Unthinkable Build

Unthinkable Build explores megaprojects, engineering, construction, and architecture. Watch videos on buildings, skyscrapers, bridges, tunnels, and more!

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A series of engineered timber arcades connects a science museum and cultural center in Shenzhen, China, creating an elevated public realm above the city.
@Architizer
#Architecture #Shenzhen #TimberArchitecture

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Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art by BIG in Suzhou, China, spans 60,000 m² and reimagines traditional garden principles as a village of twelve pavilions unified beneath a flowing ribbon-like roof.
@parametricarch
#Architecture #Suzhou #BIG

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A pool set within the restored 18th-century Kasbah Oulad Othmane in Morocco’s Drâa Valley transforms an earthen fortress into a guesthouse, blending heritage architecture with unexpected modern use.
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#Architecture #Morocco #Heritage

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The Johnson Wax Headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin by architect Frank Lloyd Wright

Imagine the tech industry building with this optimistic design again

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Algerian desert architecture

[Sci-Fi Archives @SciFiArchives]

First look at George Lucas’ new Los Angeles museum. Life size Star Wars spacecraft will soon be on display for visitors.

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Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, is designed with inclusive, accessible design at its core, aiming to create one of the world’s most user-friendly airport experiences.
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#Architecture #AirportDesign #KansasCity

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Snowy 2.0 in Australia’s Snowy Mountains is a pumped-hydro “battery” (2.2 GW, ~350 GWh) facing major delays and cost blowouts beyond $12B AUD, with completion now expected around 2028 amid tunnelling, safety, and environmental challenges. #Energy #Australia #Infrastructure

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The Jiaozi Ring by SADI in Chengdu, China is a network-structure pedestrian bridge inspired by the Jiaozi coin, combining flowing geometry with lightweight form. It functions as both infrastructure and landmark for Jiaozi Financial Street.
@parametricarch
#Chengdu #UrbanDesign

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Shah Muhammad Mohshin Khan Mausoleum by Sthapotik in Hijuli, Bangladesh reinterprets traditional multi-domed mosques in red brick, featuring 36 circular skylights that filter shifting light into a contemplative spiritual space.
@parametricarch
#Bangladesh #BrickArchitecture

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At NTU Singapore’s School of Art, Design and Media, sloping grass roofs form a walkable landscape while passively cooling the spaces below.
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#Architecture #Singapore #SustainableDesign

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A timber pavilion and observation tower in Gorenja Vas, Slovenia transform water, air, and light into interactive spatial experiences within a nature park.
@Architizer
#Architecture #Slovenia #TimberDesign

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The indoor pool area of Angawi House in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, designed by architect Dr. Sami Angawi in the style of traditional Hejazi architecture.

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Hyatt Regency San Francisco, designed by John Portman and completed in the 1970s, hides a 15-storey atrium once recognized as the world’s largest hotel lobby behind a stepped concrete exterior.
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#Architecture #SanFrancisco #JohnPortman

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CLAUSURA by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh at Herkenrode Abbey, Belgium, reconstructs the abbey’s lost cloisters with a near-transparent steel framework, turning absence into architecture.
@parametricarch
#Architecture #InstallationArt #HerkenrodeAbbey

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Gehry Partners, WHY Architecture, and OLIN will revamp the Getty Center’s visitor arrival sequence, featuring a parametric glass canopy over the tram station and upgraded public spaces. Completion is targeted for 2028.
@dezeen
#Architecture #GettyCenter #GehryPartners

[designboom @designboom]

#kengokumaandassociates transforms a former shipyard in guangzhou into shipyard 1914, a mixed-use complex organized around the historic slipway once used to launch vessels into the pearl river.

a walkable volcanic stone roof extends the ramp into a new public landscape above galleries, cafés, and cultural spaces.
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The brutalist residential complex "Aul" in Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Xinhu Hangzhou Prism by OMA in Hangzhou is a mixed-use tower with a faceted, prism-inspired glass form that integrates offices, residences, retail, and public spaces into a landmark CBD development.
@parametricarch
#Architecture #Hangzhou #OMA