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Architect Petr Janda launches new project in Prague
The mission of Czech architectural firm petrjanda/brainwork aims to revitalize areas of Prague, with a focus on the current needs of the city’s inhabitants. The abandoned quay of the Czech capital has been given a new lease of life along the same lines. This time, the aim is
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Intersection of sport and culture: new public park in the Czech capital
A new public park combining sport and culture has been built in the brownfield district of Řeporyje in Prague. The park, tailored to the needs of local residents, features a skateboard and pump track. Designed by the Czech U/U studio, the park offers something for all ages. Let’s
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Take a seat | Street furniture shaping everyday life
Benches, litter bins, bicycle stands and all kinds of shelters—pieces of furniture we pass by every day yet don’t pay enough attention to. Street furniture shapes our urban experiences, habits and overall well-being on an unconscious level. It invites us to connect, take some time for ourselves, and
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Skatepark under the ground—why not?! | U/U Studio
After dark, the city doesn’t necessarily show its best side—and Prague is no exception. The Vltavska subway under the Hlávkův bridge was not a popular destination at night, but the cold surroundings and concrete blocks have now taken on a much more welcoming and exciting atmosphere.
Fortunately, the
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PUBLIC/SPACE—The many faces of Budapest reflected in comprehensive public urban development projects
The only constant in a city is change. This is especially true for public urban development projects in which the different layers of society meet the developer’s vision and its realisation in a complex way. In our article, we investigate two exemplary cases of this complex phenomenon. In the
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Don’t keep off the grass!—The new Bástya Park in downtown Budapest
When designing a public space, it is important that the outcome is not only a representative place, where we can rest while taking in the environment around us, but also that it activates and engages the citizens. The new Bástya Park in downtown Budapest certainly has some spectacular features, with
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A traveling playground to reduce screen time
Olympia on Tour, an installation by 100Architects studio, transforms public spaces into dynamic playgrounds, thereby helping to reduce screen time among children.
100Architects installed its pop-up playground in the Chinese city of Ningbo last autumn. The installation encourages physical activity among children and acts as a communal meeting point. A
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Impressive public spaces in the region | TOP 5
In the hustle and bustle of rushing big cities, we often don’t even notice when spectacular public spaces cross our paths. However, some examples can surprise us and grab our attention—these spaces are ideal for relaxing on the go or for all-day programs. Here we go!
Poljana Square
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Be it summer or winter, take a dip in this Copenhagen floating pool!
Maritime Architecture studio, teamed up with Fokstrot Studio, has dreamed up a modular open-air bath: a mobile structure called Dyppezone floats on the surface of Copenhagen’s harbors. The advantage of the eight floating units is that the pool has an adjustable bottom, so its depth can be adapted to
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Krakow takes up the fight against pandemic loneliness
Even before the outbreak of the pandemic, more and more people were talking about our society becoming increasingly isolated, and the restrictions imposed around the world have only served to reinforce this trend. Krakow has now decided to install chat benches to encourage people to reach out to each other.
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Car factory transformed into Europe's largest hanging garden
A new urban oasis is being built on top of Lingotto, the iconic Renzo Piano-designed factory in Turin. The modernist complex is being transformed into a public space under the direction of Turin architect Benedetto Camerana and botanist Cristiana Ruspa.
The park, called La Pista 500, will enhance the city’
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Pop-up public space from a private yard in St Petersburg
One of St Petersburg’s historic market complexes had been abandoned for years when its owners decided to turn the former private courtyard into the city’s new center. The brand-new pop-up public space changes seasonally, with a sledding hill in winter and a green amphitheater in summer. We present
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A historic part of Brno is transformed into a vibrant community space by CHYBIK + KRISTOF
Mendel Square in Brno is being renovated as part of a larger urban development project. How can a transportation hub be transformed into a vibrant community space while also paying attention to the architectural heritage surrounding the square? CHYBIK + KRISTOF, the architects responsible for the renovation of the square, came
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Find the bustling community life of Krakow here
The FORUM Przestrzenie is a café, bar and club in one place: a fresh, contemporary community center in Krakow, built in 2013 in the still iconic Forum Hotel.
The large, characterful Soviet-era building and its atmosphere thirsted for revitalization: using the right tools, FORUM Przestrzenie quickly became one of the
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London’s newest basketball court gets 3D-printed
Designer Ynka Ilori used the vivid colors and vibrant patterns typical of his work to create the first public basketball court of Canary Wharf, London’s financial district.
Unlike on average basketball courts, Ilori used 3D-printed polypropylene tiles for the flooring. The technology allows the designer’s hallmark geometrical motifs
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Should I dare to use it? | URBANUM
Public installations and playgrounds have a significant impact on our experiences and thoughts. Their primary function is to encourage people to interact or play, and they also form an integral part of the urban fabric with their independent aesthetic and power to organize the space surrounding them. But do we
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Inspiring public spaces in Eastern Europe| TOP 5
The peaceful environment, the closeness of nature can always inspire us when we wish to work or rest, especially, if we can do these in unique edifices or in their vicinity that create unity with nature—or stand out from it—in their own way with their special and creative
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Twenty-five years of Garten Studio | Tájépítész Történetek
Courtyards of office buildings, gardens of detached houses, castle parks, public spaces, playgrounds and green walls: now we can get to know the hottest trends of Hungarian landscape architecture through the works of Garten Studio, one of Hungary’s leading firms in the field. The book titled Tájépítész Történetek (Landscaping
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„We play with public spaces” | Traffic Design
Polish Traffic Design has proved that a marketplace can also have a uniform visuality: Orłowo market in Gdynia’s Górnośląski Square received a new, clean look.
Traffic Design was founded in 2011, their activity is driven by their commitment to the city, art, aesthetics and the society. The team is
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Like a horizontal skyscraper | TARAS skatepark
The TARAS skateboard park is located near the Palace of Culture and Science, the second tallest building in Poland. The minimalist, well-kept public space with new features was designed by Polish architects Marcin Kwietowicz and Michal Sikorski.
Following the collapse of Communism, Warsaw’s city center became a scene of
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Pastel marketplace in a Baroque environment | KONNTRA
The new kiosks in the Baroque city center of Varaždin, Croatia do not add a new color to the environment of the old church and houses: they rather enhance the existing pastel tones, and with their flexibility, they give a new momentum to the old marketplace.
The traditions of craftsmanship,
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Renovation of Spassky square | Kyiv, Ukraine
The renovation of Spassky square brought two different historical elements under the same roof, or merged them into a public square to be more accurate, with the help of contemporary solutions and additions. In this week’s episode of our PACE X HYPEANDHYPER series, we set out to explore this
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This concrete amphitheater can be the new community spot of Warsaw
Polish architect studio mode:lina designed Warsaw’s new community space in one of the city’s busy districts in the spirit of democracy.
The amphitheater built of concrete was commissioned by Warsaw-based co-working and co-creating company Brain Embassy. Its goal is to give momentum to discourse and provide a
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Pavements from a skater’s angle | GRRRND Zero
Perhaps as pedestrians we don’t even notice the wide variety of textures we walk
on day by day. However, the changes in pavements are much more prominent when on
a skateboard, and sliding on the concrete gives a whole different experience
than rolling on mosaics. This is what Julien