In 1921 the Grain Silo Complex was constructed. For half a century, it was the tallest building in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, grain would be collected, graded, and then distributed. Ideally, it was designed to never go out of use, to never wear out, to always...
Bombay Sapphire commissioned Heatherwick Studio to design a distillery in England's Hampshire. The gin maker had acquired a water-powered paper mill that had once been used to produce the bank notes for the then British Empire. The site had over forty derelict buildings that comprised...
Pier 55 is a public park and performance space on Manhattan’s lower west side commissioned by a new non-profit organisation, funded primarily by the Diller - von Furstenberg family, which will build and operate the pier in cooperation with the Hudson River Park Trust. The...
Nanyang Technological University was looking to undertake the university's first ever redevelopment in twenty years. They sought a design that would transform the campus and be a landmark to which each student could relate. In their quest for a university-transforming design, they got starstruck by...