From ancient times we have examples of great buildings that impressed entire world by the way were executed. To be an architect and have a sketch turned into a real construction is a very great opportunity to express yourself but also to prove that the more innovative your project is the more conventional barriers are eliminated.
As Victor Hugo said, “Architecture has recorded the great ideas of the human race. Not only every religious symbol, but every human thought has its page in that vast book“. We invite you to discover some of the greatest ideas of modern architecture all over the world.
Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom-Stilwerk from Vienna, Austria by Jean Nouvel
KMAR – Koninklijke Marechaussee from Amsterdam, The Netherlands by Wansleben Architekten 
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) from Victoria, Australia by Wood/Marsh PTY LTD Architecture 
Highgate Recreation Pavilion from Craigieburn, Victoria, Australia by Suters Architects
Churchill Integenerational Hub from Churchill, Victoria, Australia by Suters Architects
Punt Road Oval Redevelopment from Richmond, VIC, Australia by Suters Architects
8 House from Copenhagen, Denmark by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
International Coffee Plaza from Hamburg, Germany by Richard Meier & Partners 
Jesolo Lido Condominium – The Beach Houses from Jesolo Lido, Italy by Richard Meier & Partners Architects
High Museum of Art from Atlanta, Georgia by Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Getty Center from Los Angeles, California by Richard Meier & Partners Architects
New Royal Alberta Museum from Canada by Richard Meier & Partners
United States Courthouse from Pheonix, Arizona by Richard Meier & Partners 
The Atheneum from New Harmony, Indiana by Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Hotel Hospes Palma from Calvià, Spain by EQUIP Xavier Claramunt
Hotel Arc del Teatre from Barcelona, Spain by EQUIP Xavier Claramunt 
Rubí Market and Town Hall Offices from Barcelona, Spain by MiAS Arquitectes / Josep Miàs
Topographic House from Barcelona, Spain by MiAS Arquitectes / Josep Miàs
Pyrenees Golf Club and Social Centre from Girona, Spain by MiAS Arquitectes / Josep Miàs
East Hotel from Hong Kong, China by CL3 Architects
Barceloneta Market from Barcelona, Spain by MiAS Arquitectes
The Teaching Complex from Hong Kong, China by Rocco Design Architects
Guangdong Museum from Guangzhou, China by Rocco Design Architects
West Kowloon Cultural District Selects City Park from Hong Kong, China by Foster + Partners’
US Courthouse from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA by Thomas Phifer
Black House from Zagreb, Croatia by DVA ARHITEKTA
Giacomuzzi Commercial Building from Kaltern (BZ) by Monovolume architecture + design
Trafford Wharf Promenade from Manchester, England by FoRM Associates
Rothoblaas limited Company from Kurtatsch, Italy by monovolume architecture + design
Blaas General Partnership from Bolzano, Italy by monovolume architecture + design
New World Center from Miami Beach, Florida, USA by Gehry Partners, LLP
Axis Viana Hotel from Berkeley, California, USA by Ratcliff
Church of 2000 from Tor Tre Teste, Rome, Italy by Richard Meier and Partners
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower from Tokyo, Japan by Tange Associates
De Beers Ginza Building from Tokyo, Japan by Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects
The Ice Cubes from Tokyo, Japan by Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects
Signal Barn from Hokkaido, Japan by Jun Igarashi Architects
St. Mary Cathedral from Tokyo, Japan by Kenzo Tange
Nakagin Capsule Tower from Tokyo, Japan by Kisho Kurokawa
Za Koenji Public Theatre from Tokyo, Japan by Toyo Ito
Shanghai Museum of Glass from Shanghai, China by logon | urban.architecture.design
Shanghai World Financial Centre from Shanghai, China
The Oriental Pearl Tower from Shanghai, China
Jin Mao Tower from Shanghai, China
Shanghai Museum from Shanghai, China
Indianapolis Motor Speedway from Indianapolis, USA
The Pyramids from Indianapolis, USA
Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art from Indianapolis, USA
OneAmerica Tower from Indianapolis, USA
Croatian Bishop Conference Building from Zageb, Croatia
Schuler Villa from Neuchâtel, Switzerland by andrea pelati architecte
Mar Mediterrâneo & Mar Vermelho Office Buildings from Lisbon, Portugal by IDF – Ideias do Futuro
GH Genhelix Biopharmaceutical Facilities from León, Spain by estudioSIC
18 Kowloon East from Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, China by Aedas
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown from Lisbon, Portugal by Charles Correa Associates
Pavilhão do Conhecimento from Lisbon, Portugal
Pavilhão Atlântico from Lisbon, Portugal
Art of Americas Wing at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston from Boston, USA by Foster + Partners
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts from Richmond, Virginia, USA by Rick Mather Architects, SMBW
930 Poydras Residential Tower from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
One Shell Square from New Orleans, United States
World Trade Center New Orleans from New Orleans, United States
Lallage Feazel Wall Residential College, Tulane University New Orleans, United States
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art from Kansas City, MO, USA by Steven Holl Architects
Botwin Building from Kansas City, Missouri by el dorado inc
5 Delaware Lofts from Kansas City, Missouri, USA by el dorado inc
One Park Place from Kansas City, Missouri, USA
New Art Museum from 235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002 by SANAA
Seagram Building from New York, USA by Mies van der Rohe
Sperone Westwater Gallery from New York, USA by Norman Foster, Foster + Partners
Azrieli Towers from Tel Aviv
Shalom Meir Tower from Tel Aviv
Comcast Center from Philadelphia, USA
Commerce Square from Philadelphia, USA
Cira Centre from Philadelphia, USA
GSW HeadQuarters from Berlin, Germany
Jewish Museum from Berlin, Germany
Fernsehturm Alexanderplatz, TV-tower Alexanderplatz from Berlin, Germany
Netherlands Embassy from Berlin, Germany
Slender-Bender from Berlin, Germany
Bauhaus Archive from Berlin, Germany
Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor from Berlin, Germany
Hotel Liesma Proposal from Jurmala, Latvia by Jevgenijs Busins, Liva Banka
Put Vejini Concert Garden Proposal from Liepaja, Latvia by Jevgenijs Busins, Anton Gonda, Ivo Dzenis
Market One from Bucharest,Romania by ZIP & BDX Studio – Marius Calin, Roxana Rosca
Hotel Liesma Proposal from Jurmala, Latvia by PRAUD
TuboHotel from Tepoztlán, Mexico by T3arc
Musical Instrument Museum from Phoenix, Arizona by RSP Architects
Nestlé Social Block from Graneros, Chile by GH+A / Guillermo Hevia
Dogfish Head Brewery from Milton, Delaware by DIGSAU
Charred Cedar House from Hiroshima, Japan by Tetsuya Nakazono / naf architect & design
Denmark Pavilion, Shanghai Expo 2010 from Shanghai, China by BIG
Vakko Headquarters and Power Media Center from Istanbul, Turkey by REX
The Diana Center at Barnard College from New York City, New York, USA by Weiss/Manfredi
L’arbrisseau Neighborhood Centre from Lille, France by Colboc Franzen & Associes
Vodafone Headquarters from Porto, Portugal by Barbosa & Guimarães
60 Richmond Housing Cooperative from Toronto, Canada by Teeple Architects
School of Music, Arts & Crafts from Chaves, Portugal by Contemporânea / Manuel Graça Dias + Egas José Vieira
Richmond Olympic Oval from Vancouver, Canada by Cannon Design
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Wow.. very inspirational. Thanks for compiling this list. The Ice Cubes of Tokyo is my favorite. Great use of HDR on some of these images as well.