It's funny comparing the June 2017 architecture trends to what the field of architecture originated as. Before architecture was a field -- indeed before it was even a word or a fully formed concept -- people needed to rely on ur-architecture in order to build shelter for themselves, their families, and their communities. Today, architecture still provides those basic needs, but it has moved up Maslow's hierarchy to far loftier goals.
One of the universal tenets of architecture is to never place form above function. Architecture is one of the few arts that not only has expressive abilities but also needs to serve people in their daily lives. Though many of the June 2017 architecture concepts might look egregiously form-focused, more often than not those aggressive forms yield functionality. For instance, 'The Bolt,' a pavilion built for Clerkenwell Design Week, looks like little more than an abstract gazebo. However, its oddly angled spikes are hand-placed to let in the precise amount of light throughout the day.
Top 85 Architecture Ideas in June
From Rotating Skyscraper Concepts to Louvered Bas-Relief Facades:
Joey Haar — Jun 25, 2017 — Art & Design
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Charred Timber Prefab Houses
The Muji Hut is an Affordable Prefab Cottage
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Elevated Cliffside Dwellings
Manofactory Designed 'Nestinbox' Houses to Hang from Cliffs
83
Modular Kid-Friendly Playhouses
Grimshaw's 'MySpace' Cubby House Lets Kids Design Their Play Space
82
Salvaged Wooden Boathouses
Andersson-Wise's Bunny Run Boat Dock is on Lake Austin
81
Cutesy Woodland Cottages
The Wooden House by Studio PIKAPLUS Sits in the Hills of Slovenia
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Budget-Friendly Bunker Homes
Mami House is Stylish While Sticking to a Budget
79
Precipitous Home Patios
Skyline House Offers a Patio That Appears to Extend Into the Air
78
Urban Tree Installations
This German Start-Up Aims to Reduce Pollution Using Vertical Planters
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Rugged Prefab Cabins
Gapahuk is Designed to Handle the Harsh Weather of Norway's Mountains
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Stilted Seaside Bathhouses
The Kallbadshus Offers Immediate Sea Access After a Sauna
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Suspended Cubic Homes
DE BAEDTS House is Raised on Concrete Supports
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Design Store Headquarters
The West Elm Corporate Headquarters Recently Moved into a Brooklyn Space
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Modular Rearrangeable Buildings
Substrate Factory Ayase is a Community Space with Removable Walls
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Stony Wooden Homes
Sticks & Stones Home is in the Sydney Suburb of Hunters Hill
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Bare-Bones Urban Houses
OMMX and Naked House' London Homes Target First-Time Buyers
70
Dodecahedral Art Galleries
Trevor Horne Architects Designed a 12-Sided Building in London
69
Beautiful Brutalist Gymnasia
The Saint George College Gym Has a Low-Slung Horizontal Layout
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Lavish Bank Vault Bars
The Bar in 'The Ned' was Formerly London's Midland Bank's Vault
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Climate Change Sculptures
Lorenzo Quinn's Sculpture Reminds Viewers of Environmental Effects
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Faux-Stilted Country Cottages
Hemishofen House Features Illusive Columns on the Ground Floor
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Spiky Plywood Pavilions
'The Bolt' is on Display for Clerkenwell Design Week
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Cityscape-Building Modelling Systems
The New Arckit Set Lets Users Build Their Dream Cities
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Vivid Tropical Eateries
The Madero Café Fuses Lush Greenery with Neon-Colored Beach Decor
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Architectural Archaeological Coverings
Tsinghua University Made a Canopy for the Qianfoya Cliffs
61
Futuristic Bio-Dome Designs
Florida's Waterfront Will Be Revamped with Bio-Climatic Domes
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Embedded Hillside Homes
Habitat Andergassen Urthaler is Built Into a Natural Area
59
Customized Apartment Pods
The Vending Machine Skyscraper Concept Contains Reusable 3D Printed Pods
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Architectural Emoji Decorations
Attika Architeckten Added Unique Grotesques to a Building
57
Modular Brewery Buildings
BRLO BRWHOUSE Can Be Dismantled and Rebuilt If Necessary
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Exposed Brick Pulley Systems
MZNO Architects' CoLAB Design Features a Raw Manual Forklift
55
Twisted Log Cabins
Bergmeisterwolf's 'Twisted House' Reinterprets Classic Building Styles
