Most of the architecture you'll see around the world is flat and has lots of right angles; the sinuous architecture you'll see below is anything but flat.
From undulating office buildings to curvaceous skyscrapers, this sinuous architecture is a wonder to behold.
Implications - Architects are increasingly embracing avant-garde cues in skyscrapers and commercial architecture designs. Central to this theme are curved and sinuous lines, which defy the rectangular skyscrapers of decades past. Businesses can take advantage of this opportunity by designing industrial and commercial architecture that eschews 90-degree angles and boxy constructions in favor of round, flowing designs that emulate eggs, water droplets and other form factors found in nature.
74 Sinuous Architecture Designs
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BizArchitecture
Alien Architecture, Gravity-Defying Homes and Giant Rabbits
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Gravity Defying Houses
Daring Architecture
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Droplet Architecture
Hi-Tech Resort Design Especially for Humid Coastlines
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Alien-Themed Architecture
Giger Bar
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Awesome Architecture in Iran
Incredible Buildings You Never Knew About
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Hobbit-Style Architecture
Low Impact Woodland Homes Built With Surrounding Nature
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Dancing Dubaichitecture
Self-Powered Dynamic Eco-Architecture
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Earth Architecture
Cob Houses Made of Dirt and Straw
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Jungle Architecture
The Lofted Forest Home by Rover Harvey Oshatz Inspired by Music
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Steampunked Headquarters
Oakley Architecture at SoCal Head Office
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Otherworldly Places of Worship
Incredible Religious Architecture Inspires Piety
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Greenchitecture
Ann Demeulemeester Store is Literally Green
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High Tech Luxury Offices
Cybertecture Egg
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Self-Financed Architecture
Saunders and Wilhelmsen Build Their Own Plans
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Anti-Smog Architecture in Paris
Vincent Callebaut's Green Innovation Centre
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"Bling Bling Architecture"
Kuwait's Iconic Landmarks
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Fantasy-Filled Architecture
Dalki Theme Park Encourages Creativity in Children
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Thunderstorm Architecture
Tornado-Like 'Helix' Building Blows Them Away in Abu Dhabi
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Living Rooftops
Green Roof Designs Bring Sustainability to Architecture
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Bubble Architecture
The Work of Chris Bosse
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Biomorphic Architecture
Jet House
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Conch Architecture
Kotaro Ide's Seashell House Is Nestled in the Forests of Japan
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Latticed Public Architecture
Redesigned Queens Museum of Art Boasts Web-Like Structure
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UFO Architecture
Revolutionary Complex Planned for Moscow
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LED Architecture
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Sand Dune Architecture
UAE Pavilion Will Shimmer, Morph and Change Color
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Giant Exhaust Fan Architecture
The Anara Tower in Dubai
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Space Colony Architecture
RFM FM Radio Station Headquarters, Poland
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Deceptive Architecture
3D Murals
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Flowing River Architecture
Cairo Expo City by Zaha Hadid Was Inspired by Egypt's Nile
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Otherworldly Architecture
China's Dalian Int'l Conference Center Looks Like It's From Mars
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Peacechitecture
Can Architects End The Arab-Israeli Conflict?
