118 Impressive Architecture Tattoo Designs – 【Architectural CAD Drawings】

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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!

Ezequiel I. Conde. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213613323786279&set=p.10213613323786279&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Javier Moreno. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154443370437084&set=p.10154443370437084&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Angela Ngo. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3053037964974&set=p.3053037964974&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

next_top_architects. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/4eKMoBqbfp/'>Via Instagram</a>

Cesar CP. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1756933954331821&set=p.1756933954331821&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Marcella Vasconcelos. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156393738174535&set=p.10156393738174535&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

ttoo.too. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/wEd2hfBEy3/?taken-by=ttoo.ttoo'>Via Instagram</a>

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

jonboytattoo. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/-uaVZKIsBF/'>Via Instagram</a>

Renato Sepúlveda Pavez. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1444327812355289&set=p.1444327812355289&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

ttoo.too. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BLXb-GqBtWr/'>Via Instagram</a>

Ed Rodrigo. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213478750703584&set=p.10213478750703584&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

Bruna Fritzen. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1246952998764023&set=p.1246952998764023&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

ttoo.too. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BK63TDkhNSt/?taken-by=ttoo.ttoo'>Via Instagram</a>

Liza - Mari Du Plessis. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154446269531739&set=p.10154446269531739&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Karole Lopes. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1490187787715212&set=p.1490187787715212&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

Rodrigo Prata. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1322377037882097&set=p.1322377037882097&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

inkvan_peimberth. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BK4rWJtDLTj/'>Via Instagram</a>

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

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

dotstolines. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/i1Gpl8QFj3/'>Via Instagram</a>

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

ttoo.too. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BKHOdNKBoSb/?taken-by=ttoo.ttooo'>Via Instagram</a>

Jessica Caroline. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1444656052289444&set=p.1444656052289444&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

Ana Rui Aguiar. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1813185515364468&set=p.1813185515364468&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

Clara Brunetti. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1422711244479834&set=p.1422711244479834&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Gustavo Rojo. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155606586162369&set=p.10155606586162369&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jack Daniel Burns. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1243585412435971&set=p.1243585412435971&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Victor D Vilela. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1585554661477461&set=p.1585554661477461&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Carolina Tessaroli Brandl. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209891135570519&set=p.10209891135570519&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Weslley Moura. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1644117062265122&set=p.1644117062265122&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

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

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

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

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

Little Tattoos. <a href='https://www.pinterest.se/pin/510806782717470616/'>Via Pinterest</a>

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

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

Elo Antunes. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1602213536478960&set=p.1602213536478960&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

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

balazsbercsenyi. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BSebPheg_PV/'>Via Instagram</a>

bicemsinik. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/yjYxJam6zk/'>Via Instagram</a>

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

Gabrielle Martinez. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155565642949082&set=p.10155565642949082&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Tattoodo. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/313211349063995590/'>Via Pinterest</a>

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

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

The Dark Lord. <a href='https://www.pinterest.se/pin/347199452495222824/'>Via Pinterest</a>

ttoo.too. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BP1FCfwBol4/?taken-by=ttoo.ttoo'>Via Instagram</a>

Natally Moraes de Oliveira. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1539122726140614&set=p.1539122726140614&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Mariela Mezalira. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213239556726652&set=p.10213239556726652&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

James Milicevic. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10102393590781809&set=p.10102393590781809&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Júlia De Pinho Franco. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1666639596740406&set=p.1666639596740406&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

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

Sara Hall. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100287070296152&set=p.10100287070296152&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Jéssica Wunderlich Rocha. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1428728547214185&set=p.1428728547214185&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

camilo_nunes. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/8BuPZwr62H/'>Via Instagram</a>

ttoo.too. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BKuPrl9hxE2/?taken-by=ttoo.ttoo'>Via Instagram</a>

Chava Samano. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213811025928989&set=p.10213811025928989&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

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

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

Juho Jasu Leskelä. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213426566401362&set=p.10213426566401362&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

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

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

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

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

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

chris_mesler. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BS6rK5pBT3f/'>Via Instagram</a>

concreteandkitsch. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BHGxElPhfi4/'>Via Instagram</a>

Adrian Muñoz. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1926819860666819&set=p.1926819860666819&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

ttoo.too. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BROhUKFDdOG/?taken-by=ttoo.ttoo'>Via Instagram</a>

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

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

Juan Xorizo. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155154495995129&set=p.10155154495995129&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

Mk Adverbs. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/552324341770692326/'>Via Pinterest</a>

Victor Velazquez. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156355538484377&set=p.10156355538484377&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

chinatown_stropky. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BTKE-fsgbqJ/'>Via Instagram</a>

Paz Fernandez. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10213438814262986&set=p.10213438814262986&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

ttoo.too. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/wPHyvEBE11/?taken-by=ttoo.ttoo'>Via Instagram</a>

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

Tamara Rey. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1859122041016918&set=p.1859122041016918&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

greatattoos. <a href='https://br.pinterest.com/pin/361906520038122726/'>Via Pinterest</a>

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

Wunderland Tattoo‏. <a href='https://twitter.com/wunderland_gnv/status/724683498947137542'>Via Twitter </a>

Nathalia Hartung. <a href='https://es.pinterest.com/pin/456271005984418445/'>Via Pinterest</a>

jonboytattoo. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BDZskY3IsCN/'>Via Instagram</a>

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

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

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

Jaime Salas. <a href='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1926819860666819&set=p.1926819860666819&type=3&theater'>Via Facebook</a>

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

kickassthings.com. <a href='https://www.pinterest.se/pin/352547477063506574/'>Via Pinterest</a>

marika_kieruzel. <a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ7VKmEDSKg/'>Via Instagram</a>