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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

Philosophical Seminar Library, University of Münster by Peter Böhm, 2017

The nearly 65 metre long facade is designed as an oversized shelving wall, with concrete beams and brick piers forming a dramatic tapering space...