While Trend Hunter covers all types of architecture, from treehouse homes to elite eco skyscrapers, this cluster of innovative public buildings comes with its own appeal as it can be appreciated by the masses.
A click through the slideshow will show everything from world class theaters to elaborate museums and incredibly modern libraries. While some are still only concepts, others are standing and ready for your visit.
Implications - Browsing the featured images may have you planning your next vacation. These fabulous buildings stand in places such as Taiwan, Buenos Aires, Germany and Paris. Surely wherever you travel in the world there will be some amazing architecture around you. Don't forget to stop and take it all in!
71 Innovative Public Buildings
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Cube-Shaped Architecture
Taipei Performing Arts Center is a Building for Blockheads
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Futuristic Movie Theatre in Hong Kong
AMC Pacific Place Cinema
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Constantly Changing Museum Hotels
The Museumotel Utopia
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Ice-Age Superstructures
Herzog & De Meuron's Elbe Philharmonic Hall
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Folded Buildings
Rio de Janiero's Museum of Image and Sound Looks Layered
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Insect-Inspired Architecture
The Taipei Cicada Pop Music Center Mixes Bold Forms with Pop Culture
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Crop Circle Architecture
The Morocco Mall is a Sustainable Shopping Center in Casablanca
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Cheese Grater Architecture
The Arching Rotterdam Market Hall by MVRDV
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Tidal Wave Architecture
Tsunami Museum is Covered in Water Walls, Filled With History
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Iconic Museum Makeovers
Plans Revealed for Upgrade of London's Tate Modern
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Outdoor Book Rooms
The 24 Hour Library and Community Space in Magdeburg, Germany
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Movie Theaters of the Future
The Pusan Cinema Center in Korea
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Peek-a-Boo Theatres
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre Pairs Blackout Blinds With Glass Walls
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Otherworldly Architecture
China's Dalian Int'l Conference Center Looks Like It's From Mars
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Shipping Container Theatres
Platoon Kunsthalle is an Eco-Friendly Space for Artistic Works
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Mercury Drop Architecture
The National Library in Prague is Futuristic Fantastic
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Eco Museums
San Francisco's Academy of Sciences
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Nestle Chocolate Museum
Sweet Mexican Factory
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Massive Indoor Sport Centers
The 'Indoor Golf Arena' To Be World's Largest
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Massive Media Facades
The Taipei Pop Music Center Will Feature Eco LED Technology
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Futuristic Looped Libraries
Bjarke Ingels Group Wins Competition to Design Astana National Library
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Green Museums
California Academy of Sciences (UPDATE)
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Giant Cheese Concert Hall
Czech's Honor Famous Composer Antonin Dvorak
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Cracked Glassitecture
The South Korea Gimpo Art Hall by Gansam Partners
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Drive-In Museums
China's Automobile Museum Never Makes You Get Out of the Car
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Lacey Auditoriums
UNStudio's Dazzling Dance Palace Theatre for the St. Petersburg Eifman Ballet
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Museo Aero Solar
Plastic Bages Form Flying Museum
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Shuttered Volcano Architecture
The Taichung Convention Center Ecorupts in Taiwan
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Elegant Exotic Car Museums
Porsche Panache Set in New Stuttgart Showcase
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Modish Medical Centers
The Hague Surgery Building Contemporizes the Classic Hospital
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Otherworldly Art Museums
Waterflux Alpine Ice Research Station Looks Extraterrestrial
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Scalable Design
Single Plan for City Center and Sitting Center
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Latticed Libraries
