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FEATURE architecture : Brussels, a soft capital

Brussels, a soft capital

Francophone and Flemish, North African and Eurocrat… The European Capital mirrors the contradictions and cultural diversity of Europe

by giulio zucchini // 18/10/06

architecture, belgium, brussels, multiculturalism, culture, cities, development

PANORAMA

Eastern property boom excludes the young

The wave of home acquisitions is pushing property prices up in Eastern Europe. Young people find it difficult to buy their first home

by Natalia Sosin @ // 25/09/06

architecture, corruption, czech republic, hungary, demography, ageing society, consumers

architecture : Alternative lifestyles: 'I came to Amsterdam to live in a squat'

Alternative lifestyles: 'I came to Amsterdam to live in a squat'

In the 1980s, a political movement of squatters changed the face of the Dutch capital. Today, young apolitical Eastern Europeans are joining the squatter movement

by christian lindