In the last issue of Forms & Elements, we introduced you to some young lateral thinkers: students thinking “out of the box”, carrying out experiments on materials or examining potential areas of applications for them. In this issue, we would like to present some impressive masterpieces by well-known contemporary architects. What makes a building a masterpiece? Is it all down to its fundamental concept, to the idea itself, its highly detailed further development or its actual positioning in space and in the environment?