University of Helsinki City Campus Library by Anttinen Oiva Architects is Swank
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Zen Stone Architecture
Rocking New Taipei Performing Arts Center Uses Slabstones
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Texturized Modern Castles
The Kanayama Community Center by Kengo Kuma
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Checkered Architecture
Linz09 Info-Center Fuses Modernism, Tradition, Hospitality
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Blooming Flower Buildings
Michael Jantzen's Majestic Wind Farm Celebration Center
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Contemporary Colosseums
Cepezed Architects Design a Modern Amphitheater
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Castle Amphitheatres
Cloud Castle Concert Hall Entertains in Vienna
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Egg Cup Architecture
Check Out the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City by Lar & Fernando Romero
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Theater Quote Walls
Melbourne Recital Center Redesigned With Giant Word Wall
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Captivating Colossal Cinemas
IMAX Theatres From Around the World Dazzle Movie-Goers
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High-Rise Waterfall Zoos
The Towering Eco-Friendly Costanera Sur in Buenos Aires
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Multi-Cultural Projects in Dubai
Museum of Middle East Modern Art
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Modern Factory Makeovers
The Revamped Red Diamond Dance Centre and Theatre
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Papercraft-Inspired Buildings
Unexpected Polish Architecture for Shanghai Exhibition Hall
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Tunneled Art Museums
The Museum Liaunig Takes Artistry Underground
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Crowning Architecture
Nord Architecture Healthcare Center Design Wins Competition
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Literature Tribute Architecture
Knut Hamsun Center Pays Homage to the Norwegian Writer
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Underwater Museum in China
Shipwreck Could Have 80,000 Treasures
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Ribbon-Like Amphitheatres
The Urban Oasis Pavilion is a Sustainable Structure Made from Bamboo
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Vertical Farms for Animals
Paington Zoo Environmental Park to House VertiCrop Garden
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Oversize Opera House Pearls
The Tornado Tower Taipei Performing Arts Center Concept
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Musical Cities
The National Music Center Creates a New Music District in Alberta
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Snail-Shaped Music Halls
Manchester Art Gallery Hosts JS Bach Chamber Theatre
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Crescendo Superstructures
The Energetic Zaha Hadid Maxxi Museum in Rome
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Architectural Culture Hubs
Shenzhen Creative Centre Embraces Urbanity & Open Space
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Glow-in-the-Dark Libraries
The Exterior of the Aberdeen University Library Responds to Light
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Art Wrapped Architecture
'Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation' on Side of Hong Kong Museum
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Spring-Inspired Buildings
Graz Music Theater
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Athletic Fun Houses
Paris Sports Center Makes Kid's Sports Psychedelic
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Translucent Skinchitecture
Sundsvall Arts Center to Feature Futuristic Outer Layer
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$7.5 Million Movie Theatre
Billy Wilder Theater at UCLA
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Wal-Mart Art Museum
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
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Hot Pink Theatres
The Melbourne Recital Centre has Funky Shapes and Electric Colors
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Iconic Transit Hubs of the Future
World Trade Center Transportation Hub
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Public Angletecture
Leaning Learning Center Going Up in Vienna
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Peak-A-Boo Glacial Canopies
The Ribbons Open Air Theatre Weaves Through Space
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Golden Community Centers
La Candida Brings Community Together, King Midas Style
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Flying Saucer Curvitecture
The Dish-Shaped International Conference Center in Ouagadougou
