Memory Tower
Vertical structures that preserve history, culture, and memory while serving contemporary functions.
Herzog & de Meuron Transforms a Cold War Radio Tower into an Alpine Observation Landmark at 3,000 Meters
On a Swiss peak above Engelberg, a decommissioned military antenna becomes a restaurant, viewing platform, and sculptural icon.
kit Architects Stack a Timber Tower House on a Triangular Plot in the Swiss Rhine Valley
A prefabricated spruce dwelling near St. Gallen uses a concrete core and passive ventilation to rethink the rural archetype.
Brenac & Gonzalez Twist a 57-Meter Tower into Montpellier's Former Rail Yards
Higher Roch Tower spirals 16 stories of curving terraces above the Saint-Roch district, bridging the historic city and a new urban quarter.
Cro&Co Architecture Builds a 150-Meter Tower on Top of a Seven-Lane Highway in La Défense
Trinity Tower reimagines the office high-rise as a bioclimatic organism threaded with terraces, trees, and public ground in Paris's business district.
KARO Architects Splits a Korean Office Tower Around an Open-Air Courtyard Spine
Re-summit Tower carves a central atrium through a 12-story commercial block in Yongin-si, linking retail life to quiet office corridors above.
People's Architecture Office Converts a Residential Tower into Offices for Beijing's Largest Sleeping City
In Tiantong Yuan, a neighborhood of 700,000 commuters, a vacant apartment building becomes a workplace you can walk to.
Das Studio Wraps a 96-Square-Metre Adelaide Townhouse in a Snail-Like Shell of Timber and Color
A 1970s brown-brick townhouse on the edge of Adelaide's parklands becomes a three-storey home designed for every stage of life.
HENN Stacks a 211-Meter Cloud-Inspired Tower onto a Narrow Shenzhen Tech Campus
Kingdee Cloud Tower rises 44 floors on a pentagonal footprint in Nanshan, folding stainless steel and glass into Shenzhen's shifting skyline.
Powerhouse Company Twists a Wartime Bunker into Eindhoven's Most Defiant Residential Tower
A 32,640 square meter mixed-use tower in Eindhoven transforms a Second World War relic into a spiraling vertical neighborhood.
The Book Tower: A Spiraling Pyramid That Turns Every Citizen into a Knowledge Performer
A triangulated glass tower reimagines the civic library as a participatory stage for learning, sharing, and urban discourse.