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Beautified Bunker Abodes
Bar Orian Architects' Tel Aviv Home References Brutalism
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Spokeless Ferris Wheels
China is Now Home to the Bailang River Bridge Ferris Wheel
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Converted Food Halls
'Malmo Saluhall' is in a Once-Dilapidated Freight Depot
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Geometric Home Extensions
Benoit & Roselyne by DIXNEUFQUATREVINGTSIX Modernizes an Old Villa
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Rebranded Architecture Schools
The School of Architecture at Taliesin is Frank Lloyd Wright's
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Tropical Brick Houses
'Tropical House Urveel' Uses Creative Bricklaying for Airflow
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Repurposed Garden Offices
Architect Created Industrial Garden Offices from Shipping Containers
47
Rotating Skyscraper Concepts
The Dynamic Tower is a Rotating Skyscraper Set to be Built by 2020
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Menorah-Like Jewish Centers
Drexel University's Center for Jewish Life Features a Columned Facade
45
Terra Cotta Farms
DEAR FARM Features Oddly Placed Windows and Terra Cotta Shingles
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Merged Modern Industrial Homes
'Truss House' Pays Homage to Its Industrial Past
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Sustainable Prefab Homes
This Home Was Made Using Only Recyclable and Reusable Materials
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Pool-Spanning Passageways
Villa Safadasht Features an Elevated Walkway Over Its Courtyard Pool
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Holey Home Exteriors
'Aperture Home' Features Interesting Natural Light Access
40
Unbuilt Architecture Museums
'Never Built New York' Illustrates Architecture That Never Came to Be
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Shimmering Symmetrical Duplexes
'Double Duplex' Features an Illusive Shining Facade
38
Socially Focused Refugee Tents
Maidan Tent Aims to Offer a Social Hub in Refugee Villages
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Repurposed Garden Highways
MVRDV Transformed a Seoul Highway into a Garden Promenade
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Converted Garden Studios
Silver & Co Designed an Art Studio from a Decrepit Garden Shed
35
Tubular Airport Extensions
Oslo Airport has a New Wing Designed by Nordic Office of Architecture
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Lengthy Infinity Pools
The Soderman Infinity Pool Will Stretch Along the Baltic Shoreline
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Folding Solar Shades
The New Dubai Apple Store is Shielded by 'Solar Wings'
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Ringed Off-Grid Residences
Solo House II is on a Hilltop in a Remote Catalonian Forest
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Parallelogram Brick Facades
'Woof Shadow' Features a Raised Brick Facade with a Unique Pattern
30
Homeless Veteran Housing
'The Six' Provides Housing for Homeless and Disabled US Veterans
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Emojified Architectural Gargoyles
Attika Architecten Designed a Building with Emoji Figures
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Louvered Bas-Relief Facades
GS1 Portugal's Facade has an Angular, Sculptural Mural
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Crowdsourced Architecture Guides
The Architectour Books Curate the Best Urban Architecture
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Latticed Stone Pavilions
The Stone Matters Pavilion Returns to Tradition with a Modern Form
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Exposed Olympic Swimming Pools
The Kennedy Town Swimming Pool Features a Shell-Like Roof
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Art Deco Cultural Centers
This 1930s Cinema was Converted into a Vibrant Cultural Center
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Contemporary Bog Museum Extensions
The Silkeborg Museum is Planning a New Wing
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Friendship-Forming Bench Stunts
Nescafe's 'Hello Bench' Helps Strangers Break the Ice
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Feminist Virtual Reality Apps
'The Whole Story Project' Immortalizes Famous Historical Women
20
Mosaic-Covered Condo Buildings
POP XYZ Features a Facade Covered in a Monochromatic Mosaic
19
Hybrid Concrete-Wood Towers
C.F. Moller's Vasteras High-Rise Features Solid Wood and Concrete
18
Herringbone Concrete Churches
The Church of Santa Maria Assumpta has a Modern Design
17
Diplomatic Friendship Pavilions
House of Switzerland Pavilion Honors Mexican-Swiss Relations
16
Tortoise-Like Cycling Arenas
Thorvald Ellegaard Arena Has a Roof Like a Reptilian Shell
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Embedded Buddhist Shrines