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Tilting Cultural Centers
The Nabito Architects Theater Complex Has Swagger
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Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
Exclusive Olympic Viewing Events
Airbnb Icons Invites Guests to Experience the Paris 2024 Olympics
Toronto Film Exhibitions
Imposter Cities Exhibition Explores Architecture & Cinematic Authenticity
Supermarket-Style Pavilions
Venice Architecture Biennale's Latvian Pavilion Has a Familiar Form
Precast Concrete Toronto Skyscrapers
Pei Architects Forms a Building for Tower Hill Development
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Public-Oriented Furniture Exhibits
Furnishing Utopia's Jean Lee Displays Furniture for Public Use
Kaleidoscopic Kindergarten Buildings
The Tianshui Kindergarten by SAKO Architects is Whimsical
Futuristic Floating Concert Halls
The Shed is Hosting a Unique Event with a Spherical Concert Hall
Contemporary Extravagant Houses
Wittehaus Unveils the Gerendák Residence in North Carolina
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Vibrant Inclusive Playground Exhibitions
Wade and Leta Presents the Falling Into Place Exhibition
Stunningly Whimsical Playgrounds
XISUI Design Draws Inspiration from Natural Forms Such as Caves
Glossy Panelled Pentagonal Buildings
JM Architecture Designs the Pinwheel Building in Italy
Dazzling Vortex Office Towers
The Tencent Helix
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
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Wondrous Wooden Cities
The 'Stockholm Wood City' Will Include 2,000 Homes, Retail Spaces & Offices
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Virtual Pub Museums
Heineken Pub Museums Spotlight Important Cultural Locations
Japanese Island Holiday Villas
BIG Unveils a Look at the Finished Not a Hotel Setouchi
Playful Public Seating Designs
The London Festival of Architecture Boasts a Series of Seats
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Kilometer-Long Museums
Junya Ishigami Introduces the Zaishui Art Museum Along a Lake
Building Facade-Inspired Clothing
101% Unveils the New Seagram Collection of Apparel
Gallery-Like Elevated Retail Designs
Format Architecture Office Designs the Leica Store & Gallery
Blocky Children's Museums
UNStudio Showcases Its Design for the Children's Museum of Qatar
Swooped Museum Roof Planes
BIG Designs the Waterfront Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
Micro-City Housing Nooks
Notan Office Transforms an Industrial Site in Brussels
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Striking Glass Canopy Designs
Heatherwick Studio is Redeveloping Olympia in London, United Kingdom
Sustainably Built Public Attractions
National Geographic Society Unveils the Museum of Exploration
Transformed Historic Bank Buildings
Ivy Studio Overhauls the Interior of a Historic Building
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
Monolithic Concrete-Clad Pavilions
Alberto Campo Baeza Collaborated with Miguel Quismondo
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Mass-Timber Office Buildings
Dream Completes the Olympic Games Office Design in Paris
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Immersive Art-Technology Installations
WNDR Museum Boston Will Feature 20 Exhibitions
Digital City-Inspired Art Works
New Digital Art is on Display in Grand Central Station
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Affordable Social Housing Campuses
Studio Libeskind Creates The Atrium at Sumner Houses
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Town-Like Children's Hospital
Herzog & de Meuron Forms a Part of a Large Hospital Complex
Californian Canyon-Inspired Edifices
This Waterfront Building Pays Tribute to Rock Formations
Dynamic Immersive Play Museums
LEGO Group Presents the Superhero Studios Initiative in Paris
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Weightless Pavilion Museum Wings
Snøhetta and Alley Poyner Macchietto Expand the Joslyn Art Museum
Rustic Ruin-Inspired Aquariums
Tatiana Bilbao Estudio Designs The Sea of Cortez Research Center
Reflective Hemispherical Theater Stages
Muoto Designs the Ball Theater to Evoke a Sense of Utopia
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Whimsical Bright Creative Workspaces
Publicis Groupe's New Workspace is in New York's SoHo
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
Tri-Tower Skyscraper Developments
These Chinese Towers Pay Tribute to An Erstwhile Village
Serene Ambiance Tribeca Galleries
StudioTwentySeven Unveils a Flagship Gallery in New York
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Comprehensive Gallery Renovations
Carmody Groarke Releases Plans for the Dulwich Picture Gallery
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
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
Altered Pyramid Concrete Monuments
MCRDV Unveils a New Bright Pyramid of Tirana with IRI
