When it comes to innovative and imaginative architecture, nobody comes close to matching the creative minds behind Copenhagen's own BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group). Whether it's a library designed to look like an infinite loop or a power plant converted into a ski slope, BIG's designs truly reflect out-of-the-box thinking.
This Top List is filled with tons of innovative BIG designs compiled from Trend Hunter's archives of design trends. You may never look at mountains the same way again after seeing BIG's man-made mountain ridges. I know I can't wait to see Copenhagen's first mosque, designed by BIG, when it opens.
Check out these innovative BIG designs today to get a glimpse into the future of architecture.
10 Innovative BIG Designs
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Danish Modern Temples
The First Mosque in Copenhagen by Bjarke Ingels Group
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Futuristic Looped Libraries
Bjarke Ingels Group Wins Competition to Design Astana National Library
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Green-Roofed Apartments
Copenhagen's 8 Tallet Complex is the Largest in Denmark
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Manmade Mountain Ranges
Azerbaijan and BIG Team Up for Leisure Peaks
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Simulated Cliff Housing
Space-Saving ‘Mountain Dwellings' Apartments
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Vortex-Inspired Superstructures
The Faroe Islands Education Centre by Bjarke Ingels Group and Fugl
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Alpine Factory Architecture
Ski Slopes Come to Copenhagen on the Amagerforbraending by BIG
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Chinese Symbol Structures
The REN Building by Bjarke Ingels Group has a Harmonious Design
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Green-Roofed Classrooms
This Vilhelmsro School in Denmark Features Green Technology
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Competitve Ice-chitecture
Tallinn, Estonia's New Town Hall Design
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Immersive Design Tributes
Henrik Vibskov’s Circle Dome Square honors Verner Panton’s Panthella
Elegant Luxury Hotel Designs
Alexander &CO. Completes the Mondrian Luxury Lifestyle Hotel
Industrial Office Buildings
Steel House by Morris Adjmi Architects Nods to Rino’s Warehouse Past
Playful Children's Library Designs
Studio Vapore Creates a Whimsical Children's Library
Modern Furniture Designs
IKEA Revealed a New Collection at Milan Design Week 2025
Award-Winning Multi-Unit Housing Projects
Xuefeng Li of Everest Group Achieves Recognition
Staircase-Centric Flagship Stores
Herzog & de Meuron Designs the Toteme Beijing Store
Infinity Loop-Shaped Museums
Aedas Completed the Design of the Yohoo Museum in Hangzhou
Reimagined Ecclesiastical Architecture
The Ørestad Church Was Designed by Henning Larsen
Sculptural Photocoltaic Theater Designs
BIG Designs the Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kosovo
Solar-Lined Energy Towers
Foster + Partners Released Designs of Solar Towers for Moon Use
Urban Ecological Design Projects
Henning Larsen Designs Bidadari Park in Singapore
Immersive Architectural Activations
Dinesen Presented Dual Exhibitions at 3daysofdesign
Timber Modern Porch Pavilions
A Team of Designers Curate Porch: An Architecture of Generosity
Ultra-Chic Sculptural Lighting Designs
A-N-D Boasted a Stunning Display of Lamps at 3daysofdesign
Modern Ethereal Residential Projects
Philipp Architekten Collaborates with Bruzkus Greenberg
Brutalist-Inpsired Nature Getaways
The New Vipp Tunnel is Designed by Room 11 in Tasmania
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Elevated Urban Skate Venues
