The Facets Cafe / BBWORKSPACE

Concept: A Brilliance of Light – THE FACETS is a renovation and extension project of a café located within the grounds of a renowned gemstone shop in San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai. The design centers around expressing the "variety of gems" through architectural language, creating a space that is distinctive, alluring, and sensorially engaging. Inspired by the beauty of gemstones such as diamond, opal, amethyst, garnet, emerald, aquamarine, sapphire, and citrine, the design translates their forms, colors, and reflective qualities into built form, while subtly integrating local cultural identity.

Transparent Boundaries: Technology and the Display of Cultural Memory

Founded in 1870, The Metropolitan Museum of Art — affectionately known as The Met — is one of the world's most important and visited museums, housing over two million works that span five millennia of human history. Located in the heart of New York City, alongside Central Park, the museum is celebrated for its vast and diverse collections, ranging from ancient Egyptian art to European masters and contemporary works. Paintings, sculptures, documents, historical artifacts, and multimedia pieces make up an ensemble that demands meticulously planned exhibition solutions to ensure both preservation and the effective communication of their historical and artistic value.

Wuhan Qianzishan Waste-to-Energy Power Plant / United Units Architects

Located in the hilly terrain of southwest Wuhan suburbs sits the Qianzishan Waste-to-Energy Power Plant. The architectural design of its main facility was led by UUA Design Partner Yongzheng Li and Managing Partner Qizhi Li. In this project, the architects engaged the entire design process with a unique perspective, exploring and presenting new possibilities for industrial architecture.

E-Isolations Testing and Research Facility / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers

E-Isolation, located in the city of Miki in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, is the first public testing and research facility in the country that is equipped with a full-scale seismic isolation testing system capable of using a measurement method that is the first of its kind worldwide. The facility has been built to enhance earthquake-preparedness measures and develop practical seismic isolation systems in Japan, one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. With its capability to evaluate the performance of seismic isolation devices, E-Isolation provides an open space where structural researchers, designers, general contractors, manufacturers, building owners, and others can get together. This project has been implemented as a collaboration among industry, academia, and government in order to strengthen Japan's resilience to earthquakes.

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