Brick, and other modular, masonry units, such as cinder block, are commonly used, and thought of, in orthogonal applications, naturally following from their rectangular shape. Even in Erich Mendelsohn's Einstein Tower the plastic form, made in brick due to cost constraints, is painted to resemble the desired material of concrete. But at the addition to the Crawford Art Gallery, in Cork, Ireland, Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat uses brick in a new, novel way, wrapping the two existing portions in a undulating curve of matching brick. The architect adopted the thin-joint mortar system, in which bricks are glued together creating a superior bond, to achieve the aesthetic intention. Crawford Art Gallery.........Cork, Ireland