Arch Studio Carved This Shrine Into a Grassy Berm
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Glass-Walled Viewing Rooms
Jan Skuratowski's House M Offers Views of the Town's Horizon
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Shingle-Surrounding Cottages
Mimosa Architects Built a Home Entirely Covered in Shingles
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Galactic Sky Scraper Concepts
This High-Rise Structure is a Sky Scraper Built Atop an Asteroid
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Circus-Inspired Architecture
This Circus Arts Facility Puts a Modern Twist on the Big Top
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Granite Galician Arts Centers
Zooco Estudio's Design Features Roughly Hewn Granite Facades
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Crosshatched Concrete Balconies
MFH Dali Rain Shows Off Cantilevered Viewpoints
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Mountain Range Housing
EFFEKT has Proposed a Housing Scheme Based on the Shapes of Mountains
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Cantilevered Concrete Rooms
Edificio Isabela's Facade is Marked by Protruding Concrete Volumes
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Materially Diverse Apartments
Bulgaria 533 is Built from Brick, Wood, and Concrete
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Angular Riverside Villas
Atelier Boronski Built a House on the Banks of the Kamo River in Kyoto
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Twin Tropical Townhouses
MM++ Architects Holiday Homes Employ Traditional Gestures
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Sharp Aluminum-Plated Buildings
'Central Embassy' is a Luxurious Building in Bangkok, Thailand
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Employee-Friendly Architecture Certifications
'Just Design' Recognizes Good Labor Practices
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Hand-Glazed Ceramic Facades
EPR Architects' Office Building is Covered in 10,000 Hand-Glazed Tiles
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Venetian-Inspired Museum Designs
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Displaced Persons House Designs
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Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Supermarket-Style Pavilions
Venice Architecture Biennale's Latvian Pavilion Has a Familiar Form
London-Based Narrow Houses
Yellow Cloud Studio Completes the Courtyard House Design
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Public-Oriented Furniture Exhibits
Furnishing Utopia's Jean Lee Displays Furniture for Public Use
Rurally-Inspired City Buildings
The 'Ziel' High-Rise Building Brings the Country to the Cityscape
Arts and Crafts-Inspired Homes
Rural Office Designs the Middle Avenue House in Surrey
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
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Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
Bauhaus-Inspired Pattern Collections
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Tactile Fashion Boutique Designs
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Integrated Garden Designs
Ludwig Godefroy Champions "Habitable Gardens" in Mexico
Contemporary Backyard Pavilions
AMDLD Circle Designs the Cosmo Pavilion for Ethimo
Timber Nature Reserve Towers
The 'Lookout Tower' from Robert Gutowski Architects is Sculptural
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
Ultra-Compact Bungalow Designs
Satish Jassal Architects Completes the Haringey Brick Bungalow
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
Philosophical Residential Skyscrapers
Mercedes-Benz Places is Now Under Construction in Miami
Water-Inspired Theatre Designs
Open Architecture Unveils Its Plans for the Yichang Grand Theatre
Architecture-Inspired Legos
Brooklyn Studio & Steve Mayes Debut Brooklyn's Architectural History
Curved Concrete Hotels
Atelier d’More Transforms a Two-storey Building into a Contemporary Hotel
Urban Structural Street Furniture
BLUE Architecture Studio Designs the Symbiotic Urban Furniture
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Playful Public Seating Designs
The London Festival of Architecture Boasts a Series of Seats
Brutalist-Inspired Suburban Apartments
STUDIOTAMAT Designs the Casa Rude Residence in Rome
Vertical Formed Lighting Collections
Frédéric Malphettes Designs the Tower Lighting Series
Sand Dune-Inspired Airport Roofs
Kohn Pedersen Fox Completes a Terminal Design
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Open-Plan Natural Material Houses
Architecture for London Designs the New Primrose Hill House
Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules
SeungBum Ma Designs the Form-Functional Archi-Furniture
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
Coral-Shaped Bulbous Pavilions
Marc Fornes Designs a Bulging Pavilion for Louis Vuitton
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
Monolithic Concrete-Clad Pavilions
