- Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, Nanjing
The Ming Xiaoling is the mausoleum of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. . Legend says that in order to prevent robbery of the tomb, 13 identical processions of funeral troops started from 13 city gates to obscure the real burying site.
From the perspective of architectural layout, the main buildings of Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum are divided into two parts: one is the Shinto that guides the building, and the other is the main building of the mausoleum. After more than 600 years of wind and rain, many wooden buildings and their wooden components have disappeared, but there are still a large number of remains that show the grandeur of the year. The mausoleum buildings are all arranged according to the central axis, reflecting the style of traditional Chinese architecture.
- MAAT, Lisbon
The MAAT – Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology is a new cultural proposal for the city of Lisbon. A museum that combines these three fields in a space for debate, discovery, critical thinking and international dialogue.
Facing the water, the view is still wide. The building adopts an exaggerated but very soft posture. It is low, like a ripple rolled up by the river. Gently undulating, the roof of the building becomes an outdoor space of the museum. Here, visitors can enjoy vistas of the city and, in the evening, watch a film set in Lisbon.
Based on Portugal's rich tradition of craftsmanship and ceramics, 15,000 white three-dimensional crackled glazed tiles articulate the building façade and generate a complex surface that imparts variable readings of water, light and shadow. The overhanging roof creates shade and serves to reflect sunlight from the water into the building.
