Elemental's Quinta Monroy housing was the most significant building of 2004

Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series we consider the legacy of Elemental's Quinta Monroy housing, which turned a relatively little-known Chilean architect into one of the profession's biggest stars.

A social housing scheme on a half-hectare site in a small city in northern Chile, Quinta Monroy was an unlikely contender for the most celebrated architecture project of the early 21st century.

But after its completion in 2004, the development of 93 homes...