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Inflatable Architecture
Blow-Up Concrete Building
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Marine Inspired Architecture
The Fleet of Putrajaya, Malaysia
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London 2012 Olympic Architecture
Major Bridge Across River Lea
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Apocalyptic Architecture
The Endangered Seed Archive Looks Like An Ice Palace
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Mercury Drop Architecture
The National Library in Prague is Futuristic Fantastic
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UFO-Inspired Architecture
John Lautner's Homes of the Future
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Appliances as Architecture
'Habitat Machines' by David Trautrimas
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Spherical Car Showrooms
Manuelle Gautrand Architecture's Store of the Future
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Giant Courtyard Architecture
Zaha Hadid's Chaoyangmen Beijing SOHO III Project
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Airy, Sinuous Architecture
Old World Italy Goes Contemporary With the Regium Waterfront
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Awe-Inspiring Church Architecture
Incredible Places of Worship
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Fanned Architecture
Brendan Smithers' ‘Memory' Sculpture for Afrika Burn Art Festival
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Organic Architecture
Orquideorama Gardens
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Modern Eggchitecture
Berlin's Free University is a Work and Study Mecca
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Aortic Architecture
The Heart Influences This Urban Building Design
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Architecture-Inspired Phones
The SBNP-N90 Looks like the Burj Al Arab in Dubai
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Peeling Architecture
Camenzind Evolution Design Creates Swirling Cocoon Offices
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Global Bioconstructivism
‘Emergent' Architecture
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Floating Interactive Architecture
Burble London
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Giant J-Shaped Architecture
Green 'City-Park' Tower Spreads On and Over the Hudson
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Portrait Architecture
Law Office Shaped in the Image of 'Lady Justice'
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Zen Stone Architecture
Rocking New Taipei Performing Arts Center Uses Slabstones
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Slopechitecture
Kaponik Ski Resort Builds Insane Ski Jump Structure in Serbia
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Hair-Inspired Architecture
The Strand Barber Shop Project
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Flintstone Architecture
Home Rocks Under A Solar Umbrella
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Bejing Olympics Architecture
Herzog & de Meuron's National Stadium
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Growing Your Own Living Home
Aeroponic Architecture
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Cheese Grater Architecture
The 'O House' by Philippe Stubbei is a Celebration of Circles
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Ski Slope Architecture
The Granada Science Park is an Angled Marvel
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Genetic Architecture Incorporates Creative Surroundings
3deluxe Glass Cube
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Cactus-Shaped Architecture
Green Cactus Building Sheds Sustainable Spikes in Qatar
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Smog-Reducing Architecture
I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis Made of Cemstone
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Futuristic Spanish Architecture
Zaha Hadid's Campus de la Justicia
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Updating Futuristic Architecture
Disney's New House of the Future
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Flatpack Stadiums
2012 London Olympics Architecture
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Banknote Architecture
Lithuania's Office Center 1000
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Swiss Cheese Architecture
Bubbly ‘Boolean' Interior Installation at U of Tokyo
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Eco Golf Ball Architecture
Plastic Pavilion for Disney's Trilli
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Future Dubai Cybertecture
Du Tower
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Ethereal Architecture
Cloud House
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Fiber Optic Pavilions
Thomas Heatherwick Creates Glowing Architecture for Shanghai Expo
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Unique Architecture
The Rock at Wellington Airport
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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
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Gabled Split Trapezoidal Homes
Studio KUNZ Designs the Casa Trapézios in Rio Grande do Sul
Eco-Friendly Luxury Villas
Kengo Kuma Designs the Land Villas for Red Sea Global
Organic Contour Couch Designs
The Siwa Sofa Offers Sections for Curling Up
Floral Field-Inspired Townhomes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the Fold in Dubai
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
Visibly Undulating Stool Designs
The Concave Stool by Deniz Aktay is Structured Yet Soft
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Narrow Lot-Based Modern Homes
Johnsen Schmaling Architects Designs the Curtain House
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Silver Curtain Concrete Homes
Local Studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture Designs the House K
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
Legal Office Renovated Designs
Snarkitecture Updates Jayaram's New York Offices
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Sand Dune-Inspired Airport Roofs
Kohn Pedersen Fox Completes a Terminal Design
Vibrant Adaptable Workplaces
Ester Bruzkus Architekten Designs a Modern Workspace for Relaxound
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
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
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
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
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Nature Hyperboloid Observation Towers
White Arkitekter Completes the Observation Tower Kärven
Concrete Spiral Staircase Designs
