Editorial
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Overseas Oasis: Amsterdam Gables Gathered Around a Glass-Roofed Commons for International Students
A community center in Amsterdam that rings one sunlit atrium with gabled volumes, then opens its facade so newcomers can walk straight in.
Breathing-scape: A Moss-Canopied Park in China That Treats Clean Air as a Shared Public Room
Winding trails, moon gates and arch bridges thread a park where tree-like moss canopies are proposed as filters for some of the world's most polluted air.
Mono in Mist: A Castle Wall Rebuilt in Water Hides Three Sunken Meditation Gardens in Fukuoka
Below a public park of pools and mist, a waterfall-ringed basin turns meditation, hotel rooms and a castle-wall metaphor into one descending journey.
The Layercake: An Amsterdam Building Stacked From the Habits of Plantage and Oost
A raised volume frees the ground for an urban cave, then stacks gallery, lecture hall, workspace and a green roof facing a canal and a windmill.
Living in the Cocoon: Four Planted Domes Where Hanging Bowls Turn Strangers Into Neighbours
Perforated white shells, suspended seating pods and a shared table underground make a dwelling idea that is really about being together.
Voice of the Sea: A Glowing Underwater Beacon Drawn to the Rhythm of Whale Migration
Drina Cortez imagines a luminous seabed tower and a floating shell for Bermuda's waters, a vision carried by atmosphere more than by plan.
Divide 13 - Manos: A Craft Market Built to Bridge Two Lima Neighbourhoods Split by Wealth
Folding stalls, a sunken stage and shaded decks try to turn handmade goods into common ground between Las Casuarinas and Pamplona Alta.
Becoming Aligned With All: A Rammed Earth Campus in Sri Lanka That Rises From the Ground and Falls Back
Two white concrete shells lift off a riverside site and land again, framing a pooled courtyard, rammed earth walls and rooms that can be reshuffled.
The Hands of Faith: A Boarding School That Opens Two Wings Around Children Who Grew Up Working
Two concrete wings, a sheltered courtyard and a ladder of terraces chart a gradual route back into community for children who grew up on the streets.
