JANUARY 2004 MASS VIEW 8 Schlaich + Bergermann show in Frankfurt; Koolhaas in Berlin; Arups at the RSA VIEW FROM KIZHI ISLAND 16 By Christina Fagerström DESIGN REVIEW 18 Sitooterie, Essex, England THOMAS HEATHERWICK COMMENT 20 Earthly powers – the ongoing evolution of masonry MASS 22 Library, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain CHURTICHAGA + QUADRA-SALCEDO 29 Contemporary art museum, St Louis, Missouri, USA ALLIED WORKS 36 Student residences, Boston, Massachusetts, USA STEVEN HOLL 42 Public library, Waterford, Ireland MCCULLOUGH MULVIN ARCHITECTS 48 Museum, Sarrebourg, France BERNARD DESMOULIN 51 Chapel, Douro, Portugal ALVARO SIZA PROCESS 54 Phaeno science centre, Wolfsburg, Germany ZAHA HADID PLACE 60 Adobe architecture in West Africa JAMES MORRIS THEORY 66 Nature talking with nature CHARLES JENCKS INTERIOR DESIGN 72 Hotel, Rome, Italy KING ROSELLI ARCHITETTI HOUSE 76 House, Los Angeles, California, USA LORCAN O’HERLIHY ARCHITECTS RA FORUM 81 Meaning, mapping and making of landscape PRODUCT REVIEW 91 Stone and ceramics BOOKS 96 Materials, form and architecture; urban design; Glenn Murcutt; Britain’s historic railway buildings DELIGHT 98 Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Italy CARLO SCARPA COVER 60 Mosque, Koporopen, Mali Photograph by JAMES MORRIS