Underground building

Underground architecture is having a bit of a moment, so we've rounded up five stunning subterranean projects, including work from BIG and Snøhetta.

“Aigües de Vilajuïga” is a building complex that cannot be understood without the essence and presence of the water flowing under it. An underground aquifer of carbonated water that has flown non-stop since 1904. The wells and the buildings scattered in the area are the tip of a world that has never seen the light of day.

most of the museum of ethnography is underground, extending the adjacent park and respecting budapest's historic skyline with its low height.

Chichu means “under the earth” in Japanese; a particularly apt name for this unusual gallery which sits almost entirely underground.

The Excavating Wilderness: A Orienting Trajectory Across Central Park proposal by Syracuse University graduate Jeff Kamuda investigates the...

underground architecture surveys the contemporary condition of the subterranean typology, showcasing a range of innovative projects.

Water cycle and thermal environment are the primary issues facing desert life. In order to reduce the adverse effects of evaporation and temperature difference between day and night, a Klein bottle variant buried underground is the basic concept of this design. #Extremearchitecturecompetition