Centennial Planetarium
A Brutalist landmark from 1967, Calgary’s Centennial Planetarium now houses Contemporary Calgary, a dynamic public art gallery in the heart of the city.
Basilica of St. Pius X
The largest church within the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, this subterranean basilica completed in 1958 was built to accommodate the vast pilgrim crowds drawn to this sacred Catholic site.
Kotva Department Store
A modernist department store at Prague’s Republic Square, named after a historic neighboring building. Member of the International Association of Department Stores from 1993 to 2000.
Maison de Radio-Canada
Montreal’s French-language broadcasting headquarters, Maison de Radio-Canada operates studios and transmission for Société Radio-Canada’s networks from its modern Papineau Avenue facility, inaugurated in 2022.
Christchurch Town Hall
Christchurch’s premier performing arts centre, reopened in 2019 after earthquake damage and rebuild, now registered as a Category I heritage building overlooking the Avon River.
The Centre Cumbernauld
A brutalist megastructure that opened in 1967, The Centre Cumbernauld integrated shops, apartments, and civic facilities under one roof—and became famous for fierce public criticism.
Vantage Point (London)
A 17-storey residential tower above Archway Underground station in North London, recognized with a 2017 RIBA award for contemporary architectural design.
Alpine pasture season
Alpine pasture season is the seasonal migration of cattle herds from mountain valleys to high pastures each summer, a practice shaping Alpine landscapes and communities across six European nations for centuries.
Ezras Israel Synagogue
A modernist Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Łódź designed by Gustaw Landau-Gutenteger and completed in 1904, destroyed by Nazi forces in November 1939.
Tower Hill Water Tower
Britain’s oldest surviving water tower, built in Ormskirk in 1853–54 for the local Board of Health. Now Grade II* listed and on the Heritage at Risk Register.