Most of the architecture you'll see around the world is flat and has lots of right angles; the sinuous architecture you'll see below is anything but flat.
From undulating office buildings to curvaceous skyscrapers, this sinuous architecture is a wonder to behold.
Implications - Architects are increasingly embracing avant-garde cues in skyscrapers and commercial architecture designs. Central to this theme are curved and sinuous lines, which defy the rectangular skyscrapers of decades past. Businesses can take advantage of this opportunity by designing industrial and commercial architecture that eschews 90-degree angles and boxy constructions in favor of round, flowing designs that emulate eggs, water droplets and other form factors found in nature.
74 Sinuous Architecture Designs
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BizArchitecture
Alien Architecture, Gravity-Defying Homes and Giant Rabbits
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Gravity Defying Houses
Daring Architecture
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Droplet Architecture
Hi-Tech Resort Design Especially for Humid Coastlines
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Alien-Themed Architecture
Giger Bar
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Awesome Architecture in Iran
Incredible Buildings You Never Knew About
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Hobbit-Style Architecture
Low Impact Woodland Homes Built With Surrounding Nature
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Dancing Dubaichitecture
Self-Powered Dynamic Eco-Architecture
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Earth Architecture
Cob Houses Made of Dirt and Straw
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Jungle Architecture
The Lofted Forest Home by Rover Harvey Oshatz Inspired by Music
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Steampunked Headquarters
Oakley Architecture at SoCal Head Office
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Otherworldly Places of Worship
Incredible Religious Architecture Inspires Piety
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Greenchitecture
Ann Demeulemeester Store is Literally Green
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High Tech Luxury Offices
Cybertecture Egg
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Self-Financed Architecture
Saunders and Wilhelmsen Build Their Own Plans
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Anti-Smog Architecture in Paris
Vincent Callebaut's Green Innovation Centre
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"Bling Bling Architecture"
Kuwait's Iconic Landmarks
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Fantasy-Filled Architecture
Dalki Theme Park Encourages Creativity in Children
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Thunderstorm Architecture
Tornado-Like 'Helix' Building Blows Them Away in Abu Dhabi
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Living Rooftops
Green Roof Designs Bring Sustainability to Architecture
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Bubble Architecture
The Work of Chris Bosse
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Biomorphic Architecture
Jet House
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Conch Architecture
Kotaro Ide's Seashell House Is Nestled in the Forests of Japan
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Latticed Public Architecture
Redesigned Queens Museum of Art Boasts Web-Like Structure
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UFO Architecture
Revolutionary Complex Planned for Moscow
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LED Architecture
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Sand Dune Architecture
UAE Pavilion Will Shimmer, Morph and Change Color
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Giant Exhaust Fan Architecture
The Anara Tower in Dubai
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Space Colony Architecture
RFM FM Radio Station Headquarters, Poland
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Deceptive Architecture
3D Murals
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Flowing River Architecture
Cairo Expo City by Zaha Hadid Was Inspired by Egypt's Nile
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Otherworldly Architecture
China's Dalian Int'l Conference Center Looks Like It's From Mars
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Peacechitecture
Can Architects End The Arab-Israeli Conflict?
