Straying from traditional design ideals, these unconventional architecture finds embrace a contemporary visual concept that is brought to life through their conception. These contemporary structures, art installations and boldly designed interiors reject traditional views on symmetry and instead endorse irregular angles and complex geometries.
From curvilinear sky scrapers to eco-conscious pavilions, these unconventional architecture finds highly rely on the latest in building technologies. Whether paving the way for new material uses or complex construction practices, these unexpected structures and spaces are a design lover’s dream.
Paving the way for the future of design, these architectural creations open our eyes to a new world of building possibilities and reject past ideals that endorse simplicity and minimalism in design.
70 Unconventional Architecture Finds
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Optical Illusion Structures
The Reframe Art Installation Features Multiple Perspectives
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Submerged Luxury Nightclubs
Check out The World's First Underwater Music Club in the Maldives
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Candy-Colored Schools
The Chalmers Campus Lindholmen Makes Learning Fun
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Eco Egg-Shaped Abodes
KasaUovo Houses Are Environmentally Friendly Straight from the Nest
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Temporary Honeycomb Architecture
The Shellstar Pavilion Features a Super Lightweight Construction
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Undulating Ceiling Installations
Paper Chandeliers by Cristina Parreno Architecture is Spectacular
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Bio-Glamour Architecture
Architect Ephraim-Henry Pavie Creates an Aesthetically Eco-Friendly Home
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Perforated Accordion-like Pavilions
The Bowooss Bionic Optimized Wooden Shell is Eco-Conscious
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Minimalist Sci-Fi Athenaeums
The Vennesla Library and Culture House Belongs in the 22nd Century
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Folding Facade Abodes
Dolomitenblick by Plasma Studio Slices Through Its Spanning Landscape
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Curved Automobile Architecture
The Porsche Pavilion by HENN is a Smooth Masterpiece
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UV-Light Thread Installations
Korean Artist Jeongmoon Choi Plays with Perception and Illusion
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Perforated Vortex Architecture
The Messe Basel New Hall by Herzog & De Meuron is Futuristic
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Spellbinding Metallic Installations
The Zaha Hadid 'Arum' Installation Explores Ethereal Structure
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Sleek Structural Mazes
The Biomedical Research Center by Behles & Jochimsen Architects is Complex
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Giant Sheathed Domes
iGuzzini Headquarters by MiAS Architects is a Spectacular Structure
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Mod Musculature Mansions
The Bundle House is a Formal Experiment in Manipulating a Flat Site
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Coke Crate Installations
The Upcycling Pavilion by BNKR Arquitectura Uses 5,000 Coca-Cola Cases
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Mountain-Inspired Observation Centers
The Tverrfjellhytta Pavilion is a Site for Deer Watching
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Combined Hanger Cubbies
The Hang On Storage System Gives Wooden Hooks a Second Way to Display
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Water Treatment Architecture
Conversing with Water Project Integrates Eco Behavior with Building
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Prodigious Accessory Pavilions
Beijing World Jewelry Expo is an Epic Edifice to Exhibit Tiny Items
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Computer-Crafted Sculptures
Nick Ervink's Cross Media Creations are Modernizing Sculpting
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Color-Popped Eco Architecture
The Indigo Tower is Designed to Clean up the Hong Kong Skyline
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Blood Vessel Buildings
The El Raval Performing Arts Center Will Bring New Life into a Neighborhood
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Transparent Honeycomb Structures
Honey Scape by X-REF Embraces Geometric Elements
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Yin-Yang-Inspired Architecture
The Tianjin Ecocity by Steven Holl Relieves Dense Chinese Cities
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Camouflaged Kaleidoscope Structures
The Assembly One Pavilion Pushes Visual Boundaries
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Angular Stairway Stores
The Design Collective Shop Features Geometric Elements
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Bulging Geometric Abodes
The Villa F by Hornung & Jacobi Architecture is Inspired by Eroded Rocks
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Illusory Imploding Interiors
