When it comes to innovative and imaginative architecture, nobody comes close to matching the creative minds behind Copenhagen's own BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group). Whether it's a library designed to look like an infinite loop or a power plant converted into a ski slope, BIG's designs truly reflect out-of-the-box thinking.
This Top List is filled with tons of innovative BIG designs compiled from Trend Hunter's archives of design trends. You may never look at mountains the same way again after seeing BIG's man-made mountain ridges. I know I can't wait to see Copenhagen's first mosque, designed by BIG, when it opens.
Check out these innovative BIG designs today to get a glimpse into the future of architecture.
10 Innovative BIG Designs
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Danish Modern Temples
The First Mosque in Copenhagen by Bjarke Ingels Group
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Futuristic Looped Libraries
Bjarke Ingels Group Wins Competition to Design Astana National Library
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Green-Roofed Apartments
Copenhagen's 8 Tallet Complex is the Largest in Denmark
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Manmade Mountain Ranges
Azerbaijan and BIG Team Up for Leisure Peaks
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Simulated Cliff Housing
Space-Saving ‘Mountain Dwellings' Apartments
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Vortex-Inspired Superstructures
The Faroe Islands Education Centre by Bjarke Ingels Group and Fugl
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Alpine Factory Architecture
Ski Slopes Come to Copenhagen on the Amagerforbraending by BIG
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Chinese Symbol Structures
The REN Building by Bjarke Ingels Group has a Harmonious Design
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Green-Roofed Classrooms
This Vilhelmsro School in Denmark Features Green Technology
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Competitve Ice-chitecture
Tallinn, Estonia's New Town Hall Design
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Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Virtually Outfitted Landmarks
JD Sports Dressed Big Ben in a Nuptse 1996 Jacket by The North Face
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Modern Office Buildings
Kinzo Designs Das Max for the Insurance Company Münchner Verein
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Curated Modern Architectural Homes
Olson Kundig Designs the Bay Area Home with Nicole Hollis
Kid-Envisioned Urban Environments
The Little Big Playmat Takes a Creative Path to Design Problems
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Bright Soda-Brand Office Spaces
BIT CREATIVE Designs the Coca-Cola HBC Headquarters
Functional Illuminated Bricks
Omar Gandhi Architects Creates the OG Brick Light for Various Uses
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Contemporary Ski Home Projects
Alfredo Paredes Reimagines the Traditional Ski Chalet
Nature-Inspired Hotel Furniture
Bernadotte & Kylberg Present the Eriksberg Collection in a Hotel
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Spherical Athletic Large Ballparks
BIG Designs a Ballpark on the Vegas Strip for the Athletics
Warm Ambiance Hospitality Offices
Frya Design Agency Designs the Berg & Ridge Office Space
Dynamic Structural Chair Designs
Jumbo Presents the Snow Fence and Foldont Chair Designs
Japanese Island Holiday Villas
BIG Unveils a Look at the Finished Not a Hotel Setouchi
Modernism Birdhouse Exhibitions
Andu Masebo and Rio Kobayashi Create the Dwellings Project
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Outdoor-Blended Summer Houses
Erling Berg Studio Designs the I/O Cabin in Risør, Norway
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Off-Grid Oceanside Homes
Campos Studio Designs a Sculptural Cliffside Home in Mexico
Cutting-Edge Design Programming
Triennale Milano Offers an Array of Events for Milan Design Week
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Repetitive Curvaceous Seating Designs
BIG Designs the Colle Sofa for Natuzzi Italia
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
Intricate Architectural Sculptures
Kengo Kuma's Kigumi at Alberni is Visually Striking
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Modernist Reconfigured Belgian Homes
ISM Architecten Adds a New Roof to the BEEV Home
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Ski Resort Crystalline Skyscrapers
A Skyscraper is Designed at the Trojena Ski Report
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Bamboo Luxe Pool Houses
Baldó Arquitectura Designs the Godai Pavilion with a Hanging Roof
Sail-Shaped Skyscapers
Hill West Architects Completes the Olympia Dumbo Building in Brooklyn
Minimal Philosophy Toronto Homes
Burdifilek Designs the Sleek Forest Hill Residence
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Geometric Cone-Shaped Mosques
Altwadum Designs the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Energy-Neutral Media Pavilions
AMDL Circle Designs the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Communal Social Health Clubs
STUDIO K Designs the BIÂN to Celebrate Third Anniversary
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Denmark Suburban Modern Churches
Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter Designs the Trekoner Churck
Curved London Office Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs 50 Electric Boulevard in South London
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Suspended Off-Grid Treetop Homes
Snøhetta and Tor Helge Dokka Designs the House Dokka
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Ancient Construction Campus Buildings
Henning Larsen Designs a New Campus in Foroe Islands
Figure 8-Structured House
Silvia Fiarman and Alexis Dornier Design the Loop House in Bali
Picturesque Modern Holiday Homes
Young Architects Designs the Ligar Bay Bach Holiday Home
Natural Japanese Art Galleries