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Inflatable Architecture
Blow-Up Concrete Building
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Marine Inspired Architecture
The Fleet of Putrajaya, Malaysia
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London 2012 Olympic Architecture
Major Bridge Across River Lea
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Apocalyptic Architecture
The Endangered Seed Archive Looks Like An Ice Palace
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Mercury Drop Architecture
The National Library in Prague is Futuristic Fantastic
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UFO-Inspired Architecture
John Lautner's Homes of the Future
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Appliances as Architecture
'Habitat Machines' by David Trautrimas
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Spherical Car Showrooms
Manuelle Gautrand Architecture's Store of the Future
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Giant Courtyard Architecture
Zaha Hadid's Chaoyangmen Beijing SOHO III Project
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Airy, Sinuous Architecture
Old World Italy Goes Contemporary With the Regium Waterfront
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Awe-Inspiring Church Architecture
Incredible Places of Worship
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Fanned Architecture
Brendan Smithers' ‘Memory' Sculpture for Afrika Burn Art Festival
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Organic Architecture
Orquideorama Gardens
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Modern Eggchitecture
Berlin's Free University is a Work and Study Mecca
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Aortic Architecture
The Heart Influences This Urban Building Design
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Architecture-Inspired Phones
The SBNP-N90 Looks like the Burj Al Arab in Dubai
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Peeling Architecture
Camenzind Evolution Design Creates Swirling Cocoon Offices
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Global Bioconstructivism
‘Emergent' Architecture
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Floating Interactive Architecture
Burble London
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Giant J-Shaped Architecture
Green 'City-Park' Tower Spreads On and Over the Hudson
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Portrait Architecture
Law Office Shaped in the Image of 'Lady Justice'
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Zen Stone Architecture
Rocking New Taipei Performing Arts Center Uses Slabstones
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Slopechitecture
Kaponik Ski Resort Builds Insane Ski Jump Structure in Serbia
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Hair-Inspired Architecture
The Strand Barber Shop Project
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Flintstone Architecture
Home Rocks Under A Solar Umbrella
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Bejing Olympics Architecture
Herzog & de Meuron's National Stadium
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Growing Your Own Living Home
Aeroponic Architecture
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Cheese Grater Architecture
The 'O House' by Philippe Stubbei is a Celebration of Circles
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Ski Slope Architecture
The Granada Science Park is an Angled Marvel
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Genetic Architecture Incorporates Creative Surroundings
3deluxe Glass Cube
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Cactus-Shaped Architecture
Green Cactus Building Sheds Sustainable Spikes in Qatar
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Smog-Reducing Architecture
I-35 Bridge in Minneapolis Made of Cemstone
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Futuristic Spanish Architecture
Zaha Hadid's Campus de la Justicia
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Updating Futuristic Architecture
Disney's New House of the Future
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Flatpack Stadiums
2012 London Olympics Architecture
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Banknote Architecture
Lithuania's Office Center 1000
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Swiss Cheese Architecture
Bubbly ‘Boolean' Interior Installation at U of Tokyo
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Eco Golf Ball Architecture
Plastic Pavilion for Disney's Trilli
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Ethereal Architecture
Cloud House
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Future Dubai Cybertecture
Du Tower
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Fiber Optic Pavilions
Thomas Heatherwick Creates Glowing Architecture for Shanghai Expo
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Unique Architecture
The Rock at Wellington Airport
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Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
No Architects Created a Multi-Functional Modern Apartment
