A series of impressive public buildings – such as the canteen for Karlsruhe University, clad in polyurethane, yellow on the outside and green on the inside – and private ones – such as the Dupli.Casa (or Villa MRMM), a private house in the valleys of Neckar, north of Stuttgart – as well as 35 projects around the world built over 12 years, and an unmistakable style that he describes as “beyond the blob”, have all helped German architect Jürgen Mayer H. make a name for himself on an international level. Few can rival his ability to translate sinuous digital forms designed on the computer and sophisticated conceptual research into actual buildings, shortening the distance between real and virtual. With the exhibition “Patterns of Speculation”, curated by Henry Urbach, the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco is exhibiting his unconventional approach to architecture until 7 July. E.S.