Foster + Partners' new Apple Store in Singapore is the latest example of the trend for spherical buildings. Here are nine recent globe-shaped examples.

Taipei Performing Arts Center, Taipei, Taiwan, by OMA
A spherical structure described as "a suspended planet docking with the cube" that contains an auditorium is the most prominent feature of the Taipei Performing Arts Center, which Dutch architecture studio OMA has designed in Taiwan.
The performing arts centre is nearing completion and is set to open in 2020, seven years later than originally planned.
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Apple Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, by Foster + Partners
The latest Apple Store designed by British architecture studio Foster + Partners is a spherical building that appears to float within Singapore's Marina Bay. Set to open within the next couple of weeks, the store is completely surrounded by water and will be accessed by a bridge from the waterfront promenade and an underwater tunnel that connects it to the Marina Bay Sands shopping centre.
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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, USA, by Renzo Piano
Italian architect Renzo Piano has added a glass sphere to the 1930s May Company Building in Los Angeles to create the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
The main building will contain a collection of film memorabilia including set designs, costumes, props and interactive installations, while a 1,000-se...