Welcome to our 2008 architecture trend countdown. This list features the top architecture trends in the last year. The report is a crowd-filtered ranking based on TrendHunter.com monthly traffic (several million monthly views) and our architecture trend database, which now has more than 1,384 architecture trends.
If you are looking for professional design trend research and trend clusters, check out our 2009 Trend Reports.
Implications - Architecture is one field that is constantly trying to stay on the cutting-edge of the design world, and businesses can all take notes of the ways that architecture firms attempt to do this. A combination of futuristic models, updated designs and forward-thinking can help both architectural deigns as well as business designs as a whole stay fresh.
Top 50 Architecture Trends in 2008
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Redesigning the Eiffel Tower
Serero Project
48
7 Floors & 7 Stars Below Sea Level
Istanbul Underwater Hotel
47
$2 Billion Homes
Antilla is World's Most Expensive House (FOLLOW-UP)
46
Modular Igloos
Styrofoam Dome Houses
45
Mushroom House
Zube's Whistler Toadstool
44
$6 Million Bachelor Pads
Ultra Modern Bader House
43
Gravity Defying Houses
Daring Architecture
42
Mile-High Eco-Tower
500 Floor London Building
41
Redneck Mansion
40
Luxury Creation In Cancun
NIZUC Resort Residence Spa
39
Wheel Shaped Hotel
Dubai Promenade
38
Fashion Inspired by Architecture
Marchesa For Spires and Pagodas
37
$500 Million Homes
La Leopolda
36
Green Creative Interior Design
Alternating Tread Bookcase Stair
35
Alien-Themed Architecture
Giger Bar
34
5 Spectacular Swimming Pools
33
Awesome Architecture in Iran
Incredible Buildings You Never Knew About
32
Water Sculptures
Vortex Fountains by William Pye
31
World's Largest Gucci Store
Gucci New York
30
Dubai's Next Man Made Island
The Universe
29
Hotel of Doom
'Worst Building in the History of Mankind' to Resume Construction
28
Mile-High Tower (UPDATE)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
27
The Ring House
Best Private House
26
Luxury Steel Box Home on Stilts
Delta Shelter
25
Upside Down Stores
Viktor & Rolf in Milan
24
Absolute Tallest Building
Hyder Consulting's 5,250 Ft Structure
23
Green Luxury Building at Al Raha Beach
Abu Dhabi World Trade Center
22
Death Star Inspired Hotel
Full Moon in Azerbaijan
21
All Wonders of the World in Dubai
Pyramid, Taj Mahal and More in Falcon City of Wonders
20
African Prefab Houses
The Abod
19
Futuristic Movie Theatre in Hong Kong
AMC Pacific Place Cinema
18
Vertical Farming (Part III)
Toronto Sky Farm
17
Intelligent Future Homes
The Jung Smart House
16
Work Space Playgrounds
Google Office in Zurich
15
Vertical Eco Farm
Las Vegas 30 Storey Garden
14
Floating Ecopolis for Climate Refugees
The Lilypad
13
Eco-Luxury Architecture
$15 Million Orchid House
12
Red Swimming Pools
Hotel Unique, Sao Paolo
11
Luxurious Greek Art Hotel
Classical Baby Grand Hotel Athens
10
Steampunked Headquarters
Oakley Architecture at SoCal Head Office
9
Modern Tokyo Compact Housing
Architecture by Yasuhiro Yamashita
8
Self-Financed Architecture
Saunders and Wilhelmsen Build Their Own Plans
7
Vortex Art Homes
The Inversion House
6
Airports as Monuments
9 Amazing New Airports
5
Voyeuristic Photography
Peep Into 'The Transparent City'
4
Jenga Block Architecture
The "Next Generation House" by Sou Fujimoto
3
"Best Toilet" Awards
Nashville's Hermitage Hotel Wins 2008 Honor
2
Organic Mountainside Architecture
Asemic Scapes Rehab Center
1
Atom Smasher Photography
Large Hadron Collider Art (UPDATE)
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Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Architectural Luxury Handbags
The Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry Collection is an Exploration of Form
Beautiful Automotive Design Books
Auto Photo Manual drives the car design coffee table book trend
Luxury Ready-to-Wear Brands
KZ_K Studio Has a Unique Approach to Fashion, Inspired by Architecture
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
Retro-Futuristic Lighting Lines
Robert Abbey Fine Lighting Unveils a New Line at High Point Market
Next-Gen Graphic Attire
Serenity Trends’ Graphic Clothing Offers a Futuristic Aesthetic
Sustainable Luxury Buildings
RO54 by Arshia Architects is Located in LA's Bel Air Neighborhood
Precast Concrete Toronto Skyscrapers
Pei Architects Forms a Building for Tower Hill Development
