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By Jackie Craven, About.com

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Female Architecture? The Singapore Esplanade

The Esplanade in Singapore

The Esplanade in Singapore

Photo © The Esplanade Co Ltd

Some architecture critics believe that "female" architecture is architecture that seems to express femininity. There is something womanly about the building's shape, size, proportions, color, or texture.

Curved shapes may suggest the womb. Perhaps you long to crawl inside the building and curl into a fetal position.

The dumpling-shaped Esplanade in Singapore has a round shape that might be called feminine.

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