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Leeum – Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul , South Korea, 2004 designed by Mario Botta Architetto

The building emerges from the ground as a set of two simple linked volumes: a parallelepiped linear building in the upper part and an inverted cone volume (wider on the top) in the lower part, which enters the ground near the low road. -- architect's web site

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Taiyuan Archaeological Museum, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, 2007 designed by Paul Andreu Architecte

....the five oblique volumes of the museum are equipped with vertical kliplock sheets enhanced by glass panels. -- ArchDaily

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Town Hall, Vught, The Netherlands designed by De Twee Snoeken

Located in the center of Vught amid a clutch of historic buildings, the elliptically shaped new town hall stands out both for its striking shape and site. Its inclining structure flows from five to six levels. The ground floor looks transparent, which gives rise to the feeling that the main tower floats above it. A large natural lake, symbolizing "Vught," which means "moisture," surrounds the complex. -- Architectural Record

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Kuggen, Lindholmsplatsen, Göteborg, Sweden, 2011 designed by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor

A cylindrical, distinctive building in the middle of the town square is an urban planning motif with roots in the Italian Renaissance. The form offers lots of floor space in relation to the amount of exposed exterior wall surface, and the upper floors project out over the lower—more on the south side than on the north, so that the building partially shades itself when the sun is high in the sky. A rotating screen shades the top floors, following the sun’s path around the building. -- ArchDaily

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Kamppi Chapel, Simonkatu 7, Helsinki, Finland, 2012 designed by K2S Architects

With its curved wood facade, the small sacral building flows into the city scape. Simultaneously the chapels gently shaped interior space embraces visitors and shields them from the bustling city life outside. The sacral space is a calm space, in which the lively neighborhood seems distant. Light touching down on the curved surface and the feeling of warm materials define the space. The chapel’s inner walls are made of thick oiled alder planks. The furniture is also made of solid wood. The facades are made of sawn-to-order horizontal finger jointed spruce wood planks, which are treated with a pigmented transparent nanotech wax. The constructive frame consists of cnc-cut gluelam elements. -- ArchDaily