Emporia Shopping Center, Malmö

22. July 2019   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   Leave a comment

Emporia Shopping Mall in Malmö, Schweden The Emporia shopping centre in Malmö, Sweden was opened in 2012. The architect is Gert Wingårdh from Wingårdh arkitektkontor. Normally I wouldn’t walk through a shopping mall with my camera but this one impressed me with its special architecture – both from the outside and the inside.
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City Hall Nieuwegein

9. March 2019   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   Leave a comment
City Hall Nieuwegein Stadshuis, Netherlands

Opened in 2012, the “Stadshuis” of the municipality of Nieuwegein near Utrecht in the Netherlands combines various facilities such as the town hall, a library, shops and a multicultural centre in one building.

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Veles e Vents, Valencia

20. August 2018   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   Leave a comment

Veles e Vents in Valencia, Spain by David Chipperfield Architects

The striking building “Veles e Vents” (sails and winches) in the port of Valencia was designed by star architect David Chipperfield on the occasion of the America’s Cup 2007. From here you had a view not only of the famous sailing regatta, but also of the Formula 1 circuit of the European Grand Prix, which also passed through the port.

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Berlin at Night

29. April 2018   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   Leave a comment

Berlin bei Nacht mit Blick auf den Fernsehturm, Rathaus und Berliner Dom

Berlin at night with a view of the TV tower (Fernsehturm), city hall (Rathaus) and Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom).

8 House, Copenhagen

6. March 2018   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   1 Comment

8 House Copenhagen by Bjarke Ingels Group

Denmark’s largest residential building, the 8 House (8 tallet), was built in Copenhagens district Ørestad between the airport and the city center several years ago. For the architect Bjarke Ingels it was the third project in this district after the VM Houses and Mountain Dwellings. There are 476 apartments on the upper floors, offices on the lower floors and there is also a kindergarten, shops and a large common room with a roof terrace.

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Berlin TV Tower

15. December 2017   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   Leave a comment

Fernsehturm am Alexanderplatz in Berlin

The Television Tower at the Alexanderplatz in Berlin is the highest public building in Europe at 368 meters. From the viewing platform you have a great view above the whole city, as well as the roof of the opposite hotel.

Autumn in Amsterdam

20. November 2017   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   2 Comments

Autumn in the Keizersgracht of Amsterdam

There are already some posts of Amsterdam here. But not yet any posts which shows the city center, which is almost a single attraction. Some time ago I visited the city of canals and bridges in autumn – but also at any other time of the year a visit is recommended.

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Grundtvig’s Church, Copenhagen

12. June 2017   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   Leave a comment

Grundtvig Church in Copenhagen's Bispebjerg district, an example of expressionist architecture with neo-Gothic elements

The Grundtvig’s Church in the northern district of Bispebjerg is one of the newer and due to the unusual design also one of the most famous churches in the city. While other churches are already 400 years or older, the Grundtvigskirche was built between 1921 and 1940. The design is by the architect Peder Klint, who did not live to see the completion. At the beginning, only the 49 meter high church tower was built and only in 1928 work began on the construction of the nave and other components. A total of about 5 million yellow bricks were installed.

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Bella Sky Hotel, Copenhagen

21. April 2017   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   1 Comment

Bella Sky Hotel Copenhagen

Located in Copenhagen’s newest district, Ørestad, the Bella Sky Hotel is one of the largest hotels in Scandinavia. The building, planned by the Danish architecture company 3XN, consists of two towers with 23 floors and was opened in 2011. It is part of the exhibition and conference center Bella Center, where the UN Climate Change Conference took place in 2009.

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Bosco Verticale, Milan – Green Skyscraper

26. April 2015   Kategorien: City & Architecture, Photos   Leave a comment

Bosco Verticale - Green Skyscraper

The Bosco Verticale residential complex in the Expo city of Milan can probably be described as the first vertical “forest” in the world. With this project, the architect Stefano Boeri want to demonstrate the future of cities – urban gardening architecture.

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