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354 / Jakob Krauss, Alexander Jerosch-Herold, Micha Kretschmann: Stadthaus Bonn

Submission #354 | Jakob Krauss, Alexander Jerosch-Herold, Micha Kretschmann: Stadthaus Bonn — “As the former capital of West Germany, Bonn is one of many European cities faced with the question of how to reurbanise itself. But what do we mean when we talk about reurbanisation? In our work, we interpret »reurbanisation« as the endeavor to reintegrate the functionally segregated city and the coexistence within it that have been lost as a result. In Bonns’ topographical and administrative heart lies the »Stadthaus« [City Hall].”

263_Andrew Shea: Post Industrial Appalachia

Submission #263 | Andrew Shea: Post Industrial Appalachia — “This project introduces a new interpretive and educational facility on the river’s edge. Here, visitors would learn about the history of the town, the surrounding region, and the environment. The program includes space for a library, exhibitions, theater, classrooms, and offices.”

247_Lambert David: Refuge-ground

Submission #247 | Lambert David: Refuge-ground — “Thanks to this new architectural concept, 25,000 shelters have been built on the coast of the Bay of Bengal, giving shape to a network of habitable offshore salt platforms raised above sea level. These human groups are gradually reconquering abandoned sectors, sheltering new forms of lacustrine societies, allowing life to emancipate in this vast salt water ecosystem.”