Contemporary Concrete Buildings Around the World
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In contemporary architecture, concrete is having a moment. Now, a new two-volume book, 100 Contemporary Concrete Buildings (Taschen, $60), examines some of the best examples from the last century.
The undulating façade of this 66-story residential tower in Singapore, devised by Ben van Berkel of Dutch firm UNStudio, is made almost entirely of concrete.
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Norwegian firm Reiulf Ramstad created this snaking concrete roadside stop in Finnmark, Norway, on a National Tourist Route that follows the meandering Arctic Ocean shoreline.
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The angular interior of this cultural center in Niigata, Japan, built by local architect Chiaki Arai, sparkles with an elaborate lighting system.
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In Acapulco, Mexico, at BNKR Arquitectura’s Sunset Chapel, the sun sets exactly behind the altar cross two times a year.
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The Bicentennial Civic Center in Córdoba, Argentina, by Lucio Morini and GGMPU Arquitectos, sports a cutout tumbling-block pattern on its striking façade.
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Zaha Hadid’s sprawling 280,000-square-foot Pierresvives complex in Montpellier, France, mimics a series of horizontal tree trunks.
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For the MuCEM exhibition space in Marseilles, France, architect Rudy Ricciotti used eight types of concrete lattice panels to devise an ethereal shell, which he famously likened to the “skin of sardines.”
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Like two triangular tangrams, each perched on a corner, Tadao Ando’s six-story Roberto Garza Sada Center cuts a striking figure against the landscape of Monterrey, Mexico.
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At the East Berlin offices of David Chipperfield Architects, the exterior walls are made of insulating concrete, while the interiors include concrete floors and ceilings.
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The Japanese firm Eastern Design Office built the predominantly concrete On the Corner on a narrow triangular lot in Shiga, Japan.