Wormhole Library

Made of white concrete dramatically punctuated by irregular glass openings that cover more than half of its surface, Wormhole Library in Haikou, China looks otherworldly. The sinuous, seamless structure (made possible by computer numeric control processes and 3D printing) was designed by Chinese starchitects MAD "to be a wormhole that transcends time and space." Inside, the building is intimate but no less noteworthy: The library doesn’t have a single right angle—save for the books, of course. Overlooking the South China Sea, the library is part a rejuvenation plan to improve public space along the Haikou Bay coastline.