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15-08-2012

Exit: a prison becomes a cultural centre in Palencia

The high-tech idiom of the architects of Spanish studio Exit converts the old prison buildings in Palencia into a contemporary architectural project hosting an important new function for the city: the headquarters of a cultural centre, with an auditorium and a library.

06-08-2012

Street Art for urban redevelopment by Megx.de

An ordinary bridge, with a rather unattractive underpass, like so many in our cities today: in the German city of Wuppertal, artist Martin Heuwold, a.

25-07-2012

Costa-Fierros: Music Park in Seville

Following construction of Cocheras underground station in Seville, Agencia de Obra Pública de la Junta de Andalucía appointed architects Costa-Fierros to come up with a masterplan for redevelopment of the whole area. With its ceramic, limestone and granite pavement, the new Music Park becomes a big plaza linking two residential neighbourhoods.

19-04-2012

Blok K, Funenpark: residential building in Amsterdam

Architectural practice NL Architects stands out for their innovative approach to projects, and the “Blok K” apartment building offers tangible proof.

18-04-2012

Milan and its Expo: revitalisation of the Darsena area

The redevelopment project for the Darsena area is part of a revitalisation plan including canals, cycle tracks and adjacent pedestrian paths on the western side of Milan. In preparation for Expo 2015 waterways will be used to connect Milan with the park and the Expo site itself, with the intention of leaving behind a sustainable mobility network for tourism and leisure use and a renewed landscape for the city.

16-04-2012

A natural swimming pool for “green” fun

In Suben, Austria, Pointner+Pointner architectural studios and Wagner&Weitlaner Wasserwerkstatt OG technical studios came up with a project for renewal of an abandoned municipal swimming pool by transforming it into a natural pool.

NEXT LANDMARK - Venice 2012<br />
FLOORNATURE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE CONTEST

05-04-2012

NEXT LANDMARK - Venice 2012
FLOORNATURE INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE CONTEST

FLOORNATURE, the portal for architecture, design and design culture, and IUSVE are promoting the first NEXT LANDMARK: an architecture contest for the university graduates of the new millennium. The winning projects will be exhibited in an event held on the same dates as the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale.