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Holy Cross Chapel in Turku Cemetery, Finland – Pekka Pitkänen 1967

A minimalist concrete funeral chapel where everything unnecessary has been stripped away, leaving only a play of concrete and light. source

Kolumba Art Museum, Cologne – Peter Zumthor, 2007

Zumthor wrapped a perforated grey brick facade around the ruins of a Gothic church, a Roman archaeological site, and a 1950 chapel by Gottfried...

Erindale House by Austin Maynard Architects

Most renovations of old Melbourne homes end the same way, knock off the back and bolt on a two storey box. Austin Maynard Architects...

Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring in Hebei, China – Vector Architects 2024

A silo-like hot spring bathhouse elevated on ten columns above the forest floor of Wuling Mountain, north of Beijing. Eight bush-hammered concrete lightwells pull...

Kolumba Art Museum in Cologne, Germany by Peter Zumthor, 2007

Zumthor wrapped a perforated grey brick facade around the ruins of a Gothic church, a Roman archaeological site, and a 1950 chapel by Gottfried...

Depot Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam by MVRDV, 2021

Most art depots are just big boxes hidden from the public. This one sits in Museumpark, clad entirely in mirrored glass that reflects Rotterdam’s...

Taipei Roofs by Akihisa Hirata, 2017, Zhongshan District, Taipei

A 12-storey residential building where every terrace is covered by a sloping roof, responding to Taiwan’s hot, humid climate. Drawing on existing built context,...

St. Matthäus and St. Hildegardis Parish by Gottfried Böhm, 1970, Düsseldorf-Garath

Brick ground floor, exposed concrete above, with turret-like towers and rounded crenellated walls that reference medieval castle architecture. The chapel St. Hildegardis is a...

Serlachius Museum Bridge in Mänttä, Finland by Barcelona based MX_SI in 2014.

A 53 metre bridge in Corten steel and laminated timber connecting the museum park to the island of Taavetinsaari across Lake Melasjärvi. source