Like a modern acropolis, concept for the new National Stadium of Japan places the arena on a plinth as a sign in the centre of the city. A large plaza is created by the plinth forming the main public entryway. The seating tribunes are conceived as landscape elements of the podium, and are covered by a light, shell-like roof touching the ground at only four points. The shell is topped by a retractable photo-voltaic glass roof element that separates into two visible wing-shaped leaves opening the stadium to the sky. >>>

The Robert H. N. Ho Research Centre is a seven-level, 65,000 square foot facility on the Vancouver General Hospital campus. This $32,000,000 research centre supports advanced cross-disciplinary study in Hip Health and Prostate Research. Its facilities include extensive laboratories and research areas, collaborative workspaces, offices, and social spaces. >>>