AAN Architects Designs Suspended Skatepark Overlooking Shanghai
Contemporary Art Libraries
Espace Gabrielle Chanel is a Large Public Art Library in Shanghai
Futuristic Hospital Designs
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs Jawaher Boston Medical District
Large-Scale Recreational Landscape Projects
XISUI Designs 'Forest Delight: Lighthouse Nature Park'
Danish Design Museums
A Restored Farmstead Now Honors the Craftsmanship of Hans J. Wegner
Exoskeleton Stepped-Back Skyscrapers
Foster + Partners Constructed the BDO Unibank Inc Towers
Immersive Design Studio Showcases
Fritz Hansen Presented 'Shaping Lasting Design' in Copenhagen
Nature-Inspired Rooftop Skateparks
Within Beyond Studio Designs the Qingdao MixC Rooftop Skatepark
Subtropical Natural Landscape Airports
BIG Designs the Gelephu International Airport
Cabin-Conjoined Singular Retreats
Office Inainn Designs the 18-07 Holiday Home in Storfjjorden
Architectural Lighting Solutions
Flos Emphasized Lighting Innovation and Artistic Expression
Warm Office Interiors
Kinzo Architekten Reimagines the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Offices
Concrete Skyscraper Trio Sets
Valerio Olgiati to Design the Rruga Adem Jashari Set in Tirana
Architecturally Stunning Cultural Landmarks
OPEN Architecture Designs the Functional Sun Tower
Contemporary Paired-Down Architectural Projects
bergmeisterwolf Designs into the Wall–wiedenhofer
Organic Shape-Inspired Playgrounds
XISUI Design's Boulder Park is Stunning and Functional
Adaptive Design Campuses
The Eames Institute Transforms the Birkenstock Site into a Design Museum
Light-Inviting Renovated Apartments
Estúdio BRA Reconfigures the Copan Apartment in Brazil
Interconnected Public University Designs
SOM Designed Facilities for Kuwait University
Sculptural Water Tower Structures
White Arkitekter Designs the Våga Water Tower
Illuminated Cave-Like Offices
Javier Senosiain Arquitectos Designs Rugged Office in Mexico
Serene Heartwarming Villa Designs
Clemens Kirsch Architektur Designs the Villa Minimale
Trio Cuboid Music Buildings
SANAA Designs a Building for the Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building
Modular Workplace Architecture Trends
DualSpace Studio Debuted the Adapatable 'ELIT Office'
Community-Focused High-Rise Buildings
The Journal Square Urby Was Designed by Concrete Amsterdam
Fish Lifestyle-Inspired Residences
Beef Architekti Designs the Bright House of Hills in Slovakia
Self-Designed Evolving Homes
The Six Columns Home by WIll Burges is Designed to Grow with Him
Ocean-Overlooking Perched Residences
Field Architecture Presents the Big Sur Residence
Bamboo-Based Dome Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Used Cardboard Tubes to Create the Blue Ocean Dome
Elevated Budget-Friendly Hotel Designs
Ester Bruzkus Architekten Designs Münster Ibis Budget Hotel
Timber Alpine Shelters
Carlo Ratti Associati’s Self-Sufficient Bivouac for 2026 Winter Olympics
Protein-Inspired Architecture
Folded Protein Molecule Research & Exhibition Rethinks Structure
Church-Centered Chair Designs
Henning Larsen Designs the Ekko Chair for New Denmark Church
Voyage Boat-Like Pavilions
Lina Ghotmet Architects Designs the Bahrain Pavilion
Inspirational Dubai Office Spaces
Monica Arango Creates a New Office for C’est ici Design
Architectural Sports Landmarks
The Xi’an International Football Centre Spotlights Civic Design
Sustainable Vibrant Work Environments
LEGO Group Shows Off its Innovation Campus in Denmark
Modern Scandinavian Compact Homes
Dragon Tiny Homes Unveils the Kemi 2025 Model
Curvaceous Artful Play Pavilions
Peter Cook Designs the Play Pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery
Open-Air Libraries
The IKEA Billyothèque Invites Passersby to Browse, Borrow or Donate Books
