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La Plaça Market
Architects: AMB (Blanca Noguera)
Photography: Simón García
University of Art and Design
Architects: XDGA and Topotek 1
Location: Offenbach am Main, Germany
Area: 27,650 m2
Year: 2023
Vltavská Underground: Injecting Life through a Transformation
Architects: U / U studio and re-place
Photography: Jiří Kotal
Pedestrian Recapture
CWLane Reading Space
Author: Francesco Rossini, Associate Professor - School of Architecture CUHK Project Team: Francesco Rossini, Tongyun Zhu Terrie
Location: Hong Kong
Year: 2023
O Minhocão
Landscaping of the Final Stretch of the River Llobregat and Its Environmental and Social Recovery
Essay by Martín Gullón Santos
Common Ground High School
Architects: Gray Organschi Architecture
Location: Connecticut, USA
Area: 2343 m2
Year: 2016
Floods, River Dynamics and Climate Change in Urban Public Space
Essay by Iñaki Alday, excerpted from Cities & Rivers by aldayjover architecture & landscape, published by Actar Publishers.
Disappearing Garden
Architects: XJ Design Vision Shma
Photography: ARCH-EXIST
Danube's Atmospheres
Essay excerpted from Landscape Tunings by Silvia Benedito and Alexander Häusler, published by Actar Publishers.
MMC RESTAURANT
Architects: Zooco
Location: Santander, Spain
Year: 2023
Photography: David Zarzoso
Prepared Rehmannia Root Crafts Exhibition Hall
Architects: LUO Studio
Location: Henan Province, China
Area: 1,463 m2
Year: 2021
The Right to Dance: The Party as a Space of Representation
Essay by à la sauvette excerpted from L’Atelier Magazine, EPFL.
Inhabiting the Danube's Edge
Architects: OFICINAA
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany
Year: 2012
Crossings
Data analysis excerpted from Urban Mix by Stéphane Lemoine, published by Actar Publishers. Learn more:
Santander Future Habitat: A New City Model
Kindergarten Niederolang
Architects: feld72
Photography: Hertha Hurnaus
Barcelona Metropolitan Master Plan
Interview by Marta Bugés. Filmed by Rubén Molina. Edited by Evgenyia Barashkova.
Plaça de la Cisterna
Architects: MENTRESTANT Arquitectura Cooperativa
Location: La Pobla de Vallbona, Spain
Area: 150 m2
Year: 2022
Photography: Alejandro Gómez Vives
Santander Neighborhood Plan
Architects: Landlab
Location: Santander,Spain
Year: 2023
Farinera
Architects: Montis Sastre Arquitectura
Location: Mallorca, Spain
Area: 192,2 m2
Year: 2016
Photography: Alejandro Gómez Vives
Architecture as an Urban Mixer
Landskronhof: Recovering a Forgotten Space
Clara Campoamor Libray
Ca l'Altisent and Font del Rector Gardens
Making Places
Glyph: Plastic Waste 3D-printing as a Way to Redesign Urban Space
Streetmekka Viborg: Breathing New Life into Abandoned Industrial Buildings
Glasir: Democratizing Urban Farming in the Borough of Trees
Proposal by Framlab.
Urbanism: An Archivist’s Art?
