All around the world, today’s boldest feats of architecture and design don’t just dazzle the eye, they defy expectations—blurring genres and reinventing traditions.
Istanbul Modern
Having outgrown its former digs in a renovated warehouse, Turkey’s first contemporary and modern art museum has settled into an industrial-sleek stunner by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The Pritzker Prize winner took inspiration from the Bosphorus, devising an elongated structure reminiscent of ships and wrapping it in rippling aluminum panels.