Affordable 3D-Printed Houses
Serendix's Fujitsubo is Remarkable in the Realm of Affordable Housing
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
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
Multi-Level Japanese Residences
Akio Isshiki Architects Designs the House in Hattori-Tenjin
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Ultra-Slick Modern Apartment Interiors
Note Design Studio Works on the Cloudy Outlines Project
70s-Inspired Structural Furniture
Nouveau Standard Creates the Collection 12 of Retro Designs
Interior Design Concept Guides
IKEA Unveils its Inaugural Style Guide on Home Design
Arts and Crafts-Inspired Homes
Rural Office Designs the Middle Avenue House in Surrey
Historic Fashion Try-Ons
The Design Museum's London Fashion Exhibition Integrates AR Mirrors
Tactile Fashion Boutique Designs
FOG Architecture Designs a New Xiaozhuo Store Location
Modern Chair Designs
TAKT and Industrial Facility Introduce the Bow Chair
Central Tokyo Penthouses
Bellustar Tokyo Offers Traditional Japanese Aesthetics and Modern Comfort
Atlanta Heritage Contemporary Hotels
The New FORTH Hotel Takes Pride in its Atlanta Roots
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Topography-Inspired Furniture Capsules
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the TOPOS Collection
Design Thought Leader Podcasts
The Future of XYZ Podcast Spotlights Design Leaders and Innovators
Sculptural Geometric Formed ADUs
Cover Architecture Has Unveiled its New Moongate ADU
Post-Apocalyptic Aluminum Furniture
Students at HEAD Genève Create 2084, Diorama of the Future
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
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
Eccentrically Designed Historic Penthomes
Crina Arghirescu Rogard Adds Designs to a Penthouse
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Modernism Birdhouse Exhibitions
Andu Masebo and Rio Kobayashi Create the Dwellings Project
Modern Desert Architecture Projects
Toll Brothers Debuts an Amenity Center & Cottages in Arizona
Technology News Summaries
TechTok Helps Readers Stay On Top of News in Five Minutes
Anticipatory Architectural Homes
The Vulcan House in Perth Has a Sensible Design Process
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
Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules
SeungBum Ma Designs the Form-Functional Archi-Furniture
Modern Office Environments
The MOL Campus Project Was Designed by Architecture Firm Kinzo
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
Upward-Pitched Roof Homes
O'Neill McVoy Architects Designs a New Z-Shaped Home in Houston
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Vibrant Tonal Spanish Apartments
Colombo and Serboli Architecture Designs a Barcelona Apartment
Fiji Ocean-Front Estate Homes
A Tesm of Designers Join Forrces to Create the Reef House
Eco-Conscious Slim Skyscrapers
Muraba and RCR Arquitectes Join to Design the Muraba Veil
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Sustainable-Focused Design Tools
EFFEKT and Velux Work Together to Create the Compass Model
Futuristic Vibrant London Apartments
2LG Studio Designs a Vibrant Apartment in East London
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Refreshed Retro Chair Designs
Knoll Shines a Spotlight on the Tugendhat Chair Design
Harmonious Traditional Home Designs
MAKHNO Studio Updates the Century-Old Kyoto House
Post-Earthquake Rebuilding Projects
Foster + Partners Rebuilds Antakya, Turkey After Earthquake
Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes
Measured Architecture Designs the Shor House Project
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Inflated Dynamic Design Exhibitions
Vienna Design Week Hosts the Series Exhibition this Year
Curved London Office Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs 50 Electric Boulevard in South London
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Contrasting Facade Clad Apartments
Messner Architets Designs the RVTK Apartments in Italy
Avian-Inspired Luxury Residences
This Hill-Top Costa Rican Home is Inspired By Bird Plumage
Prayer Room Government Offices
Agata Kurzela Studio Rewors a Floor of a Heritage Building
Natural Light-Centric Timber Homes
Studio Varey Architects Designs the Huron House in London
Honeycomb-Inspired Terracotta Walls
Ant Studio's Beehive System Naturally Cools Down a Space
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Japanese Gates-Inspired Benches
