Urban

Busan Cinema Center, Busan, South Korea, Coop Himmelb(l)au

Busan Cinema Center

The basic concept of this project was the discourse about the overlapping of open and closed spaces and of public and private areas. While the movie theatres are located in a mountain-like building, the Centre’s public space is shared between an outdoor cinema and a huge public space which is […]

Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark, BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, Topotek 1

Superkilen

Superkilen is a park conceived as a giant exhibition of urban best practices. The park wedges through the Nørrebro area just north of the Copenhagen city center, creating a contrasting yet unifying space in one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Denmark. The aim of the invited competition initiated […]

Tamdeen Square, Kuwait City, Kuwait, AGi Architects

Tamdeen Square

The plot is situated within a new urban development in the south of Kuwait City, off the Fahaheel highway that runs southward along the seashore all the way to the Arabian border. This is a mix-use area combining low-to-medium-rise residential and retail complexes at its core, as well as a […]

Aalborg Waterfront II, Aalborg, Denmark, C.F. Møller Architects

Aalborg Waterfront II

The master plan for Aalborg Waterfront links the city’s medieval centre with the adjacent fjord, which has previously been difficult for citizens to access due to the industrial harbour and the associated heavy traffic. By tying in with the openings in the urban fabric, a new relationship between city and […]

Aalborg Waterfront, Aalborg, Denmark, C.F. Møller Architects

Aalborg Waterfront

The master plan for Aalborg Waterfront links the city’s medieval centre with the adjacent fjord, which has previously been difficult for citizens to access due to the industrial harbour and the associated heavy traffic. By tying in with the openings in the urban fabric, a new relationship between city and […]

Social Housing Estate Venning Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium, B2Ai

Social Housing Estate Venning Kortrijk

The Kortrijk social housing company Goedkope Woning is resolutely opting for a new approach for livable neighborhoods, healthier homes, less energy consumption and low maintenance costs. In 2009 It competed for the significant European CONCERTO subsidies for energy-efficient development with an ambitious renovation […]

Koper Central Park, Koper, Slovenia, Enota

Koper Central Park

Text description provided by the architects. New Koper Urban Park is set between Piranska Road and the Semedela promenade, and between the Grande canal and the area just beyond the city market. Piranska Road represents a new stage in the development of the town’s infrastructure while the promenade is one […]

Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz (Landhausplatz), Innsbruck, Austria, LAAC Architekten, Stiefel & Company Architects

Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz (Landhausplatz)

Even though Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz was the largest but neglected public square in the centre of the city of Innsbruck in Tyrol, Austria, managed to keep a symbolic significance with the four memorials positioned there. A subterranean garage was built in 1985. Before the transformation took place, the […]