Revamped Monolithic Galleries
The Revamped National Portrait Gallery Emphasizes Public Space
Bridge-Defining Tranquil Cities
BIG Studio Showcases the Plans for Mindfulness City
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Inconspicuous Art Museums
Wang Chong Studio Designs a Beautifully Expressive Building
Brutalist Museum Restaurants
Zooco Estudio Designs a Restaurant in the Cantabrian Maritime Museum
Wood-Wrapped Contemporary Libraries
The Graded School Library is Integrated Inside a School
Sustainably Designed Mumbai Offices
Sanjay Puri Architects Designs the Office@27 Workspace
Italian Rooftop Restaurants
Public Gardens in Toronto Offers a NYC-Inspired Oasis
Amorphous Public Restrooms
People's Architecture Office Designs the Amoeba Public Restroom
Pier-Side Dynamic Office Spaces
The New BIG HQ is a New Office on the Industrial Harbour
Expansive School Bamboo Canopies
CollectiveProject Creates a Canopy at Talaricheruvu Rural 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
Traditional Garden-Inspired Cultural Centers
Open Architecture Designs the Shanfeng Academy
Perforated Granite-Detailed Museums
The Chengdu Natural History Museum Gets a New Look
Ice Factory-Transformed Galleries
Malik Architecture Designs the IF.BE Gallery and Event Space
Parametric Style Video Games
Zaha Hadid Architects and Epic Games Add to Re:Imagine London
Stunning Ecuadorean Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper is Inspired By Local Architecture & Culture
Poetic Habourfront Nature Centers
3XN Created the Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing
Concrete Cultural Visitor Centers
UAD Completes the Villagers' Home Center in Zhejiang Province
Cascading Aluminum Pipe Museums
Kengo Kuma Design the Audeum Museum with an Aluminum Facade
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
Contemporary Visitor Centers
In Situ Studio Boasts a Ceiling with a Cut-Out 'Hoop'
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Kaleidoscope Vibrant Pavilions
Google's Mountain View Features a Halo Pavilion Artwork
Opulent Opera Venues
This Saudi Opera Complex is Inspired By Traditional Mud Brick Construction
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Modern Museum Versatile Cafes
Tate Modern Unveils a Corner Cafe Designed by Holland Harvey
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Large Concrete Educational Buildings
Stanton Williams Introduces the UCL East Marshgate Building
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
Energy-Efficient Headquarter Buildings
The New 'Bench' Building Prioritizes Sustainable Design
Swept Roof Underground Museums
Wutopia Lab Designs the Roof of the Deep Time Palace in China
Artfully Rotating Glass Pillars
Sebine Marcelis Created the Panorama Pillars in Atlanta
Alleyway-Inspired Art Centers
Neri&Hu Completes the New Bund Performing Arts Centre
Atrium Stacked Toronto Courthouses
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Creates a Justice Building
Glass-Lined Towering Libraries
Snøhetta Designs the Beijing City Library Located in China
Wooden Roof Japanese Museums
Shigeru Ban Designs the Toyota City Museum in Japan
White Concrete Boxy Museums
Thomas Phifer Designs the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Recycled Ship Sail Pavilions
The Breeze Installation is Installed at Chart Art Fair
Upcoming Architectural Floating Parks
MAST Designs the New Centroparco on a Sand Quarry
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Dynamic Military Archive Buildings
Jahn Completes the Pritzker Military Archives Center Design
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings
The BLOX Building in Represents Joint Thinking
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
Ice Block-Formed Pavilions
BIAD Creates the Ceremonial Falling Hours Pavilion for Visitors
Design Service Launch Exhibitions
The Public Records Exhibition Marks a New Design Service
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Barrel Vault-Topped Metro Stations
KA Architecture Studio Designs the Jahad Metro Plaza
Translucent Chinese Concert Halls
This Venue Boasts a Glowing Aesthetic & Pleasant Acoustics
Amsterdam-Honoring Dynamic Workspaces
UN Studio Designs the New Headquarters for Booking.com
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
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
Waterside Spiralled Footpath Stadiums
BDP Designs the Suoyuwan Barracuda in Dalian Bay
Slaugherhouse-Transformed Unique Museums
Cave Bureau Creates the Anthropocene Museum 9.0
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Large Parisian Art Institutions
Fondation Cartier's New Flagship Location Will Be 13 X Larger
Translucent Mesh-Wrapped Art Center
Wutopia Lab Designed the Flickering Peak in Hainan, China
Asia-Based Wooden Buildings
Toyo Ito Designs the Gaia Building at the NTU in Singapore
Large Passive House Buildings
Handel Architects Builds the Harmony Commons at UofT