Essay excerpted from Requiem by Sanford Kwinter, published by Actar Publishers. Learn more: requiemCOVER_3D
Encouraging Critical Thinking in Architecture
Street Expansion in an Informal Settlement
Juan Bobo Creek: Bringing Community Youth Together
Floodable Bridge: A Catalyst for Leisure, Culture, Sports and Educational Activities
Baakenpark: Green Center
Pavilion Martell: Multifaceted Architectural Project
Park Space
Playground in Les Planes Park
La Costeta Park. A Mediterranean Woodland
Repairing Natural Systems: Glebe4
Societal Impact in Architecture
Rooftop Greenhouse: Two Different Uses in a New Way
Repairing Urban Ecology: Prince Alfred Park and Pool Upgrade
Urban Dunes. Metropolitan Beaches
Skissernas Museum: Carrier of Identity
Pure Space
The Arsenal of Exclusion and Inclusion
The 15-Minute City: A Model for Urban Transformation
Public Space Acupuncture
Smog Free Tower
SESC 24 de Maio: Transformation and Development
Weave Youth and Community Services: An Agent of Transformation
Aux Entrepôts: Evoking the Site's Industrial History
How Much Public Space is Needed
Excerpt from Pure Space by Elisa Silva. Published by Actar Publishers. Learn more:
Silesia University Radio and TV Department: Designing from the Context
Silesia University Radio and TV Department: Designing from the Context
Home for All: 66 New Homes to Low-income Citizens
Intertwined Environments: Healthy City
Turntable: Contemplating the Cycles of Camden's History
Urban Park Tultilan
The Splash: A Functional Artwork
The Exclusive and Inclusive Role of Design
Filmed by Ian Garrick Mason & Núria Moliner.
Edited by Sara Traba.
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Houssay Square: Promoting New Links
New York, USA
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Swimstructure
DeFlat Kleibrug: An Innovative Renovation
Repairing the Urban Landscape: the Weave Youth and Community Services
Juan Bobo Creek: Bringing Community Youth Together
Essay by Taller de Vivienda, excerpted from Pure Space by Elisa Silva. Published by Actar Publishers. Learn more:
Repairing Natural Systems: Glebe4
Tsukiji, JP
Xifré's Roof:
Odena's Main Square: Simplicity and Formal Clarity
Etaget: A Flexible Miniature Manhattan in Stockholm
Juan Bobo Creek: Bringing Community Youth Together
Essay by Taller de Vivienda, excerpted from Pure Space by Elisa Silva. Published by Actar Publishers. Learn more:
How Much Public Space is Needed
Excerpt from Pure Space by Elisa Silva. Published by Actar Publishers. Learn more:
Singapore, SG
Desirable Sustainability
Tournai Faculty of Architecture: Identities and Periods Coexistence
Auckland, NZ
Rooftop Greenhouse: Two Different Uses in a New Way
Ágora Bogotá Convention Center: A City Within a City
Dalarna Media Library: Spiral of Knowledge
D12 Aspern: Comprehensive Urban Development
A Celebration of Travel
La Seine, FR
Niederhafen Promenade: Hamburg River Flood Protection
Detroit East Riverfront Framework Plan: More Land for Public Use
Essay by SOM, excerpted from NESS. On Architecture, Life, and Urban Culture 1 edited by Florencia Rodriguez & Pablo Gerson, published by Actar Publishers. Learn more:
Born Market Surrounding Area: Urban Regeneration and Cultural Identity
Hoekenrodeplein: Redevelopment of a Square
Weave Youth and Community Services: An Agent of Transformation
The Tanks: Waterfront's Layered Industrial History
Hong Kong, CH
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Moreelsebrug: Redevelopment of Utrecht's Station Area
Sant Antoni Market: Heritage and Restoration
National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts: Performance Complex
Baakenpark: Green Center
Bass River Park: Responding to Changing Environmental Conditions
Temporary Facility in Barcelona: Detachable and Reusable
Ludic Surface / Theatre Square: Collective & Cultural Landscape
Mikhailovskaya Embankment: Bringing New Life to Novosibirsk
SESC 24 de Maio: Transformation and Development
Streetmekka Viborg: Breathing New Life into Abandoned Industrial Buildings
Valby Machinery Halls: Transformation into a Lively District
The Bentway: Harnessing the Void Underneath the Infrastructure
Iceland
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Pike Place Market Front: Building on an Iconic History
LocHal Public Library: An Intensive Redesign
Critical Making and Hacking: The Demystification of Systems and Structures
European School Copenhagen: A Vibrant Space in a Historic Site
Amos Rex: A New Museum in an Interesting Point
Red Cross Volunteer House: A Meeting Place
Oodi Helsinki Central Library: Public Space in a Significant Site
Off the Cuff: Filtering the Sky and Capturing the Space
The Exclusive and Inclusive Role of Design
Filmed by Ian Garrick Mason & Núria Moliner.