'PuLSaTe' Uses Op-Art Architecture to Create a Captivating Showroom
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Grid-Like Wave Canopies
The Lignum Pavilion Shows Off the Modern Uses of Wood in Architecture
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Skeletal Ripple Structures
The Mosque Amir Al-Momenin is Designed with Sustainability in Mind
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Comfy Tumbling Structures
The 'White Elephant (Privately Soft)' Has a Soft Cowhide Interior
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Pyramid Cinema Pavilions
The Kanye West 'Cruel Summer' Theater Boasts Seven Screens
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Avant-Garde Atrium Architecture
The Studios at Monterrey Institute of Technology are Highly Modern
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Abstractly Linked Architecture
The CASIS Headquarters Embodies a Stylized Exterior and Circulation
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Sci-Fi Angular Abodes
The Hironaka House by Ken Yokogawa Brings Bold Architecture to the Suburbs
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Cranial Concert Venues
The Celeton Excessive Music Hall Embodies the Sensory Experience of Sound
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Beautiful Beehive Buildings
The Buzz Around the Recycled Pellet Pavilion by Avatar Architettura
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Web-Like Lattice Architecture
The La Voute de Le Fevre is Impressively Voluminous
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Ice Berg-Mimicking Installations
The Mido Fair Stand is an Artful and Dynamic Architectural Piece
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Stacked Stick Structures
The Wood Pallet Facade by Stephane Malka is Bold and Dynamic
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Sleek Soundwave Structures
The Liverpool Villahermosa by Inaki Echeverria
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Angular Facade Architecture
The Vanke Triple V Gallery Features Linear Accents
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Specifically Situated Modern Houses
The Skyline Residence is a Beautiful Home with a Stunning View
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Sci-Fi Pool Pavilions
The Aquarena Aqua Leisure Center Embodies its Futuristic Inspiration
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Inset Landscape Structures
The Seoul Memorial Park by HAEAHN Features Fluid Elements
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Origami-Like Ceilings
The Salon Urbain Lounge is Dynamically Geometric and Vibrant
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Geometric Dome Structures
The King's Cross Train Station Redevelopment is Dynamically Designed
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Rippled Ceiling Theatres
The Masrah Al Qasba Theatre Boasts and Unconventional Ceiling
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Inflatable Illuminated Pavilions
The Fantastic Trailer by Cheryl Baxter Glows in the Evening
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Transparent Teepee Abodes
House Tokyo by A.L.X. Architects Features Distinctive Lighting Effects
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Artistic Fast Food Joints
The McDonald's in Batumi, Georgia is a Feat of Fast Food Architecture
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Captivating Checkerboard Structures
The Adult Education Center by CEBRA Features Cubed Accents
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Commemorative Upside-Down Architecture
Martin Papcun & Atelier SAD Design Memorial in Munich
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Stacked Rainbow Facades
The Sugamo Shinkin Bank Challenges Traditional Public Space Ideals
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Golden Foliage Facades
The Museum of Historical Marksmanship is Stunning
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Breathing Metal Walls
Doris Kim Sung's Work with Thermo-Bimetals is Inspired by Human Skin
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Floating Cloud Architecture
This Arthur Kupreychuk Design Looks Like it’s Under a Dark Cloud
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Multi-Angled Roof Architecture
The Koda Estonia Pavilion by KUU Architects Embraces Geometry
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Dinsaur-Modeled Homes
The Jurgen Mayer H OLS House is Shaped Like Ancient Creatures
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Trypophobe-Torturing Architecture
The Train Nest is Made Up of Repeated Forms and Perforations
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Mutating Cell Stadiums
Metaplasia by Christos Koukis Evolves to Attain New Life
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Mountain-Mimicking Structures
The Slow Horse Hotel Resembles the Slopes of Ski Hills
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Roof-Walkway Cultural Centers
The Helsinki Centra Library by OODA is a Space for More Than Reading
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Holistic Hybrid Architecture
The Church of Sant Francesc Convent Fuses the Traditional and Modern
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Angular Diplomatic Abodes
The Ethiopian Dutch Embassy Juts Out in Several Directions
