A square that catches rainwater when it rains
Rotterdam’s Benthemplein serves as a place for sport and rest in dry weather and stores rainwater when it rains. Three sunken basins and visible channels share the public square.
Architecture
Cycling down a runway after the planes have left
Berlin’s Tempelhofer Feld opened to the public after the airport closed. Its runways and grassland now accommodate exercise, rest, community activities, and nature conservation.
Christchurch’s cathedral of paper tubes and shipping containers
Built after the earthquake, Christchurch’s Cardboard Cathedral combines paper tubes and shipping containers in a triangular form. Its foundations, structural frame, and translucent protective roof each have a role.
Sesc Pompeia: a former factory becomes a neighborhood living room
Sesc Pompeia in São Paulo joins an old metal-drum factory to new sports facilities. Lina Bo Bardi’s complex makes room for performances, reading, and exercise.
Watching the next drop move at Teshima Art Museum
At Teshima Art Museum, water emerges from the floor as light enters through the roof. Rei Naito’s artwork meets Ryue Nishizawa’s architecture.
Zadar's Sea Organ, played by the waves
Beneath the waterfront steps in Zadar, Croatia, 35 pipes turn air moved by waves and tides into music.
When children begin making things at the museum
Young V&A organizes its permanent galleries around play, imagination, and design. Children’s height, movement, and participation help shape the visit.
A bench from your hometown in the neighborhood park
Copenhagen’s Superkilen gathers objects from different countries chosen by local residents. Their memories helped shape the park’s facilities.
The rain stops where you stand
Rain Room tracks visitors and stops the water directly above them. Walking through the rain becomes a way to change the installation.
A garden grows inside a former water-treatment plant
Seonyudo Park retains columns and tanks from an old water-treatment plant, adapting them into gardens and resting places. The route once followed by water still shapes the walk.
Crossing a river through an art gallery at The Twist
The Twist in Norway serves as both a bridge and an exhibition space. A route through its twisting interior leads from one riverbank to the other.
Under, a restaurant where you can have dinner 5 meters underwater
Norway’s Under places a dining room beside a real underwater view. A descending route from the rocky shore leads to a large window facing the sea.