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Civic structures shape cities – the best examples of institutional architecture stand out from the crowd and declare themselves as objects rather than infill. From sensational schools, colleges and universities to magnificent museums, theaters and opera halls, here are some buildings well worth viewing (and visiting should you ever find yourself in the relevant city!).

Performance Architecture: 10 Dramatic Opera Sets & Stages

Magnificent, surreal stages rise from the depths of Austria's Lake Constance, rotating, glowing, rising and falling in time with the plots of famed operas, plays and musicals. Unparalleled in ...

Revealing Historical Photos Show US White House Gutted

Imagine the state of it: the United States executive mansion after 150 years of continuous occupation. By this time, the already-aging White House had been retrofit with a maze of modern ...

Visionary Videos: 7 Awe-Inspiring TED Talks on Architecture

Watch these videos and you will never see built environments in the same way again. Some tackle timeless questions of light, dark and color, while others address emerging technologies and the ...

World’s First Mobile Research Station Opens in Antarctica

Built under some of the most extreme conditions on planet Earth, the Halley VI Research Station by Hugh Broughton Architects is now serving as a mobile home base for Antarctic expeditions. The ...

A+ Architecture: The World’s Most Dazzling Designs

Can modern architecture be accessible - and even alluring - to everyone in the world? Architizer believes that it already is, and the 87 winners of its first annual A+ Awards prove that assertion ...

Preservation Puzzle: Extreme Ideas to Save an Urban Facade

The Prentice Women’s Hospital building at Northwestern University has some serious fans, including a range of architects such as Frank Gehry, Robert Venturi, Tadao Ando, Jacques Herzog, Pierre ...

Cloud Station: Floating Helium Roof for Ukraine Transit Hub

A train station envisioned for the town of Sevastopol in Ukraine seems to be perpetually covered in clouds, topped with a light, helium-lifted structure inspired by airships. 'Under the Cloud' ...

Spiral Out of Control: Guggenheim Museum Extension Idea

The Guggenheim Museum in New York may be the most iconic work of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright - as such, any addition to it will invariably be the center of much debate ... but this one ...

Faux Facades: Fake Buildings Hide Trains, Power & More

When is a building not a building? When it is only a facade, (aka a) dummy! You might have passed right by train tunnels, communications towers or even entirely empty buildings and never realized ...

5M SF of Sleek: World’s Largest Subterranean Rail Station

The largest underground high-speed rail station in the world will connect Hong Kong to Beijing, and measure an incredible 4,628,481 square feet. Designed by Andrew Bromberg of architecture firm ...

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