Edited by Sara Traba.
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The Public Machinery Multiprogram Ship: Sport and Cultural Platforms
Floodplain Marsh Recovery: A Critical Ecosystem
Essay by Xiaonian Shen, excerpted from Yamuna River Project by Iñaki Alday and Pankaj Vir Gupta, published by Actar Publishers Learn more:
Toronto, CA
Data as a Mobility Insight: Defining Common Goals
Connecting Smart Mobility to City Form
Urban Network Analysis: Tools for Modeling Pedestrian and Bicycle Trips in Cities
Essay by Andres Sevtsuk, excerpted from Urban Network Analysis by the City Form Lab at Havard University GSD.
Recovery of the Old Gypsum Mines of Igualada: New Sustainable Mobility Infrastructure
Public Rooftop at the Women's Centre in Shu'afat Refugee Camp
Downtown America
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Norra Tornen: Two Inherited Building Envelopes
Las Mercedes Park: An Urban Acupuncture System
Auckland Waterfront: Hybrid Uses for a Post-Industrial Harbour Promenade
Linear Park Cuernavaca: Security, Infrastructure and Landscape
Spacing in the City
The Closet: A Series of Techno-Affective Devices
Research by David Gil Delgado, originally published as a Master's thesis in Architecture, in University of Alicante
Tutor: Miguel Mesa del Castillo Clavel
Prince Alfred Park and Pool Upgrade: A Public Open Space
Lidingö Bridge Village: Combo-proposal for an Icon
Architects: Urban Nouveau
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Year: 2006-
Towards More Livable Streets. New Technologies and Sustainable Mobility.
Proposal by mayorga+fontana.
Evry Social Housing: The South in the North
50 Years On: How to Transform Las Vegas through Strategic Density Increase
Research by Steffen Lehmann.
The Social Production of Public Space: a Lack of Consensus
Essay by Natalia Bonilla Porras, originally published at Future Urban Legacy Lab
Estonoesunsolar: Long-term Strategies Based on Temporary Interventions
Domino Park: Domino Sugar Factory Redevelopment Plan
Pop Up Park: a Summer Oasis in an Underused Public Space
Architecture’s New Proposal to Make Cites More Competitive
An article by Martha Thorne and Flavio Tejada, urbanNext associates members: IE School of Architecture and Design.
Learn more about IE Insights.
Repairing Urban Ecology: Prince Alfred Park and Pool Upgrade
Haute Deûle River Banks Eco District
The Aerial Way or How I Learned to Stop Using the Ground and Move through the Air
This project by Alejandro Carrasco & Eduardo Cilleruelo, is the winner of the 7th Advanced Architecture Contest, organized by The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and part of Knowledge Alliance for Advanced Urbanism – KAAU project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.  The contest counted with more than 200 proposals from 96 countries.
Timber Bridge at Longpoint Corridor: Connection between Neighborhoods
Proposal by Crème Jun Aizaki.
Skissernas Museum: Carrier of Identity
Bringing Gardens Back: Renovation of the Garden Ring
Weave Youth and Community Services: an Agent of Transformation
Sutherland Road
Faraday House
Digital Infrastructure
Millenary Park: Motivation and Interaction
Almost Buildings
urbanNext interviews Mimi Hoang and Eric Bunge, principals at nARCHITECTS.
Filmed by Ian Garrick Mason & Núria Moliner.
