Top 40 Architecture Trends in May

The May 2023 architecture round-up boasts innovations both in form and technique.

The spiral motif seems to be present throughout the examples, suggesting a focus on curvaceous and fluid forms. Apropos Architects, for instance, revealed its design for Sculpting Vitality, a spiral building inspired by the Czech glassmaking tradition. Elsewhere, Bjarke Ingels Group designed an eye-catching meandering distillery building for Kentucky-based Blue Run Spirits. Archio also adds a spiraling motif in the shape of a stairway for an affordable apartment complex owned by The London Community Land Trust.

The May 2023 architecture round-up also sees a push in innovation—from Dutch design studio Wurk's state-of-the-art bicycle parking garage to high-tech AI campus that MVRDV is designing for the German municipality of Heilbronn.