Modern architecture is increasingly pushing technological and design boundaries with some truly tremendous and remarkable buildings being erected around the world.

Here are three of the most extraordinary and spectacular modern architectural constructions from around the globe.

Toren, Brooklyn, New York

A feature about the world’s most stunning architecture could not be complete without including a building in New York. Representing a giant Cubist structure, Toren comprises of a mass of irregular aluminium striping alternating with light and dark toned pieces of glass. According to architect Peter Fajak who designed Toren alongside Skidmore, Ownings & Merril partner Rodger Duffy, the building’s dimpled glass panels that are made up of more than 200 different shapes, was inspired by myrtle trees.

Guangzhou Opera House, Guangdong, China

Resembling – according to its architect Zaha Hadid – “pebbles in a stream smoothed by erosion”, the Guangzhou Opera House will take some beating when it comes to unique and breath-taking architectural design.

Comprising of two main sections which are wrapped in fragments of glass to expose its skeleton of steel, this remarkable building was inspired by the natural elements that have helped mould its Pearl River location over the centuries

The Education Executive Agency and Tax Office, Groningen, the Netherlands

Holland has always been amongst the leaders in building impressive architecture and none more so than the Education Executive Agency and Tax Office in the city of Gronigen. Designed by the Amsterdam-based UNStudio, this stimulating modern building comprises of layers of sculptural white ridges. Accommodating more than 2500 employees, the building’s awe-inspiring impressiveness runs much deeper than merely being an aesthetical marvel.

The Education Executive Agency and Tax Office is also fore-fronting the path in environmentally-conscious buildings, which are increasingly becoming a feature of modern design. The structure’s wedge-shaped ridges reduce the energy consumption of the building by acting as shades to control the amount of direct sunlight.

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