Inspiration: Collections

This beautiful animation takes us through the basics of Le Corbusier's principles, including a few o f his projects.

Dig up history to discover longstanding traditions of underground architecture.

These floating structures inspired by old Paris tell the surreal stories of marginalized communities throughout the city.

Decorative screens and mashrabiya adorn these contemporary structures, incorporating historical lang uage into modern settings.

In regions facing extreme winds, harsh winters, earthquakes, and even landslides, these architects h ardly shy away — instead, they apply creativity and novelty to create strong architecture exploding with suspense.

These museums and galleries exhibit ideas about and representations of the architectural process, bu t the most striking pieces on display are the spaces themselves.

By forging connections with the outside world, the following spaces challenge reclusion, creating at mospheres that instead inspire and breathe life.

From the ancient Tulou to 20th century communes, these projects reexamine and reinvent histories of collective architecture in China.

The Mmofra Foundation is working tirelessly to incorporate imaginative play into the cognitive and p hysical development of children in Ghana.