Axel Towers is a landmark in Copenhagen situated opposite Tivoli Gardens designed by Danish architect firm Lundgaard & Tranberg.

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on the last and biggest parcel of land available for residential use in taipei city, vincent callebaut 's twisting, foliage-filled 'agora tower' will preside over the rest of the urban xinyin district.

Image 14 of 29 from gallery of Cascading Brick Arches Feature in Penda's Residential Tower in Tel Aviv. Courtesy of Penda Austria

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An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

Never mind the titillating Victoria’s Secret ad that was filmed there, a website called VirtualTourist has named the curvy Calatrava-designed Milwaukee Art Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion itself as the world’s sexiest building. Which begs the question, how does one decide what makes a building sexy? Victoria’s Secret doesn’t leave that question much latitude, but architecture is another thing. Is “sexy” simply a provocative way to say “cool” or the latest in trendy design? (Some of their choices are decidedly old.) Are there formal qualities of shape and proportion that deliver innuendoes? Or can there be something sensual about a building that actually evokes or at least symbolizes the physical attraction that “sexy” denotes? If sensuous curves are the criteria, why Milwaukee? There are Calatrava buildings all over the world that compete with this one, along with any number by Frank Gehry, whose Disney Opera House made the list of top ten. On the other hand, if you check out the complete list you will find it includes the Sonneveld House in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which is all straight lines and right angles. They call it the “strong silent type” but how imaginative is that? If that’s the criteria, let’s start with Mies van der Rohe's masterpiece, the Seagram Building and work our way down to a brutalist hulk like John Madin’s Central Library in Birmingham, England (below). OK, maybe that's not very sexy, but masculine sexual metaphors are definitely in a token minority on the VirtualTourist top ten list. Curves clearly dominate. The Absolute World Towers in Missassauga, Canada (top), tall and twisty as well as curvy, are described as the “supermodel of modern architecture.” A bridge (there are two sexy bridges on the list) in Malaysia is “slinky as a screen siren…slithering across the water.” Gaudí made the list, as well he should. But Milwaukee’s Calatrava? Perhaps I’m making too much of what is no doubt a PR ploy to attract customers to its website. Maybe VirtualTourist makes a new list every year and has to come up with new choices. That could be why they choose Milwaukee over, just to pick one of Calatrava’s more outrageous designs, the Tenerife Opera House (below). But, hey, why not Milwaukee? If sexy is in the eye of the beholder (shall we ask the Supreme Court?), then the Quadracci Pavilion can stand the scrutiny. Georgia O’Keeffe continually denied that her giant flowers were meant to be interpreted as sexual in the face of almost universal disagreement. How unlike her Calla lilies is this magnificent edifice? (I still marvel at it every time I see this building. Not that it exists, but that it’s here, in Milwaukee!) And thanks to Mary Louise Schumacher at Art City for bringing this to my attention!

Sand Babel looks like a futuristic building in desert. It’s a conceptual and ambitious project constructed of sand which are plentiful material using solar-powered 3D printer. This building will be a group of ecological structures, scientific facilities or tourist attractions. The main structure of this building is divided into 2 parts, the first part is...

the proposal by vincent callebaut presents eight different tower typologies that each integrate elements renewable energy within the city's urban fabric.

Nakheel Mall & Tower by RSP Architects: The new centerpiece of the world-famous Palm Jumeirah, Nakheel Mall is inspired by luxury.

Farshid Moussavi Architecture designs an apartment block in Montpellier, France, made from a stack of rippling floor plates.

Enhance your itinerary by visiting some of the best hidden gems in Italy. These Italy secret spots will a perfect for your trip.

Het gebouw telt tien verdiepingen met op elke laag één appartement.

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Completed in 2010, the Aqua Tower in Chicago by Studio Gang Architects is still worth admiring.

Image 5 of 8 from gallery of Henriquez Partners Designs Tapered Towers for Vancouver. Oakridge. Image Courtesy of Westbank

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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, SC Johnson Wax Complex and Research Tower, Racine Wisconsins, 1936 - 1939

Vincent Callebaut, a Paris-based Belgian architect, has released plans for eco friendly 420ft (128m) tall tower blocks complete with dairy farms and covered with gardens.

Image 7 of 25 from gallery of Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group and CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, CapitaSpring Tower Opens in Singapore. © Finbarr Fallon

Image 54 of 63 from gallery of RIBA Announces 2018 RIBA International Prize Longlist for World's Best Building. Post-earthquake reconstruction demonstration project of Guangming Village; Zhaotong City, China / One University One Village Programme, The Chinese University of Hong Kong © Ce Wang

More than 4 billion people live in urban areas globally. It’s now projected that by 2050, more than two-thirds of the world population will live in urban areas. So no wonder we pay more importance to the buildings and structures around us.

Canada’s much-admired diversity isn’t just about people, cultures, and languages. It’s also about the spectacular scenery across the world’s second-largest nation. From coves to cathedrals to cliffs, here are some of our favorite vistas.

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