Nine examples of spherical architecture from around the globe

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 complet