What kind of future awaits the buildings of the 1970s that have not yet been listed for historic preservation? With their circular design concept, Maker Architecten demonstrate how suitable this type of architecture is for reinventing and rejuvenating it today.
A semblance of broken porcelain with its repaired parts remaining visible forever: With their multi-purpose hall, Atelier Kaiser Shen demonstrate how construction in an existing context can be represented within the image of the building, despite comprehensive modernisation.
Using resources sparingly is not only expressed by exteriors. The school building by Cura Architekten appears new, yet the existing building fabric was comprehensively maintained beneath the new envelope.
An old textile factory was transformed into a day centre for individuals with disabilities. As a public building in the heart of the city, it represents a completely new understanding of inclusion.
Lava architecten transformed an old mission building in Leuven into a place where circus arts, music, theatre, and dance coexist under one shared roof. Effective soundproofing is the precondition for the shared use of the facility.
The Jewish Museum in Šeduva commemorates the culture of Eastern European towns before World War II. With their building, Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects from Finland reimagine the small-scale structure of one such village. Its residents were murdered in 1941 by Nazis and their local collaborators.