Edited by Sara Traba. Learn more:
1111 Lincoln Road: Much More than a Car Park
Freiburg Town Hall: The World's First Public Net-Surplus-Energy Building
Chophouse Row: Merging Past, Present & Future
Bottom-up Processes for the Public Space
Societal Impact in Architecture
Re-Urbanization of Sapé: Maximizing the Public Space
Sedatex Reform: Adaptation and Renovation of an Industrial Space for New Uses
Design Education and Action
City Lights, Nighttime Design: A Research-based, Prototype Pilot with Citizen Participation
Willem II Passage: an Augmented Brickwork
Led Action Façade: Activating the Public Space
Boarded-up Houses
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Where the Building Happens
Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics: a Spiral of Collaborative Cosmology and Space Science
The Expression of Sound
Tigre Cerrada: Politics of Enclosure in South America
Children are Dangerous: Listening to Plan Happier Cities
New Lab Brooklyn: Innovative Nature of Green Research and Manufacturing Center
Building 77: a Modern Production Facility at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Nürnberg, DE
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BlocOnze Can Batlló: Collaborative Reinhabitation Process for Self-managed Facilities
Thinking with the Hands: Collaborative Architecture as Educational Platform
Geometric for the People: Collaborative Structures to Empower Communities
Vila Flores: An Architectural Process: Re-Signification, Collectivity and Learning
Oasis Tropical Stairs: Connecting Communities
NAWA Pavilion: Inflated steel sculpture
Maersk Tower: Floating Paths for Pedestrians; City's Sights for Health Researchers
Muttrah Fish Market: Merging Tradition With Innovation
Smart Highways & Van Gogh Bicycle Path
Bike Lane: Cycling in American Cities
Essay excerpted from The Arsenal of Exclusion & Inclusion by Interboro, published by Actar Publishers. First published online by urbanNext. Learn more:
From Biscuits to Bits at Bakery Square
Sands Bethworks: Transforming USA's Largest Brownfield
The Tripoli Fair
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Storkeengen: Landscape and Climate Adaption
Play Landscape be-MINE: a Playground Set on a Coal Mine
Roman Quarry Redesign: a Path Through the Rocks
Envisioning Architecture’s Quality: Recruiting Worldwide to Synthesize
Advocating Architecture: Seeking Solutions to Drive the Change
Amager Bakke Rooftop Park: Bringing Green Back to an Industrial Area
Silesia University Radio and TV Department: Designing from the Context
The ABWAB Pavilion: A Mesh of Mattress' Springs
Paint It Black:
Performance in the City
The Threshold Experience
Introduction:
Author: Plane-Site
Teopanzolco Cultural Center: A Platform Between the Past and the Present
Stellar: Light Installation
NightLight: Class 9
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L'Oasis d'Aboukir: Ecologically Beautifying the City
Milan's European Innovation Hub: Recycling the World Expo Site for the Sake of Science
When Work Space Meets Living Space
Urban Futures: Smart Cities Research Institute
Palazzo del Cinema di Locarno: Modernizing with Simplicity
Passages: Transitional Spaces for the 21st-Century City
Rijnstraat 8: Meeting Center for All Ministries
Bayt: A Different View on Social Housing in Morocco
Good Design Over Grand Gestures: Fixing U.S. Infrastructure Calls for a Smarter Approach
Essay by Aaron Betsky, previously published in Van Alen Report 19: America's Infrastructure. Van Alen Reportis an interdisciplinary digest published semiannually by Van Alen Institute that gathers expert perspectives on subjects that are redefining society’s relationship to cities and the built environment. Van Alen Report 19 offers a sweeping exploration of how leaders may repair U.S. infrastructure in ways that support better and more just outcomes for all.
Tsing Tao Pearl Visitor Center
TPL Scarborough Civic Centre Branch
Hong Kong / Shenzhen / By-City / By-Product
Proposal by Doreen Heng Liu + Peter Feretto. Additional content at By City/ By Product
By-City / By-Product
Israels Plads
Street Dome
Pavilion Martell
National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
Beigang Cultural Center
One Central Park
Modalities of Spontaneous
Proposal by Alper Derinboğaz and Enise B. Karaçizmeli.
