Artist builds stunning architecture out of sand

Sand castles are a familiar site to those who have been near a beach. The sandcastles being built by New York artist Calvin Seibert, though, are something else: they border on sand architecture.

All photos: Box Builder

Talking to Gizmodo about his structures, which range from sharp Soviet angles to more modern flowing curves, he admits that he once dreamed of being an architect for real:

"When I was a kid I made structures that looked like buildings in the early stages of construction. I wasn't interested in finished looking scale models. We lived in a neighborhood where houses were always just being built and I was attracted to that. I thought then that I would be an architect but by high school It became clear that what I had really been making all along were sculptures and so I went to art school and became an artist."

"As I started [photographing them], I also started taking them more seriously. Thinking about how they might evolve. How I push the shapes and ideas."

See the full collection on his Flickr page.