March 22 is World Water Day, an annual international celebration launched and organized by the United Nations. The goal of the day is to raise awareness about a wide range of water-based issues from around the world. This year’s theme is “Nature From Water”, which invites everyone to think about how nature can provide solutions to the water challenges we face today.
To celebrate World Water Day this year, we’ve rounded up 20 of our favorite projects that utilize water as a central design feature. Whether it be Zumthor's Thermal Vals or Chritso and Jeanne-Claude's Floating Piers, water has been playing an important role in architectural design and in demarcating the boundaries of nature against our built environment.
Check out some World Water day initiatives and events, or read more about the statistics surrounding this day, here.
Tianzhoushan Tea House / Archiplein
Moses Bridge / RO&AD Architecten
Mar Adentro / Miguel Angel Aragonés
The Floating Piers / Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Padre Renato Poblete River Park / Boza Arquitectos
Therme Vals / Peter Zumthor
AntiRoom II / Elena Chiavi + Ahmad El Mad + Matteo Goldoni
PROMENADA / Enota
Carpa Olivera / Colectivo Urbano
Da Chang Muslim Cultural Center / Architectural Design & Research Institute of SCUT
The Building on the Water / Álvaro Siza + Carlos Castanheira
Vestre Fjord Park / ADEPT
Seashore Chapel / Vector Architects
The Infinite Bridge / Gjøde & Povlsgaard Arkitekter
Sea Pavillion / Stefano Boeri Architetti
Cirkelbroen Bridge / Studio Olafur Eliasson
Hasle Harbour Bath / White
JIKKA / Issei Suma
Dutch Floating Bridge / RO&AD Architecten
Copenhagen Harbour Bath / BIG + JDS