Contemporary Office Design
The Rock Capital Warsaw Office Highlights Art in a Refined Workplace
Architectural Wall Designs
Heatherwick Presents Humanise Wall at the Seoul Architecture Biennale
Segmented Lightflow Art Pavilions
Marine Tabassum Creates a Capsule in Time Pavilion
Boldly Designed Minimal Cafes
Boiler Coffee Opens a Serene Spot in a Narrow Urban Gap
Scenic Sustainable House Designs
ONUS Architecture Studio Presents the Breathtaking Horizon House
Community-Harnessing Workplaces
CLB Architects Helps in Creating the New EMIT Technologies Office
Refined Residential Architecture Projects
Min Design Tackles Constrained Urban Spaces
Interactive Architectural Pavilions
The Folding Landscape Pavilion Turns Design into a Living Lens
Urban Skyline-View Apartments
i29 Designs the Apartment with a View in Amsterdam
Lighthouse-Inspired Urban Tall Structures
Safdie Architects Designs the Old Port Square Building
Light-Filled Open Beach Houses
The Airey Group and Andrea McLean Design the Big Sky Beach House
Introspective Charred Pine Extension
Förstberg Ling Designs Part of House with a Hidden Atrium
Bold Urban Hotels
Hotel Hans Introduces a New Hospitality Building with Sharp Geometric Forms
Off-Grid Mountain Shelter Designs
Hugh Broughton Architects & Rick Owens Join for a Genius Show
Curved Facade Canadian Residences
Architecture Building Culture Designs the Piano House
Culinary Research Landmarks
The Gastronomy Open Ecosystem Unites Education and Innovation
Doughnut-Shaped Elevated Houses
Studio Saxe Designs the Sinfornia Verde in Carate, Costa Rica
Compact Reimagined Paris Apartments
Emilie Magdelaine Interiors Designs the BERGÈRE – Paris IX
Sculptural Hostel Designs
VMA Design Studio Presents the Stunning Double B Hostel
White Concrete Boxy Museums
Thomas Phifer Designs the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw
Elevated Park Nature Lookouts
LYTT Architecture nad ADEPT Join on the Amager Nature Park
Temple-Inspired Striking Galleries
Abin Design Studio Designs a Gallery with Temple Themes
Blocky High-Ride Laboratories
Herzog & de Meuron Designs Some Blocky Laboratories in Basel
Adaptively Reused Office Buildings
Park Associati and Snøhetta Collaborate on Pirelli 35
Sophisticated Government Office Designs
Agata Kurzela Tackles a Heritage Building in Abu Dhabi
Sacred Timber Chapels
Julius Nielsen's Tiny Church Tolvkanten Redefines Sacred Architecture
Modern Converted Kindergarten Designs
Archikon Architects Designs the Gyöngyszem Kindergarten
Architecture-Focused Design Exhibits
Blouin Orzes Architectes Participate in Time Space Existence
Multipurpose Bright Community Parks
Local and Pir 2 Join to Design the Skakkeringen Park
Captivating Viewpoint-Integrated Exhibitions
MVRDV Designs the Portlantis Exhibition Center
Geometric Mountain Retail Volumes
Vari Architects Unveiled RICHAUS
Factory-Adjacent Dynamic Offices
CEBRA Designs the LEGO Innovation Campus for Employees
International Civic Landmarks
Nobel Center by David Chipperfield Architects Will Anchor a Space
Cost-Conscious Installation Competitions
The Tallinn Architecture Biennale Debuts Budget Bougie
Lake-Overlooking Tiled Pavilions
BIG Designs the Jinji Lake Pavilion Overlooking Suzhou Lake
Arched Opening Village Libraries
PK_Inception Designs the Rural Library for Round Table India
High-Density Urban Campuses
c+d Studio Designs the Shanghai Pinghe School Jinding Campus
Scandinavian Stone Pavilions
The Mountain Chamber by Erdegård Arkitekter Anchors Structure in Rock
Skyline-Inspired Elegant Apartments
OBLIQO Designs a Unique Rooftop Apartment in Prague
Sleek Spiralling Ramp Pavilions
Apropros Architects Designs the Czech Pavilion for Expo 2025
Stone Building Auditoriums
The Centre De Congrès Fuses Sculpture with Immersive Color and Light
Organic Striking Tower Designs
