The December 2021 architecture innovations are creative and inspiring with future-forward designs. When given the opportunity to explore new shapes and unlikely forms, architects push the boundaries of the quotidian design structures. X+Living, a Chinese company known for its innovative architectural designs and interpretations, is a prime example of thinking outside the box.
The company installed a surreal spiral bookstore to celebrate the passage of time and space. The metaphoric installation illustrates how architecture as an art form can evoke deep feelings of contemplation.
In terms of future-forward designs, SAGA, a Danish architecture studio, designed the LUNARK
modular origami-inspired moon tent. Made from a black glossy fiber shell, the tent is designed to withstand conditions on the moon and sports a zero-waste ecosystem. SAGA tested the tent in Greenland for warmth and stability.
Top 35 Architecture Trends in December
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Modular Origami Moon Tents
LUNARK is Made from Black Glossy Fiber Shell to Withstand the Moon
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Tiny Home Temporary Housing
The Whitsett West Tiny Home Village Houses LA's Homeless Temporarily
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Luxury Desert Resorts
The 'Desert Rock Resort' is Built Into a Rocky Mountain in Saudi Arabia
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Cozy Minimalist A-Frame Cabins
The Hara House in Japan Boasts an Eco-Conscious Design
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Large-Scale Prefab Home Designs
Koto Launched the Falcon House Modular Home Design
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Modern Glowing Orb Structures
The Hometown Moon Structure Reflects onto a Serene Pool
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Colorful Urban Art Installations
Flint Collective Used Neon Lights to Transform Empty Storefronts
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Surreally Spiral Bookstore Installations
This Installation Celebrates the Passage Of Time & Space
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Floating Carbon-Capturing Habitats
The Conceptual Carbon Capture Refuge X Habitat is Futuristic
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Modernist Desert Homes
Aidlin Darling Design Created the High Desert Retreat Home
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Cloud-Inspired Home Interiors
OPA Designed Softie, a Cloud-Themed Home With a White Interior
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Arboreal Tech Store Designs
This Apple Store In Los Angeles is Lined With Ficus Trees
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Branded Reflective Sculptures
The Imagined Landscapes Jeju is a Mirrored Burberry Sculpture
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Futuristic Dumpling Restaurants
'Dumpling Lab' is a new Futuristic Dumpling Restaurant in New York
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Public Relaxation Structures
'KLAR' Has Created a Cost-Effective Multipurpose Public Structure
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Greenery-Laced Residential Towers
This Building Has a Cracked Facade Filled With Plants
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Scientific Public Art Projects
A Cube's Entropic Progression Hopes to Raise Scientific Awareness
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Rugged Fire-Proof Homes
Renée del Gaudio Architecture Designed this Colorado Home for Fire Safety
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Upcycled Waste-Made Restaurants
Lucas Munoz Designed Mo de Movimiento Using Waste Materials
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Street Art-Themed Homes
Durack Architects Converted a Warehouse into a Three Bedroom Home
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Natural Leaf-Made Huts
UMA Built a Temporary Leaf Hut Installation Using Autumnal Leaves
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Sculptural Environmental Sun Shields
This UV-Resistant Shielding Space is Imagined for Australia
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Brutalist Restaurant Spaces
Frieze Founders Opened the Toklas Restaurant Informed by Brutalism
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Avocado-Camouflaged Homes
This Mexican Vacation Home Blends Into its Avocado-Studded Surroundings
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Interactive Pavilion Hubs
The Rural Bamboo Pavilion by LIN Architecture Promotes Socialization
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Illuminous Climate Statements
Tierra is an Artistic Project by SpY in the Streets of Madrid
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Crowned Art Deco Skyscrapers
CetraRuddy Completed a Chevron-Patterned Facade Skyscraper
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Carbon-Conscious Chinese Skyscrapers
These Buildings Will Tower Above a Casino Resort in Macau
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Reimagined Chinese Factory Buildings
This Modern Office Building Was Crafted Out Of An Old Factory
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Neapolitan-Informed Pizzerias
SIMO Pizza Features an Open Kitchen in Greenwich Village
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Topsy-Turvy Timber Buildings
This Building Has An Upside-Down Appearance Due To Its Broadened Roof
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Nature-Respecting City Concepts
Fernando Donis' 'Frame City' Proposal Wins a Recent Competition
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Generously Glazed Tech Stores
