The Atlas Building at Wageningen University (Netherlands)

This article by Michael J. Crosbie describes (nice pics) the new Atlas Building (environmental sciences laboratories and offices) at Wageningen University in the Netherlands:The Atlas Building sits on an important spot—right next to the main entry to campus—so it had to perform the role of a landmark, according to project architect Mariana Kolova . . . . The site was chosen by the university planners for its prominence, and the client wanted a building that would be an icon.The university was particularly insistent that this important piece of architecture have no front or back—that it be a pristine object in the landscape, worthy of views from all sides. So [Rafael] Vinoly created a virtual cube that suggests a jewel box. It has a certain iconic resemblance to Yale University's Beinecke Library, designed by Gordon Bunshaft in 1963. Inside its concrete cubical grille is a six-story glass-and-aluminum box.