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
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
Corrugated Metal Barn-Like Houses
StudioAC Designs a New Home Overlooking Devil's Glen
Cactus-Inspired Urban Skyscrapers
This Danish Skyscraper Features a Spiky Facade Design
Ultra-Slick Modern Apartment Interiors
Note Design Studio Works on the Cloudy Outlines Project
Gabled Split Trapezoidal Homes
Studio KUNZ Designs the Casa Trapézios in Rio Grande do Sul
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
Floral Field-Inspired Townhomes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the Fold in Dubai
Beautifully Sculptural Concrete Museums
Qatar Museums Unveils Official Images of the Lusail Museum
Curvaceous Luxury Condominiums
This Miami Condo Building Will Feature a Glass-Bottom Rooftop Pool
Bauhaus-Inspired Pattern Collections
Design En Rogue Architecture Recently Debuted Its New Line
Elevated Airy Office Designs
The 'Aerie' Office Sits High Above the San Francisco Landscape
Visibly Undulating Stool Designs
The Concave Stool by Deniz Aktay is Structured Yet Soft
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
Silver Curtain Concrete Homes
Local Studio Bangkok Tokyo Architecture Designs the House K
Contemporary Stable Designs
Wiercinski Studio Designs an Equestrian Center in Rural Poland
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Town-Like Classroom Designs
Atelier Apeiron Designs the Kindergarten of Museum Forest Building
Gridded Urban Apartment Blocks
Office for Strategic Places Designs La Carboneria Block
Modern Porcelain-Clad Skyscrapers
Selldorf Architects Have Designed the One Domino Square Project
Sand Dune-Inspired Airport Roofs
Kohn Pedersen Fox Completes a Terminal Design
Vibrant Adaptable Workplaces
Ester Bruzkus Architekten Designs a Modern Workspace for Relaxound
Sculptural Sunken Gardens
Montalba Architects Renovates an Iconic Building in Los Angeles
Tranquil Water-Inspired Apartments
Right Angle Studio Designs the Ripple Apartment in Singapore
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
Timber-Cladded Brick Homes
Scullion Architects Designs the Vavasour House in Dublin
High Concrete Walled Homes
Cesar Mancillas Creates a Linear Home with Tranquil Elements
Twisting Mixed-Use Towers
MAD Unveils the Plans for the Qondesa Tower
Large Headquarter-Transformed Housing
Studio Egret West Designs Hayes Park Central and South
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
Transformed Historic Bank Buildings
Ivy Studio Overhauls the Interior of a Historic Building
Bamboo-Inspired Cultural Buildings
This Cultural Center Seamlessly Blends Into its Surroundings
Vaulted Glass Structure Additions
A Vaulted Roof is Added to the Domino Sugar Refinery
Upward-Pitched Roof Homes
O'Neill McVoy Architects Designs a New Z-Shaped Home in Houston
Monolithic Concrete-Clad Pavilions
Alberto Campo Baeza Collaborated with Miguel Quismondo
Toy Brick-Inspired Studios
Sukchulmok Designs the Curving Block Photography Studio
Lotus Plant-Inspired Skyscrapers
Aedas Designs the Pair of One Future Buildings Lined with Bronze
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Bamboo Luxe Pool Houses
Baldó Arquitectura Designs the Godai Pavilion with a Hanging Roof
Sail-Shaped Skyscapers
Hill West Architects Completes the Olympia Dumbo Building in Brooklyn
Organic Modern Hawaiian Skyscrapers
Arquitectonica Designs the Launiu Skyscraper in Hawaii
Landscape-Concealed Cultural Centers
The Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre Boasts a Hidden Design
Roof-Planed Cascading Homes
Worrell Yeung Designs a New Home by Candlewood Lake in Connecticut
Cylindrical Cog-Stacking Buildings
This Dutch Building's Eyecatching Design Symbolizes Diversity
Community-Centric Office Spaces
Shubin Donaldson Architects Designs the Tricon Residential Office
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
Geometric Cone-Shaped Mosques
Altwadum Designs the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Conservation Area Monumental Townhomes
The DHaus Company Complete the Arches Row of Townhouses
Californian Canyon-Inspired Edifices
This Waterfront Building Pays Tribute to Rock Formations
Fish Scale-Resembling Facades
Renzo Piano Building Workshop Designs the Istanbul Modern
Charming Angular Contemporary Homes
Studio KUNZ Presents the Trapezium House in Brazil
Curved Garden-Surrounding Linear Homes
Denis Joelsons designs the Casa dos Terraços Circulares
Curved London Office Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs 50 Electric Boulevard in South London
Minimally Designed Office Spaces
Isern Serra Designs the New Office Space for Andrés Reisinger
Wabi-Sabi-Inspired LA Residences
Lauri Design Studio Creates the Minimal Sierra Towers
Prayer Room Government Offices
Agata Kurzela Studio Rewors a Floor of a Heritage Building
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
Landscape-Honoring Modern Homes
Bourgeois & Lechasseur Architects Design the Des Forges Residence
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
Mountain-Based Curved Viewpoints
Line+ Studio Creates the Yunhai Forest Service Station
Sustainable Tall Japanese Skyscrapers
Pelli Clarke & Partners Designs the Mori JP Tower
Architecture-Inspired Home Sculptures
Origin Made Spotlights the Spiral and Flight Sculptures
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Natural Material-Focused Headquarters
Superlimão Designs the Escritório da Engenharia HQ
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Conical Glass Pavilion Wineries
Studio Other Spaces Designs the Vertical Panorama Pavilion
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
Sculptural Canteliver Concrete Houses
Espacio 18 Arquitectura Designs the Casa del Alma
Perforated Brickwork Office Buildings
Tropical Space Designs the Premier Office in Vietnam
Inconspicuous Art Museums
Wang Chong Studio Designs a Beautifully Expressive Building
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
Hillside Cantilevered Concrete Homes
Anonymous Architects Designs the Olancha Drive House
Greenery-Topped Winery Designs
This Czech Winery Complex Pays Tribute to its Green Surroundings
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
Sculptural Juxtaposing Suburban Homes
SILO Creates the Steel Louise House in Charlotte
Minimalist Circular Churches
ARQBR Completes a Circular Church in Braslia, Brazil
Staggered Tower Texan Skyscrapers
BIG Introduces the 1550 on the Green Building in Texas
Traditional Garden-Inspired Cultural Centers
Open Architecture Designs the Shanfeng Academy
Stacked Timber Office Buildings
De Zwarte Hond Designs the Headquarters of Alliander
Structural Concrete Arts Center
DUO Finishes the Nanchang OCT Contemporary Arts Centre
Stunning Ecuadorean Skyscrapers
This New Skyscraper is Inspired By Local Architecture & Culture
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
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
Renovated Asymmetric Building Projects
Formation Association Designs the Atwater Canyon Building
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Kaleidoscope Vibrant Pavilions
Google's Mountain View Features a Halo Pavilion Artwork
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Snake-Resembling Sculptural Homes
Wallmakers Created the New Chuzhi House in Shoolargiri, India
Spine-Based Central Design Buildings
Foster + Partners Designs the Hangzhou Center
Sculptural Museum Expansions
Diller Scofidio + Renfro Unveil Images of the Broad's Expansion
Office Building Rainbow Facades
SAKO Architects Designs the Vertical Rainbow Office Building
Gabled Planted Courtyard Schools
Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture Design the Samuel Paty School
Spiralling Stainless-Steel Cultural Center
Clouds AO Designs the New 010 Building in Fukuoka
Pyramidal Roof Steel-Framed Homes
Niall McLaughlin Architects Designs the Saltmarsh House
Curved Brick Rooftop Structures
Sukchulmok Adds New Structure to the Parconido Bakery Cafe
Steel Pavilion Sports Clubs
Urlo Studio Designs the Mocolí Sports Club in Ecuador
Multifunctional Angled Apartments
Snøhetta Designs the Vertikal Nydalen Building in Oslo
Sculptural Staircase Penthouses
Tria Arquitetura Designs the New Frederic Chopin Apartment
Contemporary 1960s Italian Villas
The Twisted House Honors its Past with Modern Updates
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Vacant Wood-Clad Offices
Kurosawa Kawara-ten Designs the Ichihara Life and Work Commission Office
Textile-Inspired Skyscraper Designs
Snøhetta Unveils the Airside Skyscraper at the Kai Tak Airport
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Wooden Pavilion Seaside Homes
LAND Arquitectos Designs the House of Circumstances in Chile
Arched Circular Seating Solutions
The Eclipse Chair by Anne Brandhøj has Rattan Wrapping
Amsterdam-Honoring Dynamic Workspaces
UN Studio Designs the New Headquarters for Booking.com
Sawtooth Roof Apartment Blocks
Six Degrees Architects and Hip V Hype Design Ferrars & York
Angular Educational Facilities
Snøhetta Designs the Čoarvemátta Facility in Norway
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Water Flow-Inspired Art Buildings
MAD Designs the Waterfront Nanhai Arts Center in Guangdong
Glass Facade Premium Skyscrapers
Zaha Hadid Architects Near Completes the Henderson Office
Curved Sculptural Skyscrapers
Kengo Kuma Designs the Alberni Residential Skyscraper
Historical Building Angular Extensions
Fraser/Livingstone Adds a New Tenement to an Old Site
Creative Work-Encouraging Homes
Mork-Ulnes Architects Designs the Silver Lining House
Dynamic Living Towered Residences
Triptyque Completes a Residential Tower in Onze22
Repurposed Imperfection-Embraced Buildings
Civic Architects & VDNVP Elevate a Series of Workspaces
Sustainable Dynamic Hilltop Buildings
Arshia Architects Designs the RO54 in LA's Bel Air
Dynamic Wavy Steel Canopies
New Office Works Creates the Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Interfaith Family House Complexes
Adjaye Associates Designs the Abrahamic Family House
Black Terracotta Office Buildings
SOM Creates the New 28&7 Building in Manhattan's Chelsea
Converted Palazzo Circular Spas
Patricia Urquiola Transforms a Palazzo to the Six Senses Rome
Staggered Cubic Skyscrapers
OODA Works on a Rising Geometric Skyscraper in Tirana