As part of the World Expo in 2012 in South Korea, Asymptote designed a bowl-shaped pavilion to be exhibited in the international fair for the Four Rivers Restoration project. The initiative of this project was to preserve the ecosystem of the rivers Han, Nakdong, Geum and...
Vietnam, historically an agricultural country is facing changes as it moves to a manufacturing based economy. This has taken a huge toll on the environment. Increased droughts, floods and salinization jeopardize food supplies, while numerous motorbikes cause daily congestion and air pollution in the cities....
The lakes of Vietnam have a lot of Lotus which was the concept behind the design of this pavilion with open-air exhibition spaces. The location of the project is Milan in Italy under sponsorship of the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre. The theme of the Expo is a proposed...
The client, Fernando Torres, wanted a private residence that shared a connection with Lamu but remained secluded from the town itself. The brief was thus generated from the client’s passion for architecture; and his love for being in contact with nature. Combining these two attributes,...
The Butaro Hospital is a breathtaking building with intricate lava rock walls made of stones cut by Rwandan masons, and it is full of brightly coloured accent walls and breeze-ways bathed in light and air. Deep-green flora blossom everywhere. For the 340,000 people who live...