded Mud-Walled Residences
Prithvi Architects Designs the Winterfell House
Spiced Cookie Ice Creams
Handel's Gingerbread Cookie Ice Cream is Arriving for the Holidays
Soft Gingerbread Spice Cookies
These German Iced Gingerbread Soft Spiced Cookies are Holiday-Ready
Celebratory Mardi Gras Desserts
Zingerman's Mardi Gras Bakery Specials are Arriving Soon
Modern Interpreted English Homes
Threefold Architects Designs the Eight Gables Home
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Block Puzzle Modular Dollhouses
Gavin Portillo and Mario Ledo Create a Dollhouse Concept
Doughnut-Shaped Elevated Houses
Studio Saxe Designs the Sinfornia Verde in Carate, Costa Rica
Lime Plastered Terraced House
Polysmiths Adds a Unique Texture to the Arch House
Temple-Inspired Striking Galleries
Abin Design Studio Designs a Gallery with Temple Themes
Sustainably Crafted Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Introduces the Paper Log House in the Glass House
Mid-Century-Inspired Paper House Ornaments
West Elm Presents a Series of Paper Christmas Ornaments
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Design-Centric Dynamic Artful Cakes
Alison Dunlop and Amy Yip Create Extraordinary Cakes
Sugary Gingerbread Ice Creams
Perry's Iced Gingerbread Ice Cream is Sweet and Spiced
Natural Material Stilted Homes
Johan Sundberg Arkitektur Completes the Yngsjö Holiday Home
Parametric Style Video Games
Zaha Hadid Architects and Epic Games Add to Re:Imagine London
Elegant Artful Townhouses
Jorge Brown Cott Designs a New Art-Centric Brooklyn Townhouse
Green Tiled Extended Residences
Madam Architectuur Designs the Sofie House in Belgium
Concrete Cultural Visitor Centers
UAD Completes the Villagers' Home Center in Zhejiang Province
Cheerful Holiday Pop-Up Bars
Ginger’s Cocktail Bar offers Torontonians a festive retreat
Historical Architecture Game Blocks
LEGO Unveils the Notre-Dame de Paris Set
German Ambiance Bakery Designs
Plantea Estudio Completes the Interiors of Acid Bakery
Electric Heritage-Based Apartments
Yana Molodykh Renovates the Landscape Alley Apartment
Heritage Interior Chocolate Shops
Built Works Opens Up a New Barnaby Shop in Covent Garden
Rustic Striking A-Framed Residences
Jack Morgan Designs the Bold A-Frame House in Dallas
Family-Catered Flexible Residences
DFJ Architects Designs the Mango Lane House in Byron Bay
Contemporary Art Puzzle Sets
LEGO's Modern Art Building Set is a Great Buildable Decor
Fluffy Soft Marshmallow Penthouses
Design Doodle Studio Designs the Marshmallow Penthouse
Blended Gingerbread Cookie Coffees
Ziggi’s Coffee Has a New Frosted Gingerbread Drink Available
Barn-Inspired Timber Residences
Florian Busch Architects Designs the House W in Japan
Pastel Tonal Apartment Blocks
Behles & Jochimsen Designs the Regensburg Quarter
Refurnished Concrete Shingle Homes
The DHaus Company Completes the Gingerbread House
Caribbean-Inspired Retro Home Extentions
Artefact Designs the Triangle House in London's Epsom
Festive Artisan Bakery Products
GAIL’s Bakery Christmas Menu is Arriving Now
Generously Glazed Compact Homes
Madeiguincho Designs the Atlanta Tiny Home for a Family
Gabled Forest-Side Homes
Théque Atelier Designs the Frame House in Hungary
Gabled Cedar Paneling Homes
Robert Gurney Architect Designs the Cotton Patch Hills House
Rustic Cultural Architectural Buildings
Abin Design Studio Designed the Gallery House in Bensberia
Toy Brick-Made Festive Trailers
LEGO Presents the Hallmark-Style Herding Home for the Holiday
Paris Stable-Transformed Homes
Studio IDA Presents the Garibaldi Renovation Project
Neighborhood-Honoring Residences
Gnome Architets Designs the Contemporary Delancy Residence
External Walkway Pavilion-Style Homes
DFJ Architects Connects Wings in the Mango Lane House
Unconventional Chinese Housing Estates
Atelier GOM Designs the Longnan Garden Estate
Superhero Headquarter Puzzle Sets
LEGO Group Transforms the X-Mansion into an Intricate LEGO Set
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Porcelain-Clad Skyscrapers
Selldorf Architevts Completes Another New York Skyscraper
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Tree-Lined Striking Modern Residences
Palette Architecture Designs the Shift House in New York
Architectural Pottery Museums
1+1>2 Architects Designs the Bat Trang Pottery Museum
Retro Gabled Greenhouse Additions
BHY Arquitectos Renovates the Casa Wiz in Buenos Aires
Green Terracotta-Donned Buildings
SOM and Gensler Completed the Robert A Iger Building
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
History-Honoring Dynamic Bright Homes
Colleen Healey Architecture Designs the Ginko House
Festive Decorated Marshmallows
Williams-Sonoma Launches the Playful 'Festive Jumbo Marshmallows'
Textured Prefab Holiday Cabins
TEST Presents the Prefab House Changeover in Barcelona
Lebanese Food-Inspired Bakery Designs
MA Studio Draws a Culinary Influence for Common Breads
Wooden Roof Japanese Museums
Shigeru Ban Designs the Toyota City Museum in Japan
Bakery Converted Art Spaces
OMA Converts 1900s Bakery into the Lantern Art Building
Compact Red Wooden Homes
Studio TEST Presents the Prefab House Changeover Structure
Modern Holiday Mountain Cabins
Sanina Arch lub and Gubar Architects Designs the Krasnyk House
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Barn-Style Teaching Buildings
Max Otto Zitzelsberger Joins Students to Create Learning House
Handcrafted Red-Concrete Homes
Grafted Designs the Victorian Cast Corbel House in Norwich
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Juxtaposing Traditionally Modular Homes
FLOWER Designs the Hi-Hat House in Colorado
Timber-Framed Brick Homes
Erbar Mattes Creates a Spacious Design for a London House
Fly Saucer-Shaped Structural Buildings
MAD Architects Introduced the Never Hut in Foshan, China
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Transformed Colorful Holiday Homes
A GDR Bungalow Transforms into a Holiday Residence
Wedge-Shaped Stealthy Cottages
Barbora Vokac Taylor Architect Designs a New Gabled House
Colonial History Art Exhibitions
RIBA Presents Raise the Roof: Building for Change
Arched Garden-Topped Cultural Centers
Atelier Apeiron Creates the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex
Columned Entrance Family Homes
31/44 Architects Created the 6 Columns Home in Southeast London