The Thompson Center in Chicago proudly showcases its structure and mechanical equipment rather than hiding it.

The State of Illinois Center, one of America’s most debated public buildings has inspired and outraged citizens and critics since its opening in 1985. Designed by architect Helmut Jahnan, the James R. Thompson Center was completed almost only 35 years ago is in threat of being destroyed.

Bespoke Tower marks completion of Rem Koolhaas’s City of Art Complex for Prada in Milan

Rem Koolhaas’s new tower designed for Prada puts movement at its core. A panoramic glass elevator and encasing staircase cuts through the one-of-a-kind building giving visitors wide-ranging views of the compound and the city around it while cantilevering decks allow for different height floors for galleries, cafes, and restaurants. Koolhaas swaps out the standard stacked floor plan with a radical diversity within a simple volume.

Rem Koolhaas' Stacked and Staggered Library Rethinks Wayfinding

Rem Koolhaas' stacked and staggered public library is an eleven story monument to public space and level transition in downtown Seattle. Celebrated for its brilliant planning, the architects solution for an urban library has more to do with exploration than it does books and records.