SCUT Lunar Tower: A Perforated Observatory Rising from China’s Mangrove Wetlands
SCUT Lunar Tower as Ecological Observatory The SCUT Lunar Tower stands at the eastern edge of the Hainan Dongzhaigang National Nature Reserve, an ecologically sensitive landscape that contains China’s largest continuous mangrove forest. Designed by the South China University of Technology Architectural Design and Research Institute, the tower functions as both an observatory and a research instrument rather than a dominant architectural object. Rising 33.5 meters above the we
Pier 865: The Walkable Sculpture Transforming Knoxville’s Park into Living Architecture
Pier 865: The Walkable Sculpture Transforming Knoxville’s Park Public art rarely invites you to touch it — let alone walk on it, rest beneath it, or climb through it. Pier 865, the newest installation by MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY, breaks that boundary entirely. More than a walkable sculpture, it is a piece of walkable architecture, reshaping Knoxville’s historic park into an immersive spatial experience where art, nature, and community merge. A Structure Lifted from the Lands
Gambey Paris Apartment: PAF Atelier and BB Architectes Redefine Space with a Perforated Mezzanine
Gambey Paris Apartment as Interior Architecture The Gambey Paris Apartment, designed by PAF Atelier and BB Architectes, transforms a compact dwelling in Paris’s 11th arrondissement through a single, carefully inserted architectural element. Rather than dividing the apartment into conventional rooms, the project is organized around a freestanding steel structure that concentrates circulation, storage, and programming into one cohesive interior framework. This approach allows t
