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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!).

Bubbletecture: New Book Shows Off the Innovation of Inflatables

Maybe it's the kids in us, but there's something about inflatable architecture that's just plain fascinating. It’s hard to deny the fun factor in blowing something up bigger and bigger and ...

Constructivist Cool: Moscow’s Zuev Workers’ Club

Workers of the world, relax! The Zuev Workers' Club building in downtown Moscow was the epitome of Constructivist cool when it opened way back in 1929. Hipster-sky Hangout And it's still ...

Skiers Test Out the Slopes Atop BIG’s ‘Urban Mountain’ Plant in Copenhagen

The vivid blue and green artificial ski slope atop Bjarke Ingels Group’s mountain-shaped Amager Resource Center in Copenhagen is ready for action. The novel waste-to-energy plant aims to be fun ...

Heart of Malta: Fallen Natural Landmark Rebuilt in a Dazzling New Form

A stunning rock formation in Malta known as the Azure Window drew visitors from around the world until its collapse in a storm in early 2017, but it could be reborn in an unexpected way. In ...

Subterranean Seashore Museum Buries Art Beneath the Dunes in China

Like the chambers of a seashell eroded over time by sand and water, the white hollows of this subterranean museum offer a series of organically shaped spaces tucked beneath the dunes. The UCCA ...

Swim BIG: Artificial Island Supports World’s Largest Saltwater Pool Complex

Now open on the edge of Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city, the Harbor Bath project features a main 150-foot-long pool as well as diving and children's pools, plus a pair of saunas. Naturally, ...

Walkable Rooftop: Vaulted Bricks Cover Library & Connect Campus in India

Unlike other arts, architecture is generally limited by practical matters, including what materials can do, how things stand up, and in most cases (but not so much this one) an array of ...

Domino Effect: Sweet Playground At Old NYC Sugar Refinery

Sweetwater playground at the former Domino Sugar Refinery in Brooklyn, New York is a colorful children's fun park that's dandy as old-fashioned candy. A park with good taste? It's more ...

Sinuous Concert Hall by Zaha Hadid Architects Mimics the Shape of Sound

The sinuous curves of sound waves will take shape on a massive scale as Zaha Hadid Architects' design for the new Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert Hall comes together in Yekaterinburg, Russia. ...

Dune Art Museum: Maze of Galleries Buried Under Beach Dunes Near Beijing

Designed by OPEN Architecture and sited along the Chinese coast near Beijing, this building complex is a mysterious maze of fluid concrete shells, all of which will be reburied under sand when ...

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