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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!).

VTN Architects Gives Modern Architecture a Fresh Spin with Bamboo

In countries like Vietnam and Thailand, bamboo is taking on more complex forms than ever before, playing an integral role in the future of modern sustainable architecture. One of the firms at the ...

5 Architects Designed 5 Facades for Miami’s Wild ‘Museum Garage’

Apparently, Miami is hellbent on being home to all of the world's coolest parking garages. It’s already famous for 1111 Lincoln Road, a landmark gem by Swiss firm Herzog de Meuron that hosts ...

10 Architects Design Modern Chapels for the Vatican at the Venice Biennale

Ten acclaimed international architects including Norman Foster and Terunobu Fujimori have built an incredible series of modern chapels for the Holy See on the Venetian island of San Giorgio ...

Woven Like a Nest, This Digitally Created Pavilion is Made of Recyclable Plastic

Looking like an oversized bird’s nest, this cozy pavilion is not quite as organic as it seems, its flowing walls made out of strands of 100% recyclable high-density polyethylene (HDPE.) ...

In Japan, A Vibrant Community Springs to Life Beneath a Disused Overpass

A notorious red light district and black market before it was swept and shut down by authorities in 2005, the cavernous space beneath an overpass in Yokohama sat empty for years until a social ...

Future Organic: Guggenheim Gallery in Tulum Combines Vines & Cement

What if the architecture of the future was fluid, organic and infused with an enhanced connection to the Earth? IK LAB, a new open-air art gallery in Tulum, Mexico, gives us a glimpse of what ...

Rest Areas for the Weary: 13 Thoughtful Travel Facilities Enhance the Journey

What happens to the world around us when designers and architects treat even the most humble structures with the same care they’d give to more prestigious buildings? Rest areas are certainly ...

Eye Powered: 12 Artistic German Transformer Stations

These visually stunning German transformer stations display artistic paint jobs that beautify their surroundings while discouraging graffiti artists. “Transformatorenstation” is ...

The Darkest Building on Earth: An Olympic Pavilion Coated in Vantablack

There are mysterious and maybe slightly creepy black buildings, and then there are the blackest of black buildings made from the light-absorbing pigment known as Vantablack. Architect Asif Khan ...

Going In Style: Cute Creative Public Restrooms Of Okinawa

We all want to be smiling when we go but if you're “going” at one of Okinawa, Japan's cute and creative public restrooms, grinning comes with the territory. Flickr member Okinawa ...

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