Frank Kunert creates and photographs absurd architectural situations
Model maker and photographer Frank Kunert explores the "absurdity of life" through his meticulous architectural models with a twist. More
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Invisible Cities project features elaborate architectural models of imaginary cities
Artists Camille Benoit and Mariana Gella used the coronavirus lockdown to design architectural models of fantastical cities, made from paper and tools they had at home. More
Competition: win an architectural stadium model-building kit by Arckit
Dezeen promotion: in our latest competition, Dezeen is partnering with Arckit to give away five model-building kits for sports stadiums and arenas. More
Louisiana Museum showcases the socially minded architecture of Tatiana Bilbao
The work of Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao is on show at the Louisiana Museum in Denmark, in an exhibition that includes an imaginary city, a cabinet of curiosities and four full-size architectural mockups. More
White steel and mirrored halls form sci-fi themed architectural model museum in China
Wutopia Lab has used over 5,000 white steel pipes to form the structure of The Last Redoubt, China's first museum for architectural models. More
Competition: win a book showcasing 10 projects by MAD
In our latest competition, we've teamed up with MAD Architects to give away five copies of a book outlining the studio's 10 most significant projects. More
Paper Castles exhibition dangles architecture's future over its past
Weird and wonderful designs by architects including Zaha Hadid Architects, Madelon Vriesendorp and Sarah Wigglesworth have been installed over the more traditional models of the V&A's architecture gallery, in an exhibition for the London Festival of Architecture. More
Matthew Simmonds explores historic architecture in stone sculptures
Doric columns, arches and vaulted ceilings are among the architectural details that Matthew Simmonds has carved from stone in these intricate sculptures. More
Twelve MAD architecture models showcase the studio's wildest buildings
These twelve architectural models show off 10 of the futuristic buildings created by Beijing-based architecture studio MAD, including a floating island and a mountain range. More
Leth & Gori builds pop-up house on staircase of OMA-designed BLOX in Copenhagen
The work of architecture studio Leth & Gori is currently on show at the Danish Architecture Centre in Copenhagen, in a full-scale model house built on top of a staircase. More
Renzo Piano's studio designs "imaginary island" containing 102 of the architect's projects
The Royal Academy of Arts in London is exhibiting a design for a city island, populated entirely with buildings designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano. More
Kenzo Tange's lost house is showpiece of Japan in Architecture exhibition at Mori Art Museum
A scale model of architect Kenzo Tange's now-demolished house and a full-size replica of a 16th century tea house feature in a blockbuster exhibition of Japanese architecture at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. More
MoMA exhibits Bodys Isek Kingelez's fantastical models of African metropoles
New York's Museum of Modern Art is exhibiting the "extreme maquettes" of late Congolese sculptor Bodys Isek Kingelez, who modelled futuristic African cities with recycled cardboard, colourful paper and Coca-Cola cans. More
Es Devlin presents BIG's The XI towers in installation triptych
British designer Es Devlin has rethought the typical residential sales gallery, using a trio of installations to promote a pair of twisting towers that architecture firm BIG has designed for New York. More
Junya Ishigami's architectural models feature in Fondation Cartier exhibition
Twenty architectural models by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami have gone on show at Fondation Cartier in Paris. In a Dezeen exclusive, exhibition curator Isabelle Gaudefroy reveals her five highlights from the show. More
Caruso St John, Hélène Binet and Thomas Demand collaborate on architectural models, photographs and installation
Caruso St John has teamed up with architectural photographer Hélène Binet and artist Thomas Demand for an exhibition made entirely from paper and cardboard at the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More
SOM exhibits architecture models with stripped-away skins to reveal engineering beneath
A row of intricately detailed architectural models take centre stage at this pop-up exhibition celebrating the beauty of engineering by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, which coincides with the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More
Architects reimagine Chicago's Tribune Tower with abstract skyscraper models
Fifteen alternative visions for the famous 1920s Tribune Tower competition are presented as giant models at the Chicago Architecture Biennial. More
David Rockwell shares photographs of detailed theatre set models
New York architect David Rockwell's models of his flamboyant set designs for Broadway shows and movies, from Hairspray to Team America, are documented in these photographs. More
Easy-to-assemble building kits aim to inspire new generation of architects
Architectural model kit manufacturer Arckit has launched a series of accessible three-dimensional modelling sets for aspiring and professional architects and urban planners. More