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Architecture

Built and unbuilt architecture from Vietnam and around the world, documented with photographs, drawings and full project credits.

Anselm Kiefer Pavilion, the pavilion in the hilly landscapeAnselm Kiefer PavilionRead MorePanopticon, view 1PanopticonRead MoreLuminous Tunnel, view 3Luminous TunnelRead MoreMOM House, view 1MOM HouseRead MoreWo Quan Shan Fang, view 1Wo Quan Shan FangRead MoreLimbo Engawa, view 26Limbo EngawaRead MoreTathasthu, view 1TathasthuRead MoreMasterpieces from the Lanckoroński Collection, view 1Masterpieces from the Lanckoroński CollectionRead MoreMAS House, view 1MAS HouseRead MoreAperture House, view 1Aperture HouseRead MoreVedalila, view 1VedalilaRead MoreCivil Protection Centre Eyrs, view 4Civil Protection Centre EyrsRead MoreComillas Waterfront Promenade, view 11Comillas Waterfront PromenadeRead MoreŠmeral Art Factory, view 1Šmeral Art FactoryRead MoreMuseum of Contemporary Art Riyadh, view 4Museum of Contemporary Art RiyadhRead MoreMarchena Archaeological Museum, view 1Marchena Archaeological MuseumRead MoreLongjing Tea Pavilion, view 5Longjing Tea PavilionRead MoreBrick house with perforated panels and a tree in the yardLT HouseRead MoreThe tower on a grassy promontory above the wetlandChenhu Migratory Bird Observation TowerRead MoreMuseum facades facing Plaza UnamunoBasque Museum BilbaoRead MoreBrick classroom building beneath a broad metal roofOneness School NonthaburiRead MoreFront entrance and shop windows facing the pavementFarmácia São JoãoRead MoreWinding deck beneath the fabric canopiesShade and Breeze PavilionRead MoreHigh-angle aerial view of Echo of the RuinsEcho of the RuinsRead MoreFront view of U House and its courtyard entranceU HouseRead MoreStreet view of the house in the eveningPhi Long HouseRead MorePath through the garden to the glazed café at duskCookiesRead MoreRoom Above by scale50, Ho Chi Minh City, workspace with city viewsRoom AboveRead MoreThe Lake House, view 1The Lake HouseRead MoreTHE ICON, view 1THE ICONRead MoreSuburban Family House, view 1Suburban Family HouseRead MoreBotanica Sales Gallery, view 3Botanica Sales GalleryRead MoreWave Cube, view 2Wave CubeRead MoreSuzhou Museum of Contemporary Art, view 1Suzhou Museum of Contemporary ArtRead MoreGabonsa Pavilion, view 1Gabonsa PavilionRead MoreCasa Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, view 1Casa Lucy in the Sky with DiamondsRead MoreAtelier Cambre, view 1Atelier CambreRead MoreCasa Ínsula, view 1Casa ÍnsulaRead MoreYanqing Li, view 1Yanqing LiRead MoreABG, view 1ABGRead MoreMount Bazaar, view 1Mount BazaarRead MoreVolcano-In Hotel of Arrivals, view 3Volcano-In Hotel of ArrivalsRead MoreHouse around a column, view 1House around a columnRead MoreThe two oval towersThe Surville TowersRead MoreWings of recycled plastic over the paper domesT10A PavilionRead MoreLounge with a red sofa between brick and concreteSAGA Vietnam OfficeRead MoreWhite louvers with plants spilling from the upper floorHalf Solid HouseRead MoreThe lit rooftop structures at nightGrowing HouseRead MoreThree storeys of timber screens under deep grey roofsHong Tien Garden VillaRead MoreCurved auditorium and stepped entrance buildingsEarth Valley TheaterRead MoreUrban Egg facing the main roadUrban EggRead MoreLarge sloping roof facing the vegetable fieldSOW and GROW HouseRead MoreCorner view of the house with a sloping roof and recessed balconyThe Inner Court HouseRead MoreStreet-facing rooms and roof terrace above the alleyTH+ HouseRead MoreStreet facade with green balconies and recessed glazingCalm Haven HouseRead MoreHistoric stone water basin beside the illuminated spaMS Collection Mosteiro de AroucaRead MoreLow cafe building across a paved forecourtMiA CafeRead MoreStreet view of the low concrete house behind its front gardenHouse KRead MoreThe façade almost hidden behind trees and climbersTAA OfficeRead MoreStreet front on the old Tōkaidō road with all windows openUchida ShotenRead MoreAerial view of the clubhouse's circular green roofs on the lakeshoreLotus ClubhouseRead MoreTwo-storey timber house under a red corrugated roofMÔ He’ritageRead More100 Windows by Inrestudio, Hanoi, exterior with the perforated double skin100 WindowsRead MoreCUNCOI House by AN NAM Design and Build, exterior view in Quoc OaiCUNCOI HouseRead MoreHK’S HOUSE, Nhà Bè, designed by TRẦN TRUNG