In many modern cities, carbon emissions are largely the result of efforts to heat, cool, and power buildings. In New York City, for instance, two-thirds of all energy used is used on just those three ...

The simple form of a cube is a popular shape for architects. Following the news that Saudi Arabia is planning a cuboid skyscraper in Riyadh, we have rounded up 10 of the most interesting cube-shaped ...

In many corners of a city, wrapping a squat two-story box with an illuminated metal skin would be too much. Too weird in the day, a frozen static of flat metal strands. Too gaudy at night, a hovering ...

After eight years of construction, the AmorePacific headquarters building in the Yongsan-gu district of Seoul, South Korea was officially completed on June 15. The Cube-shaped building comprises 30 ...

[Javier] must have an awesome academic adviser. For his master’s thesis, he turned a building into a Rubik’s cube. The Ars Electronic Center in Linz, Austria, is a building with a whole bunch of ...

The addictive puzzle known as Rubik’s Cube isn’t just a 1980s icon. It has also become a major inspiration for architects. Here are buildings that look like large-scale versions of the famous twisty ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Architecture is art. Some buildings are just cool to look at. Others are mesmerising and hypnotic, like one compound in East China's Jiangsu province, ...