stairs to nowhere

The <n>Nordic Pavilion</n> in Venice, designed by architect <n>Sverre Fehn</n>. Photo by <n>Åke E:son Lindman</n>.

The <n>Twickenham Reception</n>, designed by <n>Barbarella Studio</n>.

The <n>Tenant House</n> in Sintra, Portugal, designed by <n>Arquitectura-G</n>. Photo by <n>Maxime Delvaux</n>.

The <n>Ubatuba House II</n> in Brazil, designed by <n>SPBR Arquitetos</n>. Photo by <n>Nelson Kon</n>.

Staircase detail by architect <n>Woosang Kim</n>.

360-degree video reveals the EU-blue amphitheatre inside the Belgian Pavilion

A vibrant orange staircase appears to melt onto the floor in this interior by <n>Ab Rogers Design</n>.

The travertine pool of <n>The Olive Grove House</n> by <n>Balzar Arquitectos</n>. Photo by <n>David Zarzoso</n>.

The <n>Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage</n> in Edmonton, designed and photographed by <n>gh3*</n>.

A detail of <n>La Muralla Roja</n> by architect <n>Ricardo Bofill</n>. Photo by <n>Gregori Civera</n>.

The concrete staircase of <n>MD Housing</n> in Portugal, designed by <n>VA Studio</n>. Photo by <n>Fernando Guerra | FG+SG</n>.

<n>Do Ho Suh</n>'s polyester fabric sculpture, <n>Staircase-III</n> (2010).

The <n>Moses Bridge</n> in Halsteren, Netherlands, designed by <n>RO&AD Architecten</n>.

A digital illustration from the <n>Wrong Architecture</n> series by artist <n>Jean-Jaques Balzac</n>.

The <n>Nicolas Andreas Taralis</n> showroom in Shanghai, designed by architect <n>Bernard Dubois</n>. Photo by <n>Maxime Delvaux</n>.

The <n>Brutalist</n> concrete staircase of <n>Casa Butantã</n> in São Paulo by architects <n>Paulo Mendes da Rocha</n> and <n>João de Gennaro</n>.

Stair detail from the <n>Blairgowrie House</n> by <n>Adam Kane Architects</n>.