Tag Upcycling

13-12-2023

The Pyramid of Tirana: transforming a historic monument

Dutch architectural practice MVRDV has completed an important project transforming an old monument in the Albanian capital. A facility opened in 1988 as a museum about the dictator Enver Hoxha has now been given new life as a vibrant cultural centre and educational facility in the heart of Tirana, demonstrating the great potential of historic constructions in Brutalist style.

09-08-2023

Mimosa Architects transforms the outdoor cinema in Prachatice

In their transformation of the old outdoor cinema in the Czech town of Prachatice, Mimosa Architects drew their inspiration from the imagery of film, with its reels and projectors. The complex now has a new face, offering a new attraction for summer evenings with a special focus on urban greenery and maintaining all the charm of its past.

27-01-2021

WHOSE THE FAULT: PLASTIC OR MAN?

“We are consuming resources that future generations should have inherited. The Earth is a closed system. And if in a closed system we continue to consume without measure, the resources will run out. No other species would do that”— Stefano Mancuso