beijing national stadium

There’s a saying in New York that no one ever looks up. That might be true for a lot of places. Architecture is all around us, yet we become jaded, as most of it is utilitarian and boring. Mention architecture and people think of brick buildings with facades made in the 1920s, or skyscrapers like the Empire State Building. Yet, there is a whole world of architecture that continues to evolve and literally reshape buildings. Here are 10 of the most interesting architectural works recently built. The Shard (London, England) Designed by architect Renzo Piano and opened on July 5, 2012, the Shard is the tallest ...