Independent Financial Centre of the Americas Master Plan

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

The first building in a proposed financial complex on 7,800 acres outside Santa Domingo, this business and information center contains multiple conference rooms and administrative areas. Both tower and base are sheeted in shaded glass and white plaster-like walls. A deep overhanging roof protects visitor from the sun and rain and the ground floor contains a large data center serving the project.

Carnal Dome, La Rosey International School

Rolle, Switzerland

This flat, metal domed structure is situated just off the main campus of a historic Swiss educational institution and includes a series of programs for the school: concert hall, music conservatory, art studios, learning center, and a black box theater. Meant to infuse the site with a contemporary architectural image, the low lying dome fits into the site without overwhelming the campus or the surrounding landscape and is entered through an ancient allée of trees. Under the dome, two levels contain the building’s uses, which are sited around several open voids of public space. The area below the dome and these functioning spaces is, Tschumi claims, “a dynamic space of movement and fluent exchange.” The dome and its underlying building are constructed of steel, concrete, and wood with glass present only as a vertical separator between exterior and interior, or public and private.

Acropolis Museum

Athens, Greece

The design for the