architecture
Paris, Krakow: the crop of Europe's pretty urban green
The tallest building in the world, the 828 metre (2716 ft) high Burj Khalifa skyscraper, was unveiled in Dubai at the beginning of January. Nowadays the question is more of building outwards rather than upwards, with four buzzwords - happiness, ecology, smartness and economy - via two city models
architecture, futur, future of europe, paris, cracow, cities, urbanism
European bloggers describe their Berlin walls
Monday is 9 November, the day when the Berlin wall was brought down. To reflect on this iconic modern historical event for the eurogeneration, citizen journalists from five cafebabel.com local teams - Sofia, Budapest, Turin, Strasbourg and Istanbul - simultaneously blogged one day about the walls they see in their cities
architecture, communism, event, budapest, blogs, blog review, kurds
South Italy tempts its tourists back
In recent years the South of Italy has witnessed a decline in its tourist industry. Now, tourists are returning to hidden spots such as the awe-inspiring Castelvenere grotto, said to be the birthplace of Cupid. A guided visit into oblivion
The world in an Eau de Cologne bottle
It’s no lucky mistake; Eau de Cologne, or Cologne, world renowned for centuries, has benefitted from the ideal geographical location of the city that has given the perfume its name. At the heart of Europe, Cologne is putting the finishing touches to its strategy to form international links
architecture, industry, cologne, tourism, economy, media, visiteurs
Brussels: the old age of youth
The crisis is synonymous with young unemployent. The capital of Europe is currently baiting its breath for the European elections between 4 and 7 June 2009. Within, 33% are young jobshunters. Yet the Belgian capital remains an Eldorado for internships, its opportunities in multinationals and for being a fairground for new European politics. We feel for the precarities of the days, its languages and the nights. Three journalists, a video maker and a photographer from the cafebabel.com network feature in this month's 'cities' mission, named 'EUdebate on the Ground'
Architecture: sex up Brussels' EU quarter!
Remodelling plans hope to humanise Brussels' European quarter over the next fifteen years. Latest titbit of news from Brussels
architecture, european institutions, euweek, news, politics, city planning, brussels
In Buzescu, Roma architecture is surreal real estate
We clatter by train through Romania to the small village where the former nomadic Roma are building palaces they design themselves in the middle of Wallachia – with neither consent nor plans. Feature
David Cerny: 'president Klaus is a d**k'
We met the politically engaged sculptor, 40, in 2007. Labelled by many as 'the scandal maker', he is back in 2009 to pinpoint the Czech presidency of the EU with his installation of national stereotypes at the European parliament, alleged to be a hoax
architecture, underground, union européenne, prag, central and eastern europe, presidency, david cerny
Andrew Todd: ‘the Gehrys and the Libeskinds don’t add anything to a city’
The forty-year-old British-born architect, ranked one of the world’s top forty, on working under Jean Nouvel, ‘airport architects’ and why European cities should ditch their showcase images
architecture, andrew todd, bilbao, frank gehry, daniel libeskind, urbanism, jean nouvel
G8 summit: whilst Brown meets Medvedev, the British build Russia
As the British and Russian prime ministers meet for the first time since the latter's March election in Japan between 7 – 9 July, a look at the foundations of a new renaissance in British-Russian relations
architecture, world affairs, uk, st petersburg, g8, russie, moscow
Roland Lipp on Moscow, the dirtiest city in Europe
The German engineer from Brandenburg plans roads which run along house roofs. He is trying to save the metropolis from gridlock. The inventor of these ‘street houses’ is holding talks with German firms, who should be joining him on the project
architecture, germany, transport, environment, road safety, traffic, europe
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