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Photo: Blumer Lehman
We have an eye on both the past and the future
Kai Strehlke loves every minute of his current job. He is an architect and head of digital processes at Blumer Lehmann in Gossau, Switzerland, where he has been involved in projects including the Cambridge Central Mosque, designed by Marks Barfield Architects, and the Swatch headquarters by Shigeru Ban.
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Photo: Filip Dujardin/Neutelings Riedijk architects
New life for reused station
Once upon a time Gare Maritime train station in Brussels played an important role in goods transport. Now the building has a new claim to fame. Inside the rustic cast iron shell, Europe’s biggest CLT project has just been completed.
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Photo: Alexander van Berge
Bank that dares to innovate
Triodos Bank’s new headquarters in the Netherlands are the pinnacle of sustainability. The building is fully circular, which means that all the materials in it, except the foundations, can be disassembled and recycled. It is also the world’s first material bank.
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A new silhouette in World Heritage Karlskrona
The naval town of Karlskrona is known for a creative spirit that goes all the way back to 1680, when King Karl XI chose to locate Sweden’s new naval base here. Since then, the town has attracted innovators of all kinds, who have been courageous and inventive in pushing boundaries and turning their ideas into reality. There is always an eye on the future here, as demonstrated by the Kilströmskaj housing project.
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Landmark showcases possibilities
In the nine-storey block in Kajstaden, Västerås the walls, floors, balconies, lift shaft and stairwell are made from CLT.
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Lightweight extensions demonstrate sustainable development
At Trikåfabriken, it needed to be obvious where old meets new, which is why the exposed wood frame is visible even from the outside.
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