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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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Sports hall from ruins—a promising project in Havířov
In 1959, architect Josef Hrejsemnou designed and built the impressive Havířov railway station, which was demolished years later by the railway administration. However, the ruins are now being revived, and the station is being completed with a luxurious community space, the Fénix sports and social center. The interior reconstruction of
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Pula's renovated tunnel system creates alternative options
Pula is one of the dominant cities of the Istria peninsula, and it is no coincidence that the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and the subsequent wars have endowed the otherwise picturesque landscape with a complex tunnel system. Breda Bizjak, founder and architect of BB ARHITEKTI studio, has revitalized the cavernous underground spaces
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Planning the future starts now | New European Bauhaus
How can an urbanist facilitate economic recovery, or how could a globally renowned visual artist contribute to more sustainable thinking? And what are they doing sitting at the same table? Architect and urbanist Eszter Dávida, one of the members of the roundtable and a board member of the Contemporary Architecture
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Wonderful housing estates | TOP 5
Housing estates usually come to mind as unfriendly, dirty, gray concrete jungles; the mass housing construction of the socialist era completely degraded the concept. In our selection today, we would like to dispel these prejudices with five well-functioning, comprehensively designed and aesthetically exciting housing estates in Eastern Europe.
“Working together,
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A city built of recycled waste
The joint project of Norwegian startup Othalo and the United Nations’ urban development program responds to the shortage of construction materials and the utilization of plastic waste at the same time – and now they also have architect Julien de Smedt on board.
Othalo and UN Habitat’s project would start