Researchers at ETH Zurich Designs the Cadenza Staircase
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Wavy Metal Facades
SO-IL's 9 Chapel Residential Tower Offers a Istinctive Architectural Vision
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Vaulted Glass Structure Additions
A Vaulted Roof is Added to the Domino Sugar Refinery
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
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
Organic Modern Hawaiian Skyscrapers
Arquitectonica Designs the Launiu Skyscraper in Hawaii
Community-Centric Office Spaces
Shubin Donaldson Architects Designs the Tricon Residential Office
Y-Shaped Community Pavilions
Sam Crawford Architects Creates a Red-Roof Pavilion in Sydney
Geometric Cone-Shaped Mosques
Altwadum Designs the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Eucalyptus Wood Curved Pavilions
Unknown Works Creates the Armadillo Pavilion in London
Curved Vintage Home Extensions
Vatn Architecture and Groma Create the Dråpa Extension
Sleek Culture Business Centers
Heatherwick Studio Forms the Xi'an Centre Culture Business District
Dynamic Installation Science Museums
MAD has Designed the New Hainan Science Museum
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Self-Designed Evolving Homes
The Six Columns Home by WIll Burges is Designed to Grow with Him
Lily-Shaped Reusable Pavilions
Studio Saar Has Designed the Srivan Pavilion Presented Last Month
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Curved London Office Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs 50 Electric Boulevard in South London
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Simplistic Timber Warehouses
Aretz Dürr Architektur Designs the Structures of Halle S 46
Wabi-Sabi-Inspired LA Residences
Lauri Design Studio Creates the Minimal Sierra Towers
Futuristic Curved Islandic Homes
The Collective Studio Co., Ltd Designs the Nest Residence
Figure 8-Structured House
Silvia Fiarman and Alexis Dornier Design the Loop House in Bali
Prayer Room Government Offices
Agata Kurzela Studio Rewors a Floor of a Heritage Building
Cloister-Style Sculptural Galleries
Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki Design the Meridiano
Crystalline Chinese Museum Buildings
The 'Space Crystal' Building Looks Like An Otherworldly Rock
Mountain-Based Curved Viewpoints
Line+ Studio Creates the Yunhai Forest Service Station
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
White Fabric-Style Facade Residences
3dor Concepts Designs the Minimal Nyori Home in Kerela
Natural Material-Focused Headquarters
Superlimão Designs the Escritório da Engenharia HQ
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
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
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Pier-Side Dynamic Office Spaces
The New BIG HQ is a New Office on the Industrial Harbour
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
Sustainably Designed Mumbai Offices
Sanjay Puri Architects Designs the Office@27 Workspace
Law-Firm Office Interior Designs
Kin Designs the Office Interior for Law Firm Dentons
Sculptural Juxtaposing Suburban Homes
SILO Creates the Steel Louise House in Charlotte
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
Urban Skyline-View Apartments
i29 Designs the Apartment with a View in Amsterdam
Structural Concrete Arts Center
DUO Finishes the Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre
Orange Tonal Concrete Homes
Álvaro Siza Designs the Colien House on a Sloped Site in Spain
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Industrial-Inspired Housing Units
Conen Sigl Designs the Westhof Housing Block in Zurich
U-Shaped Atrium Hotels
JSa Designs the Hotel Volga in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Waved Metal-Wrapped Buildings
SO-IL Designs the 9 Chapel Residences Located in Brooklyn
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Kaleidoscope Vibrant Pavilions
Google's Mountain View Features a Halo Pavilion Artwork
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
City-Framing Concrete Residences
Cadence Architects Completes the Design of the K-Home
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
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
Gabled Planted Courtyard Schools
Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture Design the Samuel Paty School
Temperature-Balanced High-Rise Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the Vertika Nydalen Project
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Steel Pavilion Sports Clubs
Urlo Studio Designs the Mocolí Sports Club in Ecuador
Porcelain-Clad Skyscrapers
Selldorf Architevts Completes Another New York Skyscraper
Urban Natural Expansive Buildings
Atelier Delalande Tabourin Designs Office National des Forêts
Wooden Screened Cantilevered Home
Studio North Designs the Elbow House in Calgary
Curved Surface Portuguese Homes
Fala Atelier Designs a House Within a Few Lines
Gold-Tonal Metal Building Extensions
Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter Extends a Skylab at a University
Contemporary 1960s Italian Villas
The Twisted House Honors its Past with Modern Updates
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Trapezoidal Coastal Beach Houses
Emergentes Architectures Sàrl Designed the Dreal House in Chile
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Gracefully Dynamic Skyscrapers
The Bond Tower by OODA is Inspired by the Grace of Ballet
Square-Shaped High-Rise Buildings
OODA Designs the Ndarja Building in Central Tirana
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
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Steel Structural Dynamic Workspaces
Skylab Architecture Builds a New Skylab Office in Oregon
Angular Educational Facilities
Snøhetta Designs the Čoarvemátta Facility in Norway
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
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Monolithic Custom Residences
Laboratorio de Arquitectura Designs the Casa Catedral Project
Sloped Concrete Roofed Restaurants
RAD+ar Completes the Aruma Restaurant Design in Jakarta
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
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
Creative Work-Encouraging Homes
Mork-Ulnes Architects Designs the Silver Lining House
Dynamic Living Towered Residences
Triptyque Completes a Residential Tower in Onze22
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Asymmetrical Sculptural Apartment Blocks
LOHA Designs the South E8 Housing Block in Raleigh
Dynamic Wavy Steel Canopies
New Office Works Creates the Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
Converted Palazzo Circular Spas
Patricia Urquiola Transforms a Palazzo to the Six Senses Rome