The Palm Mosque at King Saud University, Riyadh Lotus Temple, New Delhi TWA Flight Centre, New York Sydney Opera House, Australia Metaphoric architecture is an architectural movement that developed in Europe during the mid-20th century. Certain architects have also been known to utilise metaphors as a theme throughout their work such as Le Corbusier and the open hand motif. This to him was a sign of "peace and reconciliation. It is open to give and open to receive." The Onion House, Hawaii Perhaps the most prominent voice of the Metaphoric architectural school at present is Dr. Basil Al Bayati whose designs have been inspired by trees and plants, snails, whales, insects, dervishes and even myth and literature. He is also the founder of the International School of Metaphoric Architecture in Málaga, Spain. Metaphoric architects Basil Al Bayati Le Corbusier Jørn Utzon Eero Saarinen Fariborz Sahba 
 Metaphoric architecture is an architectural movement that developed in Europe during the mid-20th century. Certain architects have also been known to utilise metaphors as a theme throughout their work such as Le Corbusier and the open hand motif. This to him was a sign of "peace and reconciliation. It is open to give and open to receive." Perhaps the most prominent voice of the Metaphoric architectural school at present is Dr. Basil Al Bayati whose designs have been inspired by trees and plants, snails, whales, insects, dervishes and even myth and literature. He is also the founder of the International School of Metaphoric Architecture in Málaga, Spain. Metaphoric architects Basil Al Bayati Le Corbusier Jørn Utzon Eero Saarinen Fariborz Sahba Gallery
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The Palm Mosque at King Saud University, Riyadh Lotus Temple, New Delhi TWA Flight Centre, New York Sydney Opera House, Australia
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The Onion House, Hawaii
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