ArchitectsHK’S HOUSERead MoreThe long earth house on the desert plainDar El FarinaRead MoreAthita Pool Villa and Spa, view 1Athita Pool Villa and SpaRead MoreIbira Work, view 1Ibira WorkRead MoreKunstsilo, view 1KunstsiloRead MoreWater Stories, view 1Water StoriesRead MoreCookie Cutter Retreat, view 6Cookie Cutter RetreatRead MoreCharcoal facade behind a planted forecourtTDX Ice FactoryRead MoreConcrete frame of square columns facing the gardenA Collage of OutcastsRead MoreWoven timber bridges suspended above the quarry poolHuangyan Quarry Revitalization ProjectRead MoreShaded entrance courtyard behind the brick screenVinh Long HouseRead MoreTerracotta Breath street facade with perforated brickwork and pivoting shuttersTerracotta BreathRead MoreWoven nest with a planted centre beside the green roofEagleRead MoreGreen metal mountains behind the old concrete frameVerdant RidgesRead MoreThe new dark gables beside the preserved white houseHeart FieldsRead MoreSamson House street facade with a green gate and red tiled roofsSamson HouseRead MoreTomi House facade between neighbouring homes, with an upper arched terraceTomi HouseRead MoreAerial view of the folded volumes against the city skylineNanchang Poly Grand TheatreRead MoreGarden House by aha.studio.arc, Go Quao, An Giang, the house in late afternoon lightGarden HouseRead MoreThe long roof skimming the lakeZaishui Art MuseumRead MoreEarth-walled volumes among palm treesVilla MondoukouRead MoreSan Jerónimo Chapel, view 1San Jerónimo ChapelRead MoreThe round kiln enclosure in perforated brickTerra Cotta WorkshopRead MoreCurved red volume under a wide skyBao Lam RetreatRead MorePebble-washed facade under a clear skyPhan Rang HouseRead MoreAerial view of the house within the residential districtHouse in NishizakiRead MoreSheltered bathing area beneath translucent claddingLoli HouseRead MoreThe faceted volume floating over a dark ground floorMountain Muse Lodging & NatureRead MoreDong Trieu Retreat, Quang Ninh, Vietnam — photograph by Nguyễn Nhật Anh ChươngDong Trieu RetreatRead MoreThe house among the rooftops of the neighbourhoodVilla Fann HockRead MoreThe house above the dunes at duskDune HouseRead MoreArt Pavilion M, view 1Art Pavilion MRead MoreHousing block by the station squareSaphir & TourmalineRead MoreThe building with its brick base wallPremier OfficeRead MoreCourt with tall trees beside concrete wallsYellow HouseRead MoreStacked reading terraces within the quarried rockJinyun QuarriesRead MoreNORM Residence, view 1NORM ResidenceRead MoreBiot Town Hall Extension, view 1Biot Town Hall ExtensionRead MoreThe pavilion with blue tarpaulin among treesCo-ownership of Action: Trajectories of ElementsRead MoreThe building front with its large number 16Musashino Art University No.16 BuildingRead MoreSurrey Docks Farm, view 1Surrey Docks FarmRead MoreBrick warehouses facing the lawnHirosaki Museum of Contemporary ArtRead MoreDining space under the original glass roofRestaurant MaisonRead MoreKimono displayed in the double-height showroomCHISO Flagship StoreRead MoreCantilevered volumes above the terraceZhuhai City MuseumRead MoreThe timber chalet on steel legs in the snowChalet on Powder MountainRead MoreRaised dormitory among treesHippoFarm Bioclimatic DormitoriesRead MoreGreen balconies seen through treesHaonam ApartmentsRead MoreBroad sloping roof of the Cultural CourtyardElephant WorldRead MoreThe slate roof rising from the lawnSerpentine Pavilion 2019Read MoreHouse of the Zaojian, view 1House of the ZaojianRead MoreRiverside Passage, view 1Riverside PassageRead MoreLayered balconies on the folded outlineAstragaloiRead MoreBrick blocks reflected in the overflow poolViettel Academy Educational CentreRead MoreBrick blocks above an arched baseCuckoo HouseRead MoreEntrance facade shifting from timber to polycarbonate shinglesLittle Shelter HotelRead More3gian House by Nguyen Khac Phuoc Architects, view 01Three-Bay HouseRead MoreTrees rising from moss and waterArt Biotop Water GardenRead MoreThe brick-clad house in the ravine forestTodoroki House in ValleyRead MoreOffset floors with deep concrete bandsEPFL GA BuildingRead MoreThe tower at the entrance to the districtC1 TowerRead MoreThe tatami room opening onto the garden through the engawaHojo SanciRead MoreBrick stacks and the shop in the evening lightNakamataRead MoreStepped timber roofs beside the riverTofu FactoryRead MoreThe pavilion among trees by the pondPavilion Park VijversburgRead MoreHouse Within a Cube I, view 1House Within a Cube IRead MoreHall with rounded corrugated cornersMetal Wave LingangRead MoreStepped entrance cut into the long facadeLianyungang Industrial Exhibition CenterRead MoreResearch building with the recessed glazed bandHuawei Technological Factory BuildingsRead MoreThe building and balcony seen from the gardenHouse in SangenjayaRead MoreExterior view of Am House in Can Giuoc, VietnamAm HouseRead MoreThe coop seen from above beside a brick wallCHICKEN HOUSERead MoreCan Migris, view 1Can MigrisRead MoreThe roof rising from the groundEstonian National MuseumRead MoreLounge under hanging plantersPotato Head Hong KongRead MoreLobby under suspended timber slatsChao HotelRead MoreThe vaulted exhibition hallsShare AftabRead MoreThe facade above the alleyBamboo HouseRead MoreStacked volumes with roof gardensBinh HouseRead MoreTerracotta block facade at street levelThe LanternRead MoreThe pavilion on a gravel courtyardGreen Ladder PavilionRead MoreStepped floors and greenery inside the former factoryBlue Bottle Coffee NakameguroRead MoreCourtyard garden framed by the corridorJINS Ageo ShopRead MoreThe cocoon seen from the open hallThe Paper CocoonRead MoreThe brick cube on its bamboo platformTerra Cotta StudioRead MoreGlazed factory pavilions with shaded walkways facing the fieldsBrown Sugar FactoryRead MoreCourtyard pool among palmsRiad of Margrith Nay Suter and Martin SuterRead MorePolyhedron of triangular mesh panelsNaoshima PavilionRead MoreThe folded roof landscapeOrigamiRead MoreThe pavilion among the vineyardsLe VoyageurRead MoreBlocks along a tree-lined streetSOHO Fuxing LuRead MoreOffice towers and low blocks of the ensembleDayuan International CenterRead MoreCurving facades with vertical louvresGuanghualu SOHO 2Read MoreThe restaurant at dusk across the poolHay Hay Restaurant and BarRead MoreThe long green roof above the houseMr. Hoan’s Hanging GardenRead MoreSteel gate and grille at the entranceWasp HouseRead MoreCredit: Quang Trần, Hiroyuki OkiSaigon HouseRead MoreForest of thin white rodsBUS:STOP KrumbachRead MoreThe installation among the trees of the gardenMany Small CubesRead MoreTowers with their perforated metal gridShenzhen Software Industry BaseRead MoreEntrance courtyard between the volumesData Center of China Life InsuranceRead MoreThe stadium glowing at duskBasketball Stadium in DongguanRead MoreWhite hall with a band of coloured curtainsThe ChapelRead MoreMineral pool under the timber roof at nightThe TentRead MoreThe boxes gathered around the gardenHouse for TreesRead MoreThe rice shop on a quiet shopping street at duskOkomeyaRead MoreFormer warehouse with a glazed shopfrontBlue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Roastery & CafeRead MoreThe brick house lit at duskTermitary HouseRead MoreExterior of Salvaged Ring with its curved thatch roof and stone baseSalvaged RingRead MoreRound courtyard pool under the thatchi resortRead MoreThe steel-framed house on the streetThe NestRead MoreThe café behind its lakeKontum Indochine CaféRead MoreCafé roof among the treesLAM CaféRead MoreThe two houses beside the fieldsLow Cost HouseRead MoreThe glass house from the streetHouse NARead MoreThe stadium reflected at nightShanghai Oriental Sports CenterRead MoreFront facade of stacked concrete plantersStacking GreenRead MoreThe house on a forested hillsideHANARERead MoreBookshelf facade with large openingsMusashino Art University Museum & LibraryRead MoreThe building among overhead wiresTokyo ApartmentRead MoreContainers as meeting rooms beside the open officeCargoRead MoreFacade with two-storey windowsWanxiang Plaza Office BuildingRead MoreThe inverted pyramid lit at dusk above the waterHanoi MuseumRead MoreThe renovated house from the streetHouse in OkusawaRead MoreThe white cube in a meadowPACORead MoreThe glass workshop among cherry blossomsKAIT WorkshopRead MoreTowada Art Center, view 1Towada Art CenterRead MoreInterior stepped from stacked cedar blocksFinal Wooden HouseRead MoreWhite outer shell with large openings on the streetHouse NRead MoreThe aviary island reflected in the pondThe BirdsRead MoreExterior at dusk with lit square openingsHouse of TroughRead MoreCredit: a21studioRock OfficeRead MoreBlack exterior on the street cornerT HouseRead More

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