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Rozet Culture House – When Ornament Came Back. Neutelings Riedijk Architects

Rozet Culture House, Arnhem by Neutelings Riedijk Architects, 2013. This isn't decoration for decoration's sake. Rozet uses mass-produced concrete elements to reintroduce ornament. Scaled,...

Wang Da Hong House, Taipei, 1953

Modernist ideas adapted through Chinese spatial traditions, climate, and ways of living — not a direct transplant from the West. An important early work...

Nordic Embassies Berlin – 5 Nation, 1 Complex

A masterclass in collective identity. Designed by Berger + Parkkinen, the site is unified by a continuous 15 meter high copper louvered facade that...

Expo Green Roof, Taipei. A former stadium reimagined as an urban farm.

What was once sports infrastructure now supports food production. An example of how cities can reuse what already exists. source

Shenzhen Bay Cultural Plaza

The newly opened Shenzhen Bay Cultural Plaza by MAD Architects. A civic complex and park organised around public space and movement, where buildings and...

KF Centre for Excellence in BC, Canada.

When in British Columbia, we dropped by the KF Centre for Excellence designed by Meiklejohn Architects. An aerospace education and conference centre, founded by...

Richmond Olympic Oval, 2008

A Vancouver icon - Richmond Olympic Oval, 2008. Designed by Cannon Design the long-span timber roof was an ambitious experiment at the time. Built...

Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre. Osoyoos, BC.

A building designed to become a ruin - the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, BC, Canada by DIALOG. Featuring rammed earth, timber, concrete...