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!).
You know you've got a winning architectural design when strikingly similar structures begin popping up around the world. Sometimes, these similarities are just coincidences. Sometimes, they're ...
Sacred spaces are slowly moving out of the intricate baroque and Gothic details of traditional church architecture and into cleaner, brighter, more minimalist designs. While a classic cathedral ...
Beneath the bustle of Antwerp, Belgium, empty tunnels lie still and silent, forgotten by most of the inhabitants above. Meant for a metro system, the tunnels have been abandoned since they were ...
Ordinarily we hear of artists trying to make art more accessible to the public, but this is one time an artist has purposely placed his work in an out-of-the-way place. After diving to view the ...
It's not just a skate park, it's an architectural landmark. Factoria Joven ("youth factory") is a skate park and climbing wall in Merida, Spain, which opened in March 2011. Its bright, modern ...
Fire-breathing dragon, Olympic torch, or both? The Pangu Plaza complex is the latest architectural wonder reshaping Beijing China's increasingly Dubai-esque skyline, a product of architects eager ...
Water towers aren't designed to showcase art but they sure do tend to attract it! These 10 wet, wild & wacky water towers advertise civic pride, celebrate local industries, and in the process ...
While other bridges just go up and down or stay stationary, these 12 remarkable structures unfurl, tilt, rotate, drop down below the surface of the water and even lay and remove bridges at the ...
Should architecture be used as a punishment in itself, made as harsh and cruel as possible in a bid to make inmates sorry for what they've done, or should it uplift and rehabilitate them, showing ...
Though there are literally hundreds of monuments to the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks in the United States, memorial sculptures are much harder to find beyond our shores. These 11 ...
