In a few short days, we’ll all bid adieu to 2012 and ring in a new year. Hurrah! But before we break out the horns and confetti and start popping the champagne, let’s take a moment to reflect on the wacky, wild world of architecture in the past 12 months. We’ve already spotlighted the best buildings, top controversies, coolest GIFs, and major public-interest design milestones of 2012. Now we present… the most-read stories of the year on Architizer! Some may surprise you—who knew a post about a food storing system that eschews the fridge would be so captivating? Others are more obvious: Zaha Hadid + Naomi Campbell + spaceship-style home = ding, ding, ding!

We haven’t included our top 10 roundups in this list, as they’re in a league of their own (click here to see your favorites). The stories featured here are all single posts, and their rankings are based on what drew the most traffic. What do you think? Leave your comments below, or shoot us a note: editorial@architizer.com.

May 2013 be filled with more crazy tree houses, bewildering installations, and fearless Russian teens scaling sky-high towers. Godspeed to you all!

by Architizer Editors

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