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Architizer's <\/i>diverse jury of global experts<\/i><\/span><\/a> is currently reviewing submissions to<\/em> the <\/i>14th A+Awards<\/i><\/span><\/a>! Sign up to <\/i>receive updates<\/i><\/span><\/a> on Public Voting and spring winner announcements.<\/i><\/i><\/p><\/p>\n

Innovative enclosures can radically redefine architecture. The materials and structures we choose shape both spatial experience and perception, creating distinctive atmospheres, moods and conditions. By reinventing typical construction techniques and cladding systems, architects can radically reimagine how people connect to place. By combining different materials, or assembling them in a new way, novel experiences are created that force us to wonder and reflect.<\/p>\n

The following collection takes a closer look at buildings formed with a range of scales and programs, each using ideas of transparency and translucency to reimagine building skins. As retail, cultural and religious projects, the designs are located across multiple continents and climates.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Signum Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Signum Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Odette Estate Winery<\/b><\/a> by Signum Architecture<\/a>, Napa County, Calif., United States<\/p>\n

Designed around the idea of a sweeping swan\u2019s wing, this winery in Napa was inspired by the Tchaikovsky ballet character Odette. The project was made with a backlit perforated metal screen that allows for ventilation into the winery tunnels and explores ideas of translucency and transparency through the building envelope.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Tengbom<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Felix Gerlach<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

\u00d6stermalm\u2019s Temporary Market Hall<\/b><\/a> by Tengbom<\/a>, Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>\n

Formed to bring fresh produce to \u00d6stermalm\u2019s Square in Stockholm, this temporary market utilizes lightweight, sustainable and cost-efficient materials. Market stalls, storage and restaurants are located on the ground floor, while kitchens and technical spaces are found on two mezzanines stretching along the north and south fa\u00e7ades.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 peris+toral.arquitectes<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 peris+toral.arquitectes<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 peris+toral.arquitectes<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Information Point in Glorias Square<\/b><\/a> by peris+toral.arquitectes<\/a>, Barcelona, Spain<\/p>\n

Designed as an ephemeral building that could be thought of as reusable and removable, the Information Point utilizes a scaffold structural system and a waterproof polycarbonate skin. This translucent envelope combines with a shading metal mesh to filter sunlight and blur the boundaries of the building.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Daria Scagliola\/Stijn Brakkee<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Daria Scagliola\/Stijn Brakkee<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Crystal Houses<\/b><\/a> by MVRDV<\/a>, Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/p>\n

Expressing Dutch heritage and international architecture, Crystal Houses was designed as a flagship store along Amsterdam\u2019s only luxury-brand street. Utilizing an extensive amount of glass, the project\u2019s fa\u00e7ade mimics the original house design but was realized with a series of glass bricks.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 PANCORBO+DE VILLAR+CHACON+MARTIN ROBLES<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 PANCORBO+DE VILLAR+CHACON+MARTIN ROBLES<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Congress Center and Auditorium<\/b><\/a> by Pancorbo+De Villar+Chac\u00f3n+Martin Robles<\/a>, Spain<\/p>\n

The \u201cVegas Atlas\u201d Center is located among land that\u2019s both agricultural and urban. Designed as a kind of giant straw bale floating in the landscape, the project uses a screen structure to clad the cubic volume and create a sense of layering.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Hariri Pontarini Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Hariri Pontarini Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

The Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Temple of South America<\/b><\/a> by Hariri Pontarini Architects<\/a>, Santiago, Chile<\/p>\n

Inspired by light and its spiritual qualities, this temple in Chile is located in the foothills of the Andes. As the last of the eight continental temples commissioned by the Bah\u00e1\u2019\u00ed Community, the project uses translucent marble from the Portuguese Estremoz quarries combined with cast-glass panels.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Steven Holl Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Steven Holl Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Steven Holl Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Visual Arts Building, University of Iowa<\/b><\/a> by Steven Holl Architects<\/a>, Iowa City, Iowa, United States<\/p>\n

Formed around seven vertical centers of light, this visual arts building includes 126,000 square feet of loft-like space for everything from metalsmithing to virtual reality. Shifting geometry and floor plates combine with multiple balconies and a blue-green Rheinzink skin.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 IwamotoScott Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 IwamotoScott Architecture<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Pinterest HQ<\/b><\/a> by IwamotoScott Architecture<\/a>, San Francisco, Calif., United States<\/p>\n

Inspired by the redesign of Pinterest\u2019s website, this headquarters in San Francisco features a clean, simple and intuitive design logic. Organized with porous concentric layers, the project includes a central stair wrapped in perforated steel cladding.<\/p>\n

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