Brazil's Yayoi Kusama Gallery Features a Nature-Inspired Design
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Elevated Miami Office Spaces
Arcadis' In-House Team Designs a New Office Space in Miami
Pier-Side Dynamic Office Spaces
The New BIG HQ is a New Office on the Industrial Harbour
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Doll-Inspired Modern Installations
Nina Tolstrup Creates The Pavilions of Wonder Series in London
Barrel-Vaulted Roof Parks
Bear Architects Designs the Zubitegi Park in Spain
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Chic Nautical-Inspired Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs a Stylish and Textured Apartment
Bridge-Defining Tranquil Cities
BIG Studio Showcases the Plans for Mindfulness City
Futuristic Bridge Designs
Zaha Hadid Architects' Bridge in China is Futuristic & Stunning
Wood-Wrapped Contemporary Libraries
The Graded School Library is Integrated Inside a School
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Scientific Communal Museums
Stefano Boeri Architetti Designs the Museum of Technology in Xi'an
Sustainable Flat-Packable Hotel Furniture
Fritz Hansen Recently Debuted Its First Outdoor
Ice Factory-Transformed Galleries
Malik Architecture Designs the IF.BE Gallery and Event Space
Long Geometric Hawaiian Guesthomes
Hahn Lavsen Creates the Vipp Cold Hawaii Guesthouse
Wooden Cubic University Buildings
BIG Designs the Makers' KUbe at the University of Kansas
Parametric Style Video Games
Zaha Hadid Architects and Epic Games Add to Re:Imagine London
Poetic Habourfront Nature Centers
3XN Created the Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Industrial-Inspired Housing Units
Conen Sigl Designs the Westhof Housing Block in Zurich
Reanimated Power Plant Parks
BIG Reimagined a Power Plant from 1950s on Manresa Island
Elevated Park Nature Lookouts
LYTT Architecture nad ADEPT Join on the Amager Nature Park
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Flower-Shapes Greenhouse Gardens
Cobe Designs the Opera Park on a Copenhagen Island
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
Tree-Like Library Spaces
Studio Hinge Presents the Forest of Knowledge Library Design
Sculptural Museum Expansions
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Unveil Images of the Broad's Expansion
Deco-Inspired Chunky Furniture
BNF Studio's Mt Curve Big Chair is Comfortable and Versatile
Temperature-Balanced High-Rise Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the Vertika Nydalen Project
Green Timber Duplex Residences
NOTO Designs the Babendiekstraße 23 in Hamburg, Germany
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
Supertall Miami Skyscrapers
Foster + Partners Unveils its 1201 Brickell Bay Drive Skyscraper
Heritage Timber Rowing Clubs
Henning Larsen Designs the Klaksvik Row Club in Faroe Islands
Historic Building Architecture Offices
Paul R Williams Designs the New BIG Office in Santa Monica
Glass-Lined Towering Libraries
Snøhetta Designs the Beijing City Library Located in China
Mass-Timber Transport Hubs
BIG and A+ Architecture Build the Marengo Multimodal Transport Hub
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Tranquil Sustainable Home Designs
Kolman Boye Architects Designs the Saltviga House in Norway
Basketry-Informed University Facades
Heatherwick Studio Designs a Building for Universidad Ean
Recycled Ship Sail Pavilions
The Breeze Installation is Installed at Chart Art Fair
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Renovated Contemporary Industrial Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs the Burgatoi Project
Sustainable Custom Luxe Homes
Schenkar and GA Arquitectura y Construcción Join on a Structure
Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings
The BLOX Building in Represents Joint Thinking
Elegant Interior Hotel Designs
Tonen Lead the Interior Design of the Hotel Bella Grande
Cozy Professional Office Designs
Mini Shodeinde Designs the Giant Ventures Office
Blocky Structural Coastal Homes
Åsa Hjort Architects Completes a Home Design in Sweden
Botanical Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago Create the Green Ark Pavilion
Flood-Defence Nature Parks
CF Møller Integrates an Architectural Multi-Tool with a Nature Park
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Oversized Thatched-Roof Health Resorts
Ingenhoven Architecture Designs the Lanserhof Sylt Resort
Ice Block-Formed Pavilions
BIAD Creates the Ceremonial Falling Hours Pavilion for Visitors
Mass-Timber Expansive Buildings
Anttinen Oiva Architects Designs the Katajanokan Laituri
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Wooden Mountain Visitor Centers
Henkai Architekti Designed the Pustevny Gateway Center
Angular Educational Facilities
Snøhetta Designs the Čoarvemátta Facility in Norway
Garden City-Inspired Airport Designs
BOIFFILS Architectures Redesigns Changi Airport Terminal
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Art Center Sweeping Canopies
Kengo Kuma & Associates Extend the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Inflatable-Orb Stage Set Designs
BIG Designs the Stage Set for WhoMadeWho's World Tour
Multifunctional Angled Apartments
Snøhetta Designs the Vertikal Nydalen Building in Oslo
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Educational Storage Shed Designs
Invisible Studio and Mole Architects Form the Big Roof
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Waterside Spiralled Footpath Stadiums
BDP Designs the Suoyuwan Barracuda in Dalian Bay
Red Brick Geometric Mosques
Cubeinside Creates the Bait Ur Raiyan Mosque by a Riverside
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Automobile Company Turkey Offices
Boytorun Architects Designs a Bright Mercedes-Bens Office Space
Groundbreaking Design Exhibitions
The Mindcraft Project Channels Progressive Bold Designs
Architectural Tranquil Cabin Retreats
Snøhetta Designs the Bolder Lodges in Lysefjord
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
Philosophically Designed Modern Homes
c.dd Designs the Boundaless Residence in Guangdong