Hastings Pier
Waterlicht & Dune
BCN Tour
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Bay of Luanda Waterfront
Tangier, MA
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Vortex
COSMO
Cricket Shelter
House 2
DayLight Class 9
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Stone Matters
Sammlers Traum
Times Square, NY
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Clover House
Hong Kong, HK
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Marrakech, MA
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Djemma El-Fna. Carts, Snakes & Storytellers
Essay excerpted from Public Catalyst by Manuel Bailo, published by Actar Publishers.
Monash Northern Plaza
Brussels, BE
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Taipei, CHN
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London, UK
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Bicycle Hotel
The Smile
Play Landscape be-MINE
Ivrea, IT
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Bilbao, SP
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Puerto Chico Plaza & Market
Glorias, Barcelona, SP
JGC-070429_-2
Coro Field: Phase 1
Raised Gardens in Sants
Ortszeit, DEU
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Urbanism: An Archivist’s Art?
Essay excerpted from Requiem by Sanford Kwinter, published by Actar Publishers. Learn more: requiemCOVER_3D
Los Cerrajones Industrial Park
1100
Broadband Urbanism
Essay by Keller Easterling, excerpted from CLOG : DATA SPACE, published by CLOG.
Bordeaux, FR
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Dome of Visions
Ventilation Chimney
Qinhuangdao Red Ribbon Park
Korea
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Socialist Modernism
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012 Central
Detroit, US
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Appropriation of Nature
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Mexico D.F., MEX
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Roboat
The Form of the Possibility
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On Urban Design, the Shrinking City and the Spatial Ideologies of the American Metropolis.
Johannesburg, ZA
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Uganda
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Smog Free Tower
Berlin, DE
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The Goods Line
Navy Yards Central Green
Into the Wild
The Park
University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons
Out of Season
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Docklands City Park
New Holland Island
More than Punctual Interventions
Essay by Sofie De Caigny & Katrien Vandermarliere, first published in Autonomous Architecture in Flanders. The Early Works of Marie-José Van Hee, Christian Kieckens, Marc Dubois, and Paul Robbrecht & Hilde Daem.
Long-Term Strategies Based on Temporary Interventions
Essay excerpted from Public Space Acupuncutre by Helena Casanova & Jesús Hernández, published by Actar Publishers.
The Lowline Lab
Seattle, US
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Orchideorama
Colorful Makeover
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Mirador 70
Closed for Holidays
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Bognor Regis, GBR
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The Pitfalls of the Political
Essay by Francisco González Canales & Nuria Álvarez Lombardero.
Zighizaghi
Public Space as a Stage
Essay by Arnold Reijndorp, excerpted from Public Space Acupuncture by Helena Casanova, Jesús Hernández, published by Actar Publishers.
Old Delhi, IND
Old-Delhi-29
Bangkok, THA
45
Four Small Installations
Old Delhi, IND
Old-Delhi-8Old-Delhi-5Old-Delhi-9Old-Delhi-11Old-Delhi-12Old-Delhi-13Old-Delhi-14Old-Delhi-15Old-Delhi-19Shahjahanabad_2Old-Delhi-1
FAV Pavilion
The Plaza at Harvard
Bamboo Pavilion
Stok-Pile
Mexican Suburbs
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The CityDeck
Geopark
#nevicata14
My Private Public Space
Plaza Boedo
Monash University Caulfield Campus Green
Copenhagen Harborfront: Critical Review
Bucharest. Comfortable Capitalism
Essay excerpted from Public Catalyst by Manuel Bailo, published by Actar Publishers.
Erie Street Plaza
Ludic Surface / Theatre Square
Public Space Acupuncture
Essay excerpted from Public Space Acupuncture by Helena Casanova, Jesús Hernández, published by Actar Publishers. Learn more:
Estonoesunsolar
NY. Hydrant, Water always Writes in Plural
Auckland Waterfront