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These projects are amazing expressions of culture, nature, and community values. From homes blending seamlessly with nature to groundbreaking public spaces, ArchDaily's Best Projects for 2023 cover all the bases.
The top 100 projects on ArchDaily's list represent a global conversation in the world of architecture. Whether it's pushing boundaries, embracing eco-friendly practices, or rethinking how we use spaces, these projects showcase the exciting and ever-changing world of great design. We invite you to check out the projects defining the architectural scene in 2023.
Subterranean Ruins / A Threshold

House VO / House WO / Ludwig Godefroy Architecture

450 Warren / SO-IL

The Ned Doha / David Chipperfield Architects

The Wendy House / Earthscape Studio

Immersive Vivarium at Animália Biopark / AM2 ARQUITETURA

Night Sky House / Peter Stutchbury Architecture

Mirage Installation / Zeller & Moye + Katie Paterson

Workshop House / Agustín Berzero + Manuel Gonzalez Veglia (Tectum arquitectura)

FLORA Observatory / IAAC

TARANG Pavilion / The Grid Architects

ChunYangTai Arts and Cultural Centre / Atelier FCJZ

Conversion of a Wine Storage into Housing / Esch Sintzel Architekten

NAM Coffee / G+ Architects

10K House / Takk

Bacalar Eco-Park / Colectivo C733

Elementary School in Santa Cruz de Villacuri Community / Betsaida Curto Reyes + Atelier Ander Bados

Manulife Head Office Exterior Renovations / Martin Simmons Sweers Architects

Cortés Sea Research Center / Tatiana Bilbao

Urban Tree House / NO ARCHITECTURE

Upper Cloister in Aranya Golden Mountain / Atelier Deshaus

White Sheet Reading Pavilion / Ninja Stuudio

Dignity Memorial Mausoleum / Grass+Batz Arquitectos

Time Transitions Installation

Kulturbahnhof Aalen Cultural Center / a+r Architekten

Treetop Walk Hamaren Activity Park / EFFEKT

New Aare Bridge / Christ & Gantenbein

Four-Roof Pavilion / Found Projects + Schneider & Luescher

Shah Muhammad Mohshin Khan Mausoleum / Sthapotik

Islamic Arts Biennale / OMA

Asmalay House / Blurring Boundaries

La Ribera Center for Culture and Arts / ATELIER ARS

Stormwater Pond at Exercisfältet / White Arkitekter

House in Bocaina / Ana Altberg + Cesar Jordão

EU-02X Pavilion / (ab)NORMAL

Opera Park / Cobe

Chinese Bamboo Eight Pavilion / RoarcRenew

The Arches / The DHaus Company

Beyond the Surface Installation / OMA

Tile House / The Bloom

MA Architects Office / MA Architects

Canyon5 / Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Library in the Earth / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP

Community Productive Development Center Las Tejedoras / Natura Futura Arquitectura + Juan Carlos Bamba

Ghibli House / Nuevo Arquitetura

The Lumi Shala / IBUKU

jtB House / BLAF Architecten

Simba Vision Montessori School / Architectural Pioneering Consultants

Community Development Center / CCA Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica

Luna House / Pezo von Ellrichshausen

Laundry / messina | rivas

Daaji’s Home / The Grid Architects

HAUS 1 / MVRDV + Hirschmüller Schindele Architekten

Kithara Music Kiosk / TO

Powerhouse Arts / Herzog & de Meuron

‘t Bosbad / GAAGA

Empty box House / TAA DESIGN

Canuanã Refectory / Terra e Tuma Arquitetos Associados + Rosenbaum

The Sprite Cabin / Wiki World + Advanced Architecture Lab[AaL]

Red Box Exhibition Center / Mix Architecture

Patagonian Shadow Pavilion / DRAA

Bundanon Art Museum & Bridge / Kerstin Thompson Architects

Umbrella Pavilion / Charly Jolliet Architecte

Resurrection Chapel / LP architektur

Outside Project / IDK

Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts / Studio Gang

Gabriel García Márquez Library / SUMA Arquitectura

Clear Water Tea House / Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten

Komaeyu Public Bathhouse / Schemata Architects + Jo Nagasaka

Tainan Market / MVRDV

Remodeling and Rethinking White Towers / STUDIO.NOJU

House in Shikenbaru / Studio Cochi Architects

University of Graz Library / Atelier Thomas Pucher

Prototype Industrialized Construction System / Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen Arquitectos + The Andes House

Vltavská Underground / U / U studio + RE_place

Eungbong Terrace / YZA

Vast Gallery & Artist Residency / Persian Garden Studio

Kingsland Residence / Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects

Nursery School Under Elevated Railway in Machiya / Takahiro Akiyama Architects + Atelier HMC

NICO Sayulita / Hybrid + PALMA

Targ Blonie Market / Aleksandra Wasilkowska Architectural Studio

Bordeaux Brazza UCPA Sport Station / NP2F

SIP Main Campus / Herzog & de Meuron

Buffalo AKG Art Museum / OMA/Shohei Shigematsu

The Merlot Pods / Arti Design Studio

LIKNON / K-Studio

Shanfeng Academy / OPEN Architecture

Hibiscus House / F.studio arquitetura + design

Poonehzar (Farm) / Shid Architects

Office in Sanno / Studio Velocity

Araksa Tea House / Simple Architecture

On the Brooks House / Monsoon Collective

On Labs - New Global Headquarters for On running / Specific Generic + Spillmann Echsle Architekten

Alba Thermal Springs and Spa / Hayball

A Modest House in ‘Pol’ Neighborhood / inpractice

Bricks@47 House / Design Plus

Haus 2+ / Office ParkScheerbarth

Bridge of Nine Terraces / Scenic Architecture Office

Gutter House / Atelier Daniel Florez

54 Social Housing in Inca, Illes Balears / Joan Josep Fortuny Giró + Alventosa Morell Arquitectes

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