Designed to Last: 10 of the world's most ingenious buildings

Designed to Last: 10 of the world's most ingenious buildings Atelier tao+c / Su Sheng Liang / Building for Change, Gestalten 2022 Why abandon buildings once they're no longer needed? Koji Fujii / TOREAL / Building for Change, Gestalten 2022 Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center, Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Kamikatsu Zero Waste Centre, Kamikatsu, Japan Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP "In 2003, after the forced decommissioning of its waste incinerator, the municipality issued a Zero Waste Declaration requiring all waste produced by the area's residents to be reused or recycled to reduce the demands for landfill or incineration," according to Building for Change. Ángel Verdasco Arquitectos / Building for Change, Gestalten 2022 Melilla Language School, Ángel Verdasco Arquitectos Inside, the derelict market hall was stripped back to its skin, within which "a new structure that echoes the social purpose of the historic building has been constructed", according to Building for Change. Taran Wilkhu / Building for Change, Gestalten 2022 Castle Acre Water Tower, Tonkin Liu Castle Acre Water Tower, Norfolk, UK Tonkin Liu "Built in 1952, this water tower in Norfolk, England, wasn't originally deemed worthy of saving by local authorities," according to Building for Change. Jin Weiqi / Building for Change, Gestalten 2022 Lakeside Plugin Tower, People’s Architecture Office Lakeside Plugin Tower, Beijing, China People's Architecture Office A prototype demonstrating the benefits of modular construction, located in an area of protected farmland, Lakeside Plugin Tower is intended to touch the ground lightly – minimising disruption to the ecology, water table and wildlife of the site, and enabling easy removal to other sites in the future.