A renewable energy storage facility reimagined as a public landmark. Energy infrastructure is combined with a panoramic restaurant, educational spaces and a spiralling staircase, making the energy transition tangible and accessible. Photo: Roland Halbe

11,000 stainless steel shingles form a shimmering diagrid façade, responding to wind and sunlight. Spiralling energy loops express the movement of energy, turning industrial infrastructure into a dynamic symbol of a circular future.

Wa! Germany realises the Expo pavilion as a living material repository. Circular design, reversible construction and a spiralling sequence of spaces demonstrate how architecture can unite nature and technology in a zero-waste future. Photo: Taufik Kenan

A multisensory journey through circular design. Natural, recycled and innovative materials reveal their life cycles, making the principles of circular architecture tangible and inspiring new perspectives on a resource-conscious future. Photo: Taufik Kenan

At Wa! Germany, circular thinking extends into the landscape, where reused paving, permeable surfaces and climate-resilient planting integrate water management, biodiversity and cooling into a regenerative pavilion environment. Photo: Hotaka Matsurmara

Frankfurt Airport’s T3 marketplace is conceived as an archipelago of sculptural islands. Digital simulations guide circulation and create moments of calm, turning waiting time into an experience of discovery and well-being. Photo: Taufik Kenan

A sculptural cloud of 18,000 metres of aluminium tubing channels natural light into the marketplace. Computational design orchestrates light, orientation and moments of calm, helping travellers reconnect with their natural rhythms. Photo: Taufik Kenan

Stacked and rotated volumes give KACST Innovation Tower its distinctive silhouette. Inspired by Saudi Arabia’s traditional courtyard houses, the architecture reinterprets the riad as a contemporary framework for collaboration. Photo: Taufik Kenan

Windows and fibre-reinforced concrete elements form a patterned façade that filters sunlight. Its geometry echoes the stacked meeting voxels within, translating the tower’s spatial concept into a climate-responsive architectural skin. Photo: Taufik Kenan

Set against Riyadh’s skyline, KACST Innovation Tower reveals its sculpted form. The interplay of solid surfaces and glazed atria gives the tower its distinctive identity while bringing light and spatial depth into the workplace. Photo: Taufik Kenan