118 Impressive Architecture Tattoo Designs

Creative, expressive, visual, a little bit edgy – tattoos convey many of the same qualities we as architects strive to achieve both in designing buildings and crafting our own personal identities. Whether it’s a small geometric motif or a full-back masterpiece, a tattoo is an immediate statement of who you are and what interests you.

Luckily for architects, the subjects of our affections just so happen to also make great source material for tattoos, from your favorite Miesian plan to a simple city skyline to the elaborate facade of a gothic cathedral.

Here, we’ve rounded up 118 of the most impressive architectural tattoos from across the internet and from submissions by our own ArchDaily readers. Each tattoo has its own story to tell (one reader even shared that his tattoos were inspired by scars obtained through model making mishaps).

Feeling inspired for some ink? Check out the list below!

instagram.com. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/564287028298282985/'>Via Pinterest</a> — instagram.com. Via Pinterest

Coke Burgos Riquelme. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158870302755398&set=p.10158870302755398&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Coke Burgos Riquelme. Via Facebook

instagram.com. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/85216617930066187/'>Via Pinterest</a> — instagram.com. Via Pinterest

Mélina Dutto-Lacouture. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154840816961378&set=p.10154840816961378&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Mélina Dutto-Lacouture. Via Facebook

Maxime Girard. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=823483891140844&set=p.823483891140844&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Maxime Girard. Via Facebook

geekytattoos.com. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/2392606022370824/'>Via Pinterest</a> — geekytattoos.com. Via Pinterest

Joanna Ka. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1551098548254338&set=p.1551098548254338&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Joanna Ka. Via Facebook

Adam Wasilewski. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211867064245662&set=p.10211867064245662&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Adam Wasilewski. Via Facebook

Kelvin Yuan. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155064954513705&set=p.10155064954513705&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Kelvin Yuan. Via Facebook

Agnė C Sadauskaitė. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1824600054222377&set=p.1824600054222377&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Agnė C Sadauskaitė. Via Facebook

jesbaileytattoo. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BTKZ2SWDYk0/'>Via Instagram</a> — jesbaileytattoo. Via Instagram

daf647. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BPDnezvB2sJ/'>Via Instagram</a> — daf647. Via Instagram

Hope CG. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213114670163062&set=p.10213114670163062&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Hope CG. Via Facebook

Eugenio Dionyseus. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154541885395988&set=p.10154541885395988&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Eugenio Dionyseus. Via Facebook

Eric Quilitar Kiskisan. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1366069146762535&set=p.1366069146762535&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Eric Quilitar Kiskisan. Via Facebook

Mariana Fiúza. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208973283118999&set=p.10208973283118999&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Mariana Fiúza. Via Facebook

deriksorato. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/-2F4jLyxZe/'>Via Instagram</a> — deriksorato. Via Instagram

Brittany Cozzens. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/80853755783740765/'>Via Pinterest</a> — Brittany Cozzens. Via Pinterest

lh6.googleusercontent.com. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/90916486202480913/'>Via Pinterest</a> — lh6.googleusercontent.com. Via Pinterest

Shelby Miller. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209924716020123&set=p.10209924716020123&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Shelby Miller. Via Facebook

Itz Flores. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1573820496003789&set=p.1573820496003789&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Itz Flores. Via Facebook

Chalit Pts. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213837922971055&set=p.10213837922971055&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Chalit Pts. Via Facebook

Isabela Mello. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1569593439781079&set=p.1569593439781079&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Isabela Mello. Via Facebook

Luciano Castro. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1417367221632843&set=p.1417367221632843&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Luciano Castro. Via Facebook

James OBrien. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1134772226666821&set=p.1134772226666821&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — James OBrien. Via Facebook

stacy.hounsome. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BPAmzuABpY2/'>Via Instagram</a> — stacy.hounsome. Via Instagram

benvolt. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/js6VBVI-lM/'>Via Instagram</a> — benvolt. Via Instagram

Franceso Posati. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1633560110002206&set=p.1633560110002206&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Franceso Posati. Via Facebook

tattoo2016.xyz. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/6825836915351400/'>Via Pinterest</a> — tattoo2016.xyz. Via Pinterest

Gabriel Sicard. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209185618504757&set=p.10209185618504757&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Gabriel Sicard. Via Facebook

Guilherme H Tucci. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1086155784817652&set=p.1086155784817652&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Guilherme H Tucci. Via Facebook

Camila Credidio. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BMxJ5gFgzXS/?taken-by=camilacred'>Via Instagram</a> — Camila Credidio. Via Instagram

tattoodaze.com. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/802907439787735269/'>Via Pinterest</a> — tattoodaze.com. Via Pinterest

Joshua Seow. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155412903208688&set=p.10155412903208688&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Joshua Seow. Via Facebook

Álvaro Simón Merino. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209577559295425&set=p.10209577559295425&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Álvaro Simón Merino. Via Facebook

Gian Franco. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=481450718864840&set=p.481450718864840&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Gian Franco. Via Facebook

Marc Feugier. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10211025213279685&set=p.10211025213279685&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Marc Feugier. Via Facebook

Matthew Eng. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1784096201616810&set=p.1784096201616810&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Matthew Eng. Via Facebook

Fabien Lasserre. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155715724501494&set=p.10155715724501494&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Fabien Lasserre. Via Facebook

Marco Peixe D'Elia. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213341540836680&set=p.10213341540836680&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Marco Peixe D'Elia. Via Facebook

Rolando Piccolo Figueiredo. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213810245871959&set=p.10213810245871959&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Rolando Piccolo Figueiredo. Via Facebook

Lucas Rodrigues. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1741917049156033&set=p.1741917049156033&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Lucas Rodrigues. Via Facebook

Laura Lenoci. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213934790272612&set=p.10213934790272612&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Laura Lenoci. Via Facebook

Diego Ascencio. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155564119948054&set=p.10155564119948054&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Diego Ascencio. Via Facebook

Catraca Livre. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/320951910926952431/'>Via Pinterest</a> — Catraca Livre. Via Pinterest

mircoisdead. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BTMpH9NFaXS/'>Via Instagram</a> — mircoisdead. Via Instagram

Facundo Arias. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154824586284077&set=p.10154824586284077&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Facundo Arias. Via Facebook

Mariana Cicuto Barros. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155695800856844&set=p.10155695800856844&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a> — Mariana Cicuto Barros. Via Facebook

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