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Brown-Bagged Boutiques
Philip Salem's Store 'OWEN' in NYC is Meticulously Designed with Paper Bags
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Sci-Fi Government Buildings
The Giorgia House of Justice is Intimidating and Furtuistic
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Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
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
Artful Doghouse Design Exhibitions
The Architecture for Dogs Exhibition Opens at ADI Design
Plant-Based Cabin Constructions
Moontower Design Build Creates the Cross Cabin in Austin
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
Novel Home Security Concepts
Swift Creatives Introduces 'Sculptural Surveillance'
Nature-Connecting Warm Apartments
Baranowitz + Kronenberg Designs the Urban Refuge Apartment
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Staggered Floor Modern Residences
Malý Chmel Designed the House of Seven Floors in Czech Republic
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
Sculptural Photocoltaic Theater Designs
BIG Designs the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Bold Sculptural Furniture Collections
Unform Studio Introduced its Orbit and Axis Lines
Terracotta-Inspired Art Installations
Gornace Brioni's Grounded Exhibition Features Wall Coverings
Backyard-Transformed Dwelling Units
Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
Colorful Educational Art Installations
Mario Cucinella Architects Displays Sparking Change
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Artful Wooden Pavilions
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónia Designs the Orchid Pavilion
Contemporary Ski Home Projects
Alfredo Paredes Reimagines the Traditional Ski Chalet
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
Modern Minimalism Apartments
Between the Walls Designs the Old&New Apartment in Kyiv
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Landscape-Integrated Hill Homes
Elías Rizo Arquitectos Designs the Casa AV in the Hills
Black-Timber Stealthy Pavilions
Aptdotapt Designs the Drop-Stop Pavilion in the Mountains
Sculptural Geometric Formed ADUs
Cover Architecture Has Unveiled its New Moongate ADU
Colorful Rooftop Unified Buildings
Urbanus' Nantou Hybrid Building is Comprised of Five Buildings
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
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
Prefabricated Exposed Structural Homes
Workshop Architecture Inc Designs the Unfinished House
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
Spontaneity-Inspired Sculptural Lighting Designs
Bocci Unveils Two New Stunning Lighting Designs
Green Concrete Community Centers
Studios WORKac and Ignacio Urquiza Architects Form a Building
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Organic Modern Hawaiian Skyscrapers
Arquitectonica Designs the Launiu Skyscraper in Hawaii
Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes
Omer Arbel Presents Designs for a Range of Washington State Homes
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Fraying Dynamic Wooden Pavilions
Young Projects has Created the Match House Wooden Pavilion
Eucalyptus Wood Curved Pavilions
Unknown Works Creates the Armadillo Pavilion in London
Nature Blending Modern Homes
MODU Designed the Mini Tower One Residence in Brooklyn
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Robust Monolithic Walled Homes
H Arquitectes Completes the Casa 1736 in Barcelona
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Geometric Prefabricated Pavilions
Heams & Michel Architectes Presents the 7 Kiosks Project
Contrasting Facade Clad Apartments
Messner Architets Designs the RVTK Apartments in Italy
Figure 8-Structured House
Silvia Fiarman and Alexis Dornier Design the Loop House in Bali
Vibrant Furniture Collections
Unform Studio Unveils Its Inaugural Furniture Collection
Cloister-Style Sculptural Galleries
Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki Design the Meridiano
Minimal Integrated Tile LIghting
Unknown, Untitled Designs the UU Tiles Project of Lighting
Concrete Boxes-Overlapping Homes
FujiwaraMuro Architects Designs the House in Tsurumi-ku
Modern Concrete Hayfield Homes
Omer Arbel Designs the 75.9 House in the Canadian Pacific Northwest
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
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Archmongers Renovates the Trellick Tower in London
Doughnut-Shaped Elevated Houses
Studio Saxe Designs the Sinfornia Verde in Carate, Costa Rica
Exposed Concrete Stealthy Homes
OFIS Aritekti Designs the Villa Eternal Way in Slovenia
Unconventional Design Exhibitions
Meritalia Presents a Striking Exhibition at Design Miami 2024
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
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
Raw Concrete Industrial Homes
Studio Cochi Architects Designs the House in Nishizaki
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Architecture-Inspired Building Blocks
James Paulius Designs the Blockitecture® Frank Lloyd Wright
Woodland-Inspired Timber Office Spaces
Atelier du Pont Completes the Pavilion Jardins Building
Graphic-Accented Brutalist Apartments
Jean Verville Designs a Creative Laboratory in Quebec City
White Concrete Boxy Museums
