this incredible building no longer stands but was so brilliant that it deserves another look.

resembling a huge cloud hovering just above water level at the end of a jetty, the blur building was constructed for the swiss expo in 2002 by architects diller & scofidio. the massive construction was constantly shrouded in a body of thick mist, produced by 31′500 seperate high-pressure water jets which propelled lake water droplets so small that they remained suspended for an extremely long time. the structure was controlled by a computer which constantly checked external temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction in order to adjust the water pressure and direction accordingly, also allowing the cloud’s size to be controlled at the touch of a button.