Edgy architecture: Building in the most impossible places

Explore a collection of work by the best architects in the world

Qiyunshan tree house, Xiuning County, China (Chen Hao)

Discover striking buildings in impossibly difficult locations in Edgy Architecture: Architecture in the Most Impossible Places, a carefully curated selection of international projects.

In 60 case studies, the authors profile houses built on cliffs, steep mountain slopes, and other treacherous places, like X house in Barcelona, Lookout in Norway and Sunflower House in Girona.

American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, once said, “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.”

This book helps you to see how nature and architecture can show their roughest but most beautiful side.

Case Narigua, Mexico (FCH Photography)

YA House, Hyogo prefecture, Japan (Kenji Masunaga)

Villa Escarpa, Lagos, Portugal (Fernando Guerra)

Sunflower House, Girona (Sandra Pereznieto)

Hirafu, Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan (Courtesy of the architect)

House on a cliff in Alicante (Diego Opazo)

La Binocle, Eastern Townships Quebec, Canada (Adrien Williams)

Casa Del Acantilado, Salobrena, Spain (Jesus Granada)

Cliff House, Nova Scotia, Canada (Greg Richardson Photography)

You can purchase Edgy Architecture: Architecture in the Most Impossible Places by Lannoo Publishers here