This Apple Store in Turkey Is Designed to Be Flooded With Daylight
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Dynamically Diverse Architecture Apps
This App Helps Designers Create Realistic Human Depictions
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Mirror-Sheathed Art Depot Buildings
This Dutch Art Depot's Facade is Laden With Reflective Glass
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Japanese-Inspired Portable Tiny Homes
Baluchon Designs the Portable Bonzai Tiny Home
Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
No Architects Created a Multi-Functional Modern Apartment
Comfort-Focused Luxury Dome Tents
The Spherescape Tent is Described as "An Innovative Masterpiece"
Innovation-Focused Furniture Design Collectives
Haworth Launches DesignLab to Push Innovation
Nature-Inspired Geometric Office Domes
Anthony Hodson Designs the New Dzome as a Garden Office Pod
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
Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
The Conceptual Floating Glass Museum is AI-Generated
Cube-Combining Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny Home Uses Modular Spaces to Enable Flexible Use
Novel Home Security Concepts
Swift Creatives Introduces 'Sculptural Surveillance'
Future Building Material Exhibitions
The Farrell Centre Debuts Its Inaugural Exhibition
Smart Glass-Topped Lookouts
These Picturesque Cabins Offer Stunning Views Of the Sky
Supermarket-Style Pavilions
Venice Architecture Biennale's Latvian Pavilion Has a Familiar Form
3D-Printed Hotels
A First-of-Its-Kind Hotel is Coming to Marfa, Texas
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Shapeshifting Outer Space Hotels
The Acromnia Orbital Hotel Imagines Life in Space
Origami-Inspired Modular Sofas
Front and EFG Join Forces to Design the Modular Ori Sofa System
Traditional Tower-Inspired Lamps
The 'Pagoda Lamp' Takes After Pagodas for a Thoughtful Form
Modular Flat-Pack Side Tables
SUNRIU Design's Tai Side Table is Sustainability-Conscious
Interior Design Concept Guides
IKEA Unveils its Inaugural Style Guide on Home Design
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Community-Centric Headquarters
SPACE10 Embraces Community-Centric Design for Its Headquarters
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Origami-Inspired Lit Table Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Dynamic LightUP Concept
Modern Melbourne Home Renovations
Timmins+Whyte Design This Home with Roof Folds
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Bauhaus-Inspired Pattern Collections
Design En Rogue Architecture Recently Debuted Its New Line
Tactile Fashion Boutique Designs
FOG Architecture Designs a New Xiaozhuo Store Location
Retro-Futurist Restaurant Interiors
Jialun Xiong Completed Her First Restaurant Interior Project
Circus Tent-Inspired Holiday Homes
Cubo Design Architect Designs the Circus Home in Japan
Elevated Airy Office Designs
The 'Aerie' Office Sits High Above the San Francisco Landscape
Immersive Living Room Concepts
Moooi Presents an Immersive Journey for Milan Design Week
Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs
Photon Studio's Designs the Box in the Box Apartment
Immersive Lighting Installations
Occhio Spotlights Innovation & Imagination with New Installation
Glossy Panelled Pentagonal Buildings
JM Architecture Designs the Pinwheel Building in Italy
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Water-Inspired Theatre Designs
Open Architecture Unveils Its Plans for the Yichang Grand Theatre
Warm Ambiance Hospitality Offices
Frya Design Agency Designs the Berg & Ridge Office Space
Optical-Illusion Home Decor Collections
Sevval Kalaycikli Designs a Series of Light & Glass Tables
Dynamic Structural Chair Designs
Jumbo Presents the Snow Fence and Foldont Chair Designs
Curved Concrete Hotels
Atelier d’More Transforms a Two-storey Building into a Contemporary Hotel
Cosmic-Inspired Lamp Collections
Rollo Studio Presents the New Aureole Collection of Lighting
Modern Modular Furniture Designs
Virgil Abloh and Cassina Design the Modular Imagination Series
Urban Structural Street Furniture
BLUE Architecture Studio Designs the Symbiotic Urban Furniture
Minimally Sourced Decor Collections
Sabine Marcelis Designs the VARMBLIXT Capsule for IKEA
Town-Like Classroom Designs
Atelier Apeiron Designs the Kindergarten of Museum Forest Building
Lunar New Year-Inspired Noteboooks
Moleskine Adds New Designs to the 3 Artists, 3 Countries Series
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Earthy Tonal Tranquil Lounges
Cloud and Sabine Marcelis Create a Lounge Promoting AlUla
Renovated Compact Loft Apartments
Metre Architects' Vessel Project Renovates a Small Space
Snow Mountain Minimal Homes
Design Over The Norms Creates the Blissful Snowfall House
Intergalactic-Inspired Lifestyle Products
The Spacio Collection is Made up of Everyday Objects
Suspended Origami-Like Lighting
The Sora Light by Fung + Bedford for Frandsen is Artistic
Light-Inspired Furniture Exhibitions
Lee Broom Presents the New Divine Inspiration Capsule
Productive Mood Lighting Designs
Teixeira Design Studio Presents Moody Lighting for Gantri
Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules
SeungBum Ma Designs the Form-Functional Archi-Furniture
Modular Modern Wooden Bookshelves
Kengo Kuma Designs the Marumarushikaku Shelf for More Trees
Colorful Metaverse Cities
Space Popular Applies Aldo Rossi’s Ideas to the Metaverse
Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops
Light and Dwell Open up a Store of Furniture Designs
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
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
