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Chambésy Station Square and Cottage Renovation / acau architecture sa

January 28, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

The rehabilitation of Chambésy station square defines new access to the old village, as part of a wider renovation project of the railways undertaken by the Swiss Federal Railways (CFF). The intervention aims to restore a space that for fifteen years served as a parking lot and for CFF facilities. The reappropriation of this neglected space is part of the political strategy of promoting soft mobility and encourages residents to use the train. On the edge of the new train station square, the project integrates the renovation of an old cottage building, which becomes part of a spatial sequence connecting the train stop to the historic village.

Chambésy Station Square and Cottage Renovation / acau architecture sa

January 28, 2023 Andreas Luco 0

The rehabilitation of Chambésy station square defines new access to the old village, as part of a wider renovation project of the railways undertaken by the Swiss Federal Railways (CFF). The intervention aims to restore a space that for fifteen years served as a parking lot and for CFF facilities. The reappropriation of this neglected space is part of the political strategy of promoting soft mobility and encourages residents to use the train. On the edge of the new train station square, the project integrates the renovation of an old cottage building, which becomes part of a spatial sequence connecting the train stop to the historic village.

Cathedral Square / allmannwappner

January 18, 2023 Paula Pintos 0

Through the reconfiguration of its surrounding square, the Cathedral is restored as an imposing presence within the Cologne skyline and liberated from the layers of the edifice that have been superimposed for decades. The overall strategy for the Cathedral environment results from an urban planning competition initiated by the City of Cologne.

“Cities that phase out cars will die” says commenter

January 18, 2023 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing an opinion piece by Phineas Harper that argues “cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure”. Harper suggests that instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable. Many

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MVRDV and GRAS Reynés reference Camper shoes for Project Gomila buildings

January 13, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

A colourful collection of buildings in Palma de Mallorca have been designed by architecture studios MVRDV and GRAS Reynés Arquitectos to echo the playful style of Camper shoes. The architecture studios were commissioned by the Fluxà family, owners of the Mallorca-based brand Camper, to add seven mixed-use buildings around a plaza in the southwest of

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“Cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure”

January 11, 2023 Phineas Harper 0

Instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable, writes Phineas Harper. New research claims London’s roads are the most congested in the world. But rather than wasting money and emissions building new roads in self-defeating attempts to

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Puntas Carretas Memorial / TATU Arquitectura + Federeico Lapeye + Fw

December 28, 2022 Pilar Caballero 0

Intro
Throughout the history of humanity, the table has played a fundamental role in many aspects, acquiring a great cultural value and being the stage of infinite uses and activities. Many of the great events have been and will continue to be recorded around a table: The instructions of the year XIII were drafted and signed on the table of the general constituent assembly; republican democracy materializes at the polling stations, great stories of love and friends arise at a bar table; and the family gathers around the table on Sundays for lunch and sharing. The table with its historical genealogy, is no stranger to the different moments that have left important traces in the history of man; to reflect on the affective power of this object is to build spaces where different ways of living, being and being with others can be displayed.

Oishii Park / td-Atelier

December 18, 2022 Pilar Caballero 0

Grow, Harvest, Eat, Play, Study!
“Oishii” means delicious in Japanese

ODA designs “15-minute city” for Innovation QNS in Astoria

December 14, 2022 Ben Dreith 0

New York architecture studio ODA has released the masterplan for a community in Queens called Innovation QNS, which will have housing, retail and public space. The community, located in the Astoria neighbourhood in the New York City borough of Queens, was recently approved by the New York City council, and ODA claims it will be

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Plaza with Fountain in the City park in Šabac / MZ Studio Architecture

December 7, 2022 Clara Ott 0

The latest stage of the reconstruction of the city park in Šabac, the circular plaza with fountain was designed within the broader framework of the new City Park concept. Looking at the whole city park as a “galaxy”, each new and reconstructed ambiance was given an astronomical character – Moon, Milky Way, Game planet, etc. This circular plaza, originally developed in the 70-ies, was given the character of the Sun, considering its shape and exposure.