The rise of #Artchitecture: compulsive Instagram viewing

Art and architecture have never been more closely intertwined. For proof of how cosy these bedfellows have become, look no further than one of our favourite Instagram hashtags #artchitecture. It’s had some 13,000 posts, and counting.

Here are 10 of the finest.

@david_umemoto

Just another concrete cube #artchitecture #artinstallation #sculpture #concrete #concreteart #concretearchitecture #modular #contemporaryart #modernart #modernarchitecture #utopia #futuristic #brutalism #soho #visualarts #galeriesmtl #artsy #instaarts #exhibition #urbanart #streetart #artwork #artshow #minimalist #modernstyle #lecorbusier #temple #church #pyramid #monument

A photo posted by David Umemoto (@david_umemoto) on Dec 11, 2015 at 12:51pm PST

@ashcasperr

Tower • Monika Sosnowska Mies Van der Rohe's Lake Shore Drive Apartments once represented a "pinnacle of engineering and an American urban lifestyle. Tower's form suggests that such connotations shift with the passage of time and change of context". #decordovasculpturepark #artchitecture #monikasosnowska #adventure

A photo posted by Ashley (@ashcasperr) on Dec 14, 2015 at 10:34am PST

@llllimon

然而是清美呀去了視覺傳達系溜了一圈真是覺得要努力瘋了才能去的地方但是還是想做自己喜歡的事情能去參加Ted是幸運無比的事情覺得前輩們都那麼厲害做著自己喜歡的事確實中國人喜歡講意義有時候被質問很多行動沒有意義為什麼要做大概就是我就想做吧 #photooftheday #photographer #vscocam #vsco #fuji #fujix100s #x100s #art#artchitecture #photo

A photo posted by limon Zhang诺檬 (@llllimon) on Dec 14, 2015 at 1:59am PST

@jsmuecke

Tangled web #electricity #powerlines #tower #portadelaide #adelaide #southaustralia #australia #bnw #sky_high_architecture #archw_bnw #lookingup_architecture #artchitecture

A photo posted by James Muecke (@jsmuecke) on Dec 13, 2015 at 6:37pm PST

@cindystokesphoto

Flight time. #nasaames #nasa #moffettfield #flight #curiousdetails #cindystokesphoto #pattern #architecture #geometry #monochromemavens #abstract #abstractphotography #dxfspace2001 #bnwbutnot #harmonyoflight #jj_geometry #jj_architecture #minimal #rsa_minimal #mindtheminimal #archilovers #ig_minimalist #minimalism_world #rustlord_archdesign #rustlord_architecture #artchitecture #tv_simplicity #tv_buildings

A photo posted by Cindy Stokes (@cindystokesphoto) on Nov 29, 2015 at 7:16pm PST

@crissibeth

Love dem lines

A photo posted by Beth (@crissibeth) on Nov 10, 2015 at 4:18pm PST

@joeretro

During the transition from twilight to full night, lighting elements, programmed to change in intensity and hue as they wash the underside of the canopy, create the changing perception of sky as space…✨✨✨⬜️. #jamesturrell #jamesturrellskyspace #ARTchitecture #joeretroadventures

A photo posted by Joe Retro (@joeretro) on Nov 6, 2015 at 11:00am PST

@aliciasbebo

#sanfrancisco #art #fishermanswharf #artchitecture #design #streetart #street #sculpture

A photo posted by 夏licia (@aliciasbebo) on Oct 4, 2015 at 8:41pm PDT

@arbol111

Reflejos lumínicos | #bnw #bnw_city #ae_bnw #blackandwhite #highcontrast #midtones #reflect #geometric #lamps #design #grid #citiexpress #travel #df #cdmx #persperctive #sky #lights #squares #patterns #bnw_captures #urbanscapes #hotel #bnw_magazine #cristalceiling #bnw_of_our_world #picoftheday #photooftheday #noiretblanc #artchitecture

A photo posted by Juan M Arboleyda | Arboretum (@arbol111) on Oct 20, 2015 at 2:50pm PDT

@hiroshibee

#vietnaminternationalfashionweek2015 #gemcenter #beehiroshi #night #work #saigon #vietnam #fashion #me #light #bling #artchitecture #gooddesign

A photo posted by Hoàng Tử Bé (@hiroshibee) on Oct 14, 2015 at 9:58am PDT