Ewan Lamm Designs the Torii Gate Inspired by Torii Gates
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Lively Transformed Vibrant Homes
02A studio Adds Splashes of Color to Casa Buondelmonti
New York Structural Designs
Quarters is Unveiled as the Latest New York Symbol Building
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Stunning Emirati Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper in Dubai Could Become the World's Second-Tallest
Futuristic Bridge Designs
Zaha Hadid Architects' Bridge in China is Futuristic & Stunning
Renovated 19th-Century Homes
Byró Architekti Renovates a House in Kutná Hora with Bright Joinery
Sustainably Designed Mumbai Offices
Sanjay Puri Architects Designs the Office@27 Workspace
Beach-Overlooking Picturesque Homes
teamSTAR Designs the Villa A in Japan's Yokosuka-City
Law-Firm Office Interior Designs
Kin Designs the Office Interior for Law Firm Dentons
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Cutting-Edge Brick Designs
Glen-Gery Corporation Unveils Its 2024 Brick Styles Catalog
Parametric Style Video Games
Zaha Hadid Architects and Epic Games Add to Re:Imagine London
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Concrete Cultural Visitor Centers
UAD Completes the Villagers' Home Center in Zhejiang Province
Empowering Women Design Awards
Triennale Milano Hosted the 5th AIAP Women in Design Award
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Mix Cultural-Inspired London Extensions
Collective Works Designs the Mid Terrace Dream in London
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Timeless Furniture Series
Artek Creates the Crafted Through Time Series to Build on Designs
Aegean Architecture-Inspired Home Designs
Studio Kali Designs the Arkhe Collection of Furniture
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Office Building Rainbow Facades
SAKO Architects Designs the Vertical Rainbow Office Building
Architectual Makeup Capsules
Tom Ford Teases a New Makeup Collection Comprised of "Essentials"
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
Efficient Architecture Design Tools
Architecture Helper Provides Design Insights in Seconds
Renovated Neo-Gothic Provostry
Studio Acht Renovates a 19th-Century Provestry with Modern Touches
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
Interconnected Brick-Clad Buildings
David Chipperfield Architects Blends Three Housing Typologies
Architectural Pottery Museums
1+1>2 Architects Designs the Bat Trang Pottery Museum
Design Showcase Platforms
todays.design Creates a Community of Artists Showing their Best Work
Dynamic Military Archive Buildings
Jahn Completes the Pritzker Military Archives Center Design
Feline-Focused Modern Homes
Tan Yamanouchi esign a Cat Tree House in the City of Kamakura
Sustainability-Focused Building Renovations
Climate Group Launches the Renovation Revolution
Elegant Interior Hotel Designs
Tonen Lead the Interior Design of the Hotel Bella Grande
Research Artful Experimental Projects
Foscarini Forms the HABITUS Art Project with a Team
Contemporary Stacked Residences
StudioAC Designs the Everden Residence with Minimal Details
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
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
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Asian Designer Furniture Exhibitions
This Year's Emerge Exhibition Marks the Third Annual Showcase
Optimal Energy Research Centers
Zara Hadid Architects Designs the Alisher Navoi Research Center
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
Sloped Concrete Roofed Restaurants
RAD+ar Completes the Aruma Restaurant Design in Jakarta
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
Glass Facade Premium Skyscrapers
Zaha Hadid Architects Near Completes the Henderson Office
Gridded Screen Apartment Blocks
Neri&Hu Design a Grid Facade Residential Building in Taiwan
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
Stacked Pebble-Inspired Towers
Atelier 9.81 Designs the Calaid Port Tower Building
Sustainable Dynamic Hilltop Buildings
Arshia Architects Designs the RO54 in LA's Bel Air
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Translucent Mesh-Wrapped Art Center
Wutopia Lab Designed the Flickering Peak in Hainan, China
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
Black Terracotta Office Buildings
SOM Creates the New 28&7 Building in Manhattan's Chelsea