David Macullo Architects Designs the Leaves Tower
Traditional Sailing-Inspired Pavilions
Kengo Kuma and Team Design From the Coastline We Progress
Brooklyn Residential Towers
The Brook by Beyer Blinder Belle Rethinks Vertical Living in Brooklyn
Playful 3D-Printed Lighting Designs
Emil Robbrecht Designs Vibrant Sustainable Lamps
Village-Like Tranquil Hospice Designs
BIG Designs the Sankt Lukas Hospice and Lukashuset
Reflection-Encouraging Cohesive Churches
Henning Larsen Designs the Højvangen Church
Rustic Cultural Architectural Buildings
Abin Design Studio Designed the Gallery House in Bensberia
Ribbon-Like Dynamic Structures
Zaha Hadid Presents the Capital International Exhibition Space
Mountain Family Homes
Clb Designs the Multigenerational Mountain Skyview House in Wyoming
Gallery-Style Clinics
The Copenhagen Eye Institute is a Medical Clinic with a Gallery Layout
Childhood-Inspired Sculptural Tables
Morten Georgsen Designs the Tivoli Collection for BoConcept
Building Plan Design Exhibitions
Jean Nouvel Created a New Exhibition to Highlight His New Project
Pavilion-Style Art Homes
Casa Galeria by BLOCO Architects Merges Living and Gallery Space
Bright Family Renovation
Bo Lee Architects Transforms the Cobble Hill Townhouse into a Bright Home
Bat-Friendly Forested Watchtowers
NEXT Architects Completed the Watchtower Einderheide
Vast Wooden Structural Pavilions
Sou Fujimoto Architects Showcases Progress of the Grand Ring
Coastal Terraced Villas
Villa Boë in Indonesia Turns Steep Slope Constraints into Design Advantage
Architecturally Striking Cooking Schools
Chiangmai Life Architects Design the Bull Cooking School
Rooftop Walkway-Topped Buildings
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Completes the Shenzhen Energy Ring
Sun-Inspired Disc-Topped Museums
SMAR Architecture Studio Designs the Science Island Museum
Balanced Industrial Building Designs
HA-HA Design & Development Presents the Aluned Hq Project
Building-Nestled Compact Cafes
A Triangular Prism Chapel Cafe Creates Calm in Bucharest
Thoughtfully Contemporary Museum Designs
Innauer-Matt Architekten Designs the Museum Bezau
Sleek Contemporary Elevated Retreats
Brown & Brown Architects Designs the Tidal House
Textured Glass Landmarks
Helsinki Design and Architecture Museum Designed as Clear Public Pavilion
Contemporary Library Designs
JSWD Architects Presents the Brühl City Hall and Library
Curved Green Towers
The Island Introduces Gaudi-Inspired Balconies to a Residential Building
Industrial Waterfront Headquarters
Ånderkleiva Headquarters Fuses Coastal & Workspace Design
Valley-Inspired Offices
Wataru Architects' Kitaoka Group Office Redefines Workspace in Mima City
Modern Mountainous Luxury Homes
Robert Chisholm Architects Designs a New Home in the Wilderness
Architecturally Illuminated Structures
Puri Lighting Design Presents the Zhangbei Mirage Project
Vibrant Tropical Guesthouses
The Bi Design House Guesthouse Blends Local Design with Modernity
Enchanting Folklore-Inspired Hotels
Marcel Wanders Designs the Kimpton BEM Hotel in Budapest
Reimagined Riverside Hubs
Gate M West Bund Dream Center Transforms a Former Cement Complex
Blue-Accented Rooftop Residences
Bruzkus Greenberg Embraces Tranquility & Intrigue in This Design
Spain-Based Bright Modern Homes
Isla Architects Presents a Look at the Casa Mila
Harbor Opera Landmarks
The Hamburg State Opera Project Reimagines Performance Architecture
Compact Urban Cafes
The Chapel by Vinklu Transforms a Bucharest Lot into a Narrow Coffee Shop
Wave-Inspired Civic Halls
The Sail Congress Centre in Big Normandy Curves into Public Architecture
National Park Visitor Centers
Arkís Architects Designs an Icelandic National Park Visitor Center
Cave-Style Coastal Viewpoints
3andwich Design Completes the Coastal Blue Insight Cave Space