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03/09/2026

Kyungdong Presbyterian Church, Seoul, South Korea by Kim Swoo-geun, 1981. Brick brutalism, looking and feeling like a ruin. Inside, projecting concrete arches make the space feel like a cave.

Andrew Maynard Kevin Hüi


31/08/2026

Seashore Library, Beidaihe, China by Vector Architects, 2015. Known online as “The Loneliest Library in China”, there’s no paved path to the entrance, only a 30 metre walk through sand. Inside, a beautifully composed concrete shell with some extraordinary sectional quality for each space.

Andrew Maynard Kevin Hüi


27/08/2026

NTU Social Sciences Library in Taipei, Taiwan by Toyo Ito, 2013. A forest of columns fans out to support the roof, with daylight filtering through the gaps between them.

Andrew Maynard Kevin Hüi


24/08/2026

There’s something underneath this library most visitors never see. The Rotunda, National Library of Finland, Helsinki, Finland, by Gustaf Nyström, 1906, extending Carl Ludvig Engel’s original 1845 building.

Andrew Maynard Kevin Hüi


21/08/2026

National Stadium, Beijing, China by Herzog & de Meuron with Ai Weiwei, 2008. Part 2. Interior and roof. Seating fades from red to white as it rises, softening the scale of an 80,000 seat bowl. Above, a translucent roof filters daylight through the steel lattice, and we climbed up into the space between the two layers and went to the VIP area as well.

Andrew Maynard Kevin Hüi


18/08/2026

National Stadium Beijing, China by Herzog & de Meuron with Ai Weiwei, 2008. Part 1. Exterior and structure. The grey steel lattice outside and the red concrete bowl inside sit fifteen metres apart, and that gap is one of the most extraordinary spaces found in any stadium.

Andrew Maynard Kevin Hüi


One of our most popular tours is back! We’re heading to Japan in 2027, and this year’s tour is slightly longer to fit in...
17/08/2026

One of our most popular tours is back! We’re heading to Japan in 2027, and this year’s tour is slightly longer to fit in even more places.

11 - 24 January 2027

Over 14 days, we will be exploring the architecture and culture of Japan, starting in Tokyo, then Nagano and Gifu, Osaka and Kyoto, selected locations in the Kansai region, and back to Tokyo. From historic shrines to Metabolist icons, Japan’s architectural landscape blends deep tradition with contemporary innovation. Led by Kevin Hüi and Andrew Maynard.

There will be a lot of walking and public transport, so a basic level of fitness is required. Best suited for architecture students, design professionals and enthusiasts.

Spots go fast, so we’re now taking expressions of interest. Learn more and apply now.

https://www.archimarathon.com/japan-2027

13/08/2026

Munich Olympic Park and Stadium, Germany by Günther Behnisch and Frei Otto, 1972. The elevated terrain hides a car-free trick, all vehicle roads and servicing for the Olympic Village run underground, invisible from ground level. Otto’s translucent tensile roof floats above it all.

Andrew Maynard Kevin Hüi



10/08/2026

Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo by Shozo Uchii, 1986. Uchii was a lifelong scholar of Frank Lloyd Wright, but here it reads as pure brutalism: cast as a heavy, unadorned monolith, with only the long low copper roofline giving away the Wright influence underneath.

Andrew Maynard Kevin Hüi


06/08/2026

Säynätsalo Town Hall, Finland by Alvar Aalto and Elissa Aalto, 1952. Four two storey brick wings wrap a courtyard raised one level above the ground, with the council chamber rising like a tower at its centre. Elissa, newly hired into Aalto’s office, was chief architect on site and by his own account mainly responsible for the building. In July 2026 it became part of the Aalto Works, Finland’s first modern architecture UNESCO World Heritage listing.

Andrew Maynard Kevin Hüi


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