The following projects are suggestions for student case study presentations and papers. This is only a recommended list, and is not complete or final. Students are encouraged to research additional projects based on their case study thesis and format.
Mineral
Ningbo Historical Museum, Amateur Architecture Studio
Precedents
Church of Christ the Worker in Atlántida, Eladio Dieste
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Gordon Bunshaft / SOM
Therme Vals, Peter Zumthor
Contemporary
Ningbo Historical Museum, Amateur Architecture Studio
Marble Curtain, Studio Gang
St. Puis Church, Franz Füeg
Aomori Museum of Art, Jun Aoki
Dominus Winery, Herzog & de Meuron
Chokkura Plaza & Shelter, Kengo Kuma
Concrete
Zaragoza Bridge, Zaha Hadid Architects
Precedents
Sainte Marie de La Tourette, Le Corbusier
Kimbell Art Museum, Louis Kahn
Church of Light, Tadao Ando
Contemporary
RATP Bus Center, Emmanuel Combarel Dominique Marrec Architectes
Zaragoza Bridge, Zaha Hadid Architects
0-14 Tower, Reiser + Umemoto
Celosia, MVRDV with Blanca Lleó
D Jewelry, Vaillo + Irigaray
Holy Rosary Church Complex, Trahan Architects
Wood
Final Wooden House, Sou Fujimoto
Precedents
1939 Finnish Pavilion, Alvar Aalto
Jacobs House, Frank Lloyd Wright
Thorncrown Chapel, Fay Jones
Contemporary
Final Wooden House, Sou Fujimoto
Relaxation Park in Torrevieja, Toyo Ito
Stadthaus London, Waugh Thistleton
Forest of Net, Tezuka Architects
Salburúa Nature Interpretation Centre, QVE Arquitectosproject 5
Viewing Tower, ateliereenarchitecten
Metal
Za Koenji Public Theater, Toyo Ito
Precedents
The Farnsworth House, Mies van der Rohe
Centre Pompidou, Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Frank Gehry
Contemporary
Ar de Rio Bar Esplanade, Guedes + DeCampos
Za Koenji Public Theatre, Toyo Ito
Coven Store, Marcelo Alvarenga
Quingpu Pedestrian Bridge, CA-DESIGN
Veranda Car Park, Paul de Ruiter
Matsunoyama Natural Science Museum, Tezuka Architects
Glass
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Steven Holl
Precedents
The Crystal Palace, Joseph Paxton
Glass House, Philip Johnson
Maison de Verre, Pierre Chareau
Contemporary
The Glass Pavilion, Toledo Museum of Art, SANAA
House Q, Vaillo + Irigaray
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Steven Holl
Louis Vuitton Roppongi, Jun Aoki
K:fem Department Store, Wingardh
TKTS Booth, Perkins Eastman
Plastic
Armani Fifth Avenue, Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas
Precedents
Monsanto House of the Future, Albert Dietz
Wonder House, Eliot Noyes
Plastic House, Kengo Kuma
Contemporary
Windshape, nArchitects
Beijing National Aquatics Center, PTW
Seed Cathedral, Heatherwick Studio
Armani Fifth Avenue, Massimiliano & Doriana Fuksas
L House, moomoo Architects
Kunsthülle LPL, OSA
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