Étienne-Louis Boullée's 'Cenotaph for Newton' (1784), exterior view
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Buckminster Fuller's Biosphere as it appeared during Montreal's Expo 67 citylab.com/design/2017/12
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Steven Chilton Architects' design for the Puzzle Ball Theatre in the Huadu District of Guangzhou, China. The 2000-seat spherical scheme is influenced by the ancient art of puzzle balls archdaily.com/906113/steven-
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The Republic of Kugelmugel, a 'spherical' micronation founded by Edwin Lipburger and located at the Prater in Vienna, Austria. The Republic declared independence in 1976. In 1979, Lipburger was arrested and sent to jail for ten weeks... kugelmugel.at
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And during the day it turns into a natural-light planetarium, as the roof is full of tiny holes, arranged like stars. Totally makes sense!
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This was Albert Speer's design for the centrepiece of 'Germania'. Pity such a gifted architect was so corrupted by the most revolting ideals.
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