Alberto Campo Baeza Collaborated with Miguel Quismondo
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Organic Modern Hawaiian Skyscrapers
Arquitectonica Designs the Launiu Skyscraper in Hawaii
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
Cylindrical Cog-Stacking Buildings
This Dutch Building's Eyecatching Design Symbolizes Diversity
Sustainably Built Canopied Buildings
Kevin Daly Architecture Designs a Foundation's Headquarters
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Sculptural Art-Detailed Store Designs
Halleroed Designs the Flagship Toteme Store in Mayfield
Y-Shaped Community Pavilions
Sam Crawford Architects Creates a Red-Roof Pavilion in Sydney
Playfully Angular House Designs
Takeshi Hirobe Architects Design the Villa MKZ in Japan
Balanced Grass-Topped Homes
RO_AR Designs a Beautiful Dwelling in the Czech Republic
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Library-Converted Modern Sheds
The Act of Quad Creates the Light Box in Mumbai, India
Viewing Box Cultural Centers
The Center for Arts & Innovation Hosts Events and Education Spaces
Fish Scale-Resembling Facades
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs the Istanbul Modern
Fort-Inspired Retro Rotundas
Daniel Joseph Chenin Designs the New Fort 137 Structure
Reflective Hemispherical Theater Stages
Muoto Designs the Ball Theater to Evoke a Sense of Utopia
Mosque-Inspired Installations
Studio Bound Created City as a Mosque for the Islamic Arts Biennale
Mid-Century Modern Historical Homes
SHED Architecture & Design Creates the Lark House
Ancient Construction Campus Buildings
Henning Larsen Designs a New Campus in Foroe Islands
Prayer Room Government Offices
Agata Kurzela Studio Rewors a Floor of a Heritage Building
Memory-Reminiscent Idyllic Homes
Tsuyoshi Tane and Vitra Design the Tane Garden House
Optical Illusion Replica Artworks
Leandro Erlich Forms the Building in the Liberty Science Center
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Wooden Louvres Family Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Slab Home in Kerela, India
Industrial Architecture-Themed Installations
The Industrial Archaeology Series is Based on Design
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
Self-Cooling Exterior Buildings
Modu Creates the Promenade Building to Control Air Temperature
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Angular Modern Lakeside Houses
MU Architecture Designs the Memphremagog Lake Residence
Community Hub Timber Pavilions
The Craft Not Carbon Pavilion Raises in London's Park
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
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Vibrant Apartment Showrooms
&Tradition Designs the Under One Roof Apartment Showroom
Wooden Cubic University Buildings
BIG Designs the Makers' KUbe at the University of Kansas
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
Elevated Garden-Filled Buildings
Snøhetta Designs the New Cloud 11 Building in Bangkok
Law-Firm Office Interior Designs
Kin Designs the Office Interior for Law Firm Dentons
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Studio Noju Renovates the Torres Blancas Tower in Madrid
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
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Racket-Inspired Tennis Centers
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Traditional Garden-Inspired Cultural Centers
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wiercinski-studio Reimagines the 18TH Apartment
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Bright Red Timber Buildings
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Latticed-Steel Transport Hub Columns
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Curved Brick Rooftop Structures
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Clear Glazing Compact Residences
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Daniel Ryabakken Installs the Shelter Pavilion in Stockholm
Lantern-Like Tea House Pavilions
Grau Architects Designs the Tea House Pavilion by the Lake
Sculptural Staircase Penthouses
Tria Arquitetura Designs the New Frederic Chopin Apartment
Contemporary Stacked Residences
StudioAC Designs the Everden Residence with Minimal Details
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Oversized Thatched-Roof Health Resorts
Ingenhoven Architecture Designs the Lanserhof Sylt Resort
Sculptural Timber Gathering Spaces
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Nomadic Community-Themed Pavilions
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Terracotta-Clad University Faculties
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Barrel Vault-Topped Metro Stations
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Plaza-Surrounding Housing Complexes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the H Residence
Sawtooth Roof Apartment Blocks
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Immersive Breeze Houses
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