Mood:  cool

You know, I keep looking for the beautiful, shining, cold, and curving examples that we no longer live in a cinder block world, but all the buildings were I live are hopelessly out of date.  Almost forty years out of date now.  I really hate 70s architecture.  And though I sometimes find it hard to balance a love of history in city architecture:  buildings that have seen ages past and a need to knock down the architectural ugliness that permeates newer cities--like ones that boomed mainly in the 70s, I want new buildings.  Even if they are only selling a fantasy.

So, this first example isn't really futuristic architecture, but it is a fantasy future concept.  We need more creativity in our daily lives, yeah!  The Echo Park Time Travel Mart in Los Angelos was created/is operated by 826LA, a non profit organization helping kids with creative writing.  (via Neatorama)

The planned Songjiang Hotel built within an old quarry.  (via Apartment Therapy) and a planned Twisty Glass Manhattan building (via io9 via curbed)

Or, if futuristic construction means more smart materials than shiny looking (which I find equally alluring), then Brad Kittel's tiny houses in Texas might be for you. (via Apartment Therapy)

Previously on the Bean:

City of Silk Rail Network tower to rival Burj Dubai

Our Wonderful Future

On top of the Sea

More:

The Force is with Design on io9

In depth futuristic architecture post on SkyScraperLife

Athens Today - Athens 21st Century

Architecture on Tomorrowland