Thomas Phifer Designs the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Temple-Inspired Striking Galleries
Abin Design Studio Designs a Gallery with Temple Themes
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Mass Studies Unveils the Visuals for the Archipelagic Void
Textured Local Stone Residences
Point27 Architects Designed the Atrium House in Greece
Inclusive Social Housing Projects
Peris + Toral Arquitectes Design 85 Social Dwellings in Cornellà
Experimental Cuboid Exhibition Spaces
Sār Unveils the Experimental Sār Residence by Girish Doshi
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Monumental Concrete Hotel Suites
Malek Alqadi Designs the Folly Mojave Series in the Desert
Structural Concrete Arts Centers
DUO Finishes the Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre
Three-Story Garden Residences
AtelierM Designed the Nirvana House in Pilar, Argentina
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Poetic Habourfront Nature Centers
3XN Created the Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing
Subway-Lined Waved Panels
Ateneo Used 3D Tech to Form Sculptural Walls Around Wuyuanwan Station
Concrete Cultural Visitor Centers
UAD Completes the Villagers' Home Center in Zhejiang Province
Children-Collaborative Design Pavilions
Matt+Fiona Create the Reflect Pavilion in London's Camden
Sloped Site Concrete Residences
OODA Designs the Oeiras House Outside of Lisbon, Portugal
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
Electric Heritage-Based Apartments
Yana Molodykh Renovates the Landscape Alley Apartment
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Renovated Terraced Penthouse
Destudio Renovates the Ático Curvo Apartment in Valencia
Lighthouse-Functioning Concrete Structures
Lin Architecture Creates the Concrete Pavilion in China
Aegean Architecture-Inspired Home Designs
Studio Kali Designs the Arkhe Collection of Furniture
Cave-Like Folded Residences
Earthscape Studio Creates the Unique Structural Wild House
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Open-Air Perforated Concrete Homes
MM++ Architects Designs the Anchor House in Vietnam
Sculptural Museum Expansions
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Unveil Images of the Broad's Expansion
Reinforced Concrete Housing Sets
Atelier Rampazzi Designs the Residenza Carèsg Row of Homes
Billowing Modular Art Installations
People's Architecture Office Designs the Curly Cube
Traditional Barn-Style Residences
Young Projects Designs the Six Square House in Bridgehampton
Shaded Modern Outdoor Furniture
mmcité street furniture Designs the UFO Shelter for Outdoors
Transformed Disused Steelwork Structures
Delugan Meissl Designs Expo Cultural Park Greenhouse
Rustic Cultural Architectural Buildings
Abin Design Studio Designed the Gallery House in Bensberia
Roman Architecture-Themed Pavilions
Pratique and Fanum Design the Forum des Vestiges Pavilion
Organic Striking Tower Designs
David Macullo Architects Designs the Leaves Tower
Brutalist Minimal Apartment Designs
Zalc Arquitetura Reimagines the JF Apartment in Brazil
Curved Surface Portuguese Homes
Fala Atelier Designs a House Within a Few Lines
Arab Majlis-Inspired Modular Sofas
Patricia Urquiola's Insula Sofa Series is Customizable
Contemporary 1960s Italian Villas
The Twisted House Honors its Past with Modern Updates
Botanical Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago Create the Green Ark Pavilion
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
Sleek Contemporary Elevated Retreats
Brown & Brown Architects Designs the Tidal House
Contemporary Cantilevered Residences
Alterstudio Architecture Presents the Westview Residence
Dual Level Concrete Galleries
Morphosis Designs the Crow Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Compact Red Wooden Homes
Studio TEST Presents the Prefab House Changeover Structure
Parking Lot-Transformed Homes
Maritau Arqui Completed the Octa House on a Japanese Island
Square Structural Canadian Homes
PARTISANS Designs the Canvas House in Toronto, Canada
Immersive Artful Apartments
Tereza Porybná and Objektor Architekti Design the Ovenecká 33
Whimsical Sculptural Furniture Series
Micah Rosenblatt Presents the City Block Series in Art Show
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Minsuk Cho Designs the Archipelagic Void Shelter in London
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Sloped Concrete Roofed Restaurants
RAD+ar Completes the Aruma Restaurant Design in Jakarta
Fly Saucer-Shaped Structural Buildings
MAD Architects Introduced the Never Hut in Foshan, China
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Hopeful Design Installations
Annemoon Geurts Presents the Evolving Harmony Exhbition
Multifunctional Angled Apartments
Snøhetta Designs the Vertikal Nydalen Building in Oslo
Artful Dockside Installations
London Festival of Architecture Gets Benches for Pews and Perches
Port Building-Nestled Museums
Colectivo C733 Installs a Museum inside of a Mexican Port Building
Vaulted Compact Merged Homes
Studio Tololo Ugarte Designs the Tiny Vaulted Catalejo Home
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
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Arched Garden-Topped Cultural Centers
Atelier Apeiron Creates the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana
Large Passive House Buildings
Handel Architects Builds the Harmony Commons at UofT