Traditional Japan-Honoring Homes
Cubo Design Architects Designs the C4L House in Tokyo
Artist-Styled Nostalgic Lookbooks
AURALEE and New Balance Reimagine Archival Fashion Designs
Bamboo Luxe Pool Houses
Baldó Arquitectura Designs the Godai Pavilion with a Hanging Roof
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
Tent-Like Exhibition Pavilions
Buero Wagner Creates the Adaptable Black Pavilion in Rome
Sculptural Art-Detailed Store Designs
Halleroed Designs the Flagship Toteme Store in Mayfield
Playfully Angular House Designs
Takeshi Hirobe Architects Design the Villa MKZ in Japan
Futuristic Vibrant London Apartments
2LG Studio Designs a Vibrant Apartment in East London
Immersive Furniture Company Exhibitions
IKEA Unveils the Future Together Exhibition at MDW
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Liveable Artful Pop-Up Installations
Julie Cloos Mølsgaard Creates a Pop-Up Hotel Installation
Library-Converted Modern Sheds
The Act of Quad Creates the Light Box in Mumbai, India
Cutting-Edge Design Programming
Triennale Milano Offers an Array of Events for Milan Design Week
Origami-Inspired Seating Capsule
Ames Living's New Seating Line Relies on Origami-Inspired Design
Gallery-Like Minimal Home Designs
Daytrip Completes the Interior Design of a Home in North London
Figure 8-Structured House
Silvia Fiarman and Alexis Dornier Design the Loop House in Bali
Tea-Honoring Angular Libraries
Atelier Xi Designs the Interconnected Library and Tea Rooms
Post-Apocalyptic Aluminum Furniture
Students at HEAD Genève Create 2084, Diorama of the Future
Memory-Reminiscent Idyllic Homes
Tsuyoshi Tane and Vitra Design the Tane Garden House
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
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
Local Craft-Shown Bamboo Pavilions
AtArchitecture Designs the Northeast Pavilion for an Art Fair
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Stars-Inspired Elliptical Planetariums
Snøhetta Designs a Modern Planetarium Design in France
Gridded Immersive Retail Experiences
Studio Lotus Designs the New Ekaya Banaras Retail
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Conical Glass Pavilion Wineries
Studio Other Spaces Designs the Vertical Panorama Pavilion
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Wave-Like Structural Art Centers
Studio Zhu-Pei Designs the Zibo OCT Art Center in Shandong
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
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Galactic-Themed Sci-Fi Museums
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the New Star Cloud Museum
Modular Beam-Themed Furniture
The Beam Collection by Adam Weir has a Harmonious Structure
Vibrant Apartment Showrooms
&Tradition Designs the Under One Roof Apartment Showroom
Desert-Inspired Campground Hotels
BIG and ICON Join Forces to Develop the El Cosmico Project
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Traditional Garden-Inspired Cultural Centers
Open Architecture Designs the Shanfeng Academy
Stacked Timber Office Buildings
De Zwarte Hond Designs the Headquarters of Alliander
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Geometric Colorful Residential Spaces
Office S&M Designs the Vibrant Graphic House in London
Waved Metal-Wrapped Buildings
SO-IL Designs the 9 Chapel Residences Located in Brooklyn
Colorful Modular Outdoor Furniture
Patricia Urquiola Designs the Mangas Outdoor Capsule for GAN
Japanese-Inspired Simplistic Offices
Okamura Presents its Lives Post + Beam Workspace Design
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
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Scientific Communal Museums
Stefano Boeri Architetti Designs the Museum of Technology in Xi'an
Circular Design-Themed Exhibitions
Audi Joins Dezeen on the Domino Act Installation
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
Contemporary Clean-Line Furniture
Magis Presents the Officina Bookcase and Riace Sofa
Spiralling Stainless-Steel Cultural Center
Clouds AO Designs the New 010 Building in Fukuoka
Glass-Lined Towering Libraries
Snøhetta Designs the Beijing City Library Located in China
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Illuminating Water-Based Pavillions
Daniel Ryabakken Installs the Shelter Pavilion in Stockholm
Lantern-Like Tea House Pavilions
Grau Architects Designs the Tea House Pavilion by the Lake
Maze-Inspired Performance Spaces
Ma Yansong Designs the City of Time Installation in China
Travel-Focused Attic Apartments
NOA Presents the Omarama Apartment in Innsbruck, Austria
Contemporary Spacious Apartments
Kalo Eidos Designs the Crossfold Loft in New York
Nomadic Community-Themed Pavilions
Joar Nango Designs Girjegumpi: The Sámi Architecture Library
Sleek Timber-Constructed Sheds
Fabric Designs the Nightlight Shed in Akaroa, New Zealand
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
Contemporary Italian Office Designs
The NOA Office in Bolzano has a Highly Adaptable Layout
Amsterdam-Honoring Dynamic Workspaces
UN Studio Designs the New Headquarters for Booking.com
Lantern-Topped Sleek Workshops
Cabinet Designs the Gardeners House in a Park in Geneva
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Metal Sheet-Facade Book Stores
Wutopia Labs Designs the Shanghai Book City with a Dynamic Facade
Multifunctional Angled Apartments
Snøhetta Designs the Vertikal Nydalen Building in Oslo
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Futuristic Factory Rooftop Extensions
MAD Transforms a Factory with the Ark Extension in China
Architectural Tranquil Cabin Retreats
Snøhetta Designs the Bolder Lodges in Lysefjord
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana