Contemporary Building Designs That Are Making A Splash In The Architecture World

It’s that time of year again, folks, when our pals sift through the world’s best building designs to pinpoint the year’s most impressive feats of architecture.

Now, after a whopping 3,500 nominations for projects around the globe, the Building Designs of the Year Awards is open to the public. Readers can vote for their favorite design spanning categories like commercial, educational and religious architecture, not to mention housing, offices, refurbishment, and more. The entire list of contenders can be seen here, but we’ve compiled a list of our 15 favorites for your viewing pleasure.

Behold 15 of the world’s best new buildings:

01. The Blue Planet by 3XN (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Picture by: Adam Mõrk

02. Alcácer do Sal Residences by Aires Mateus (Alcacer do Sal, Portugal) By FG+SG – Fernando Guerra, Sergio Guerra

03. PARKROYAL on Pickering by WOHA (Singapore)

Photo by: Patrick Bingham-Hall

04. House of the Arts by Future Architecture Thinking (Miranda do Corvo, Portugal)

Photo by: João Morgado

05. Red Pepper House by Urko Sanchez Architects (Lamu, Kenya)

Photo by: Alberto Heras

06. Two Hulls by Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects (Canada)

Photo by: Greg Richardson

07. Social Housing in Madrid by Iñaqui Carnicero Architecture Office (Madrid, Spain)

08. Hotchkiss Biomass Power Plant by Centerbrook Architects and Planners (Connecticut, US)

Photo by: David Sundberg/Esto

09. Wanangkura Stadium by ARM Architecture (South Hedland, Australia)

Photo by: Peter Bennetts

10. Luna Apartments by Elenberg Fraser (Australia)

Photo by: Peter Clarke

11. Lille Modern Art Museum by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture (Villeneuve d’Ascq, France)

Photo by: Max Lerouge – LMCU

12. 48 North Canal Road by WOHA (Singapore)

Photo by: Patrick Bingham-Hall

13. Hoogvliet by VMX Architects (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Photo by: Christian Richters

14. Tree Snake Houses by Luís Rebelo de Andrade + Tiago Rebelo de Andrade (Bornes de Aguiar, Portugal)

Photo by: Ricardo Oliveira Alves

15. Mercat Encants by b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos (Barcelona, Spain)

Photo by: Rafael Vargas

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