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Exterior view of Kaohsiung Opera House, Taiwan. Designed by Mecanoo. Photograph by John Twiname.
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Tangency
LocationChristchurch, New Zealand
StudioJohn Twiname
PhotographerJohn Twiname
This series observes the Kaohsiung Opera House through moments of tangency—where curved surfaces meet sky and horizon in measured proximity. The sweeping shell is read as a sequence of precise encounters, revealing architecture as geometry in dialogue with landscape.