While FAT's work is over-the-top, even bombastic, it retains connection to its surroundings, often through materials. On the CIAC eco-housing project, the firm writes, "Materially, the building uses a pallet of tougher brick to its exterior, responding to the industrial landscape of the old docks. Its interior court is lined with a softer, warmer timber to which decorative motifs and planting are used to add to its character." Photo 9 of 10 in Architecture Like You've Never Seen It Via Reimagined British Postmodernism by Kelsey Keith

Architecture Like You've Never Seen It Via Reimagined British Postmodernism

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While FAT's work is over-the-top, even bombastic, it retains connection to its surroundings, often through materials. On the CIAC eco-housing project, the firm writes, "Materially, the building uses a pallet of tougher brick to its exterior, responding to the industrial landscape of the old docks. Its interior court is lined with a softer, warmer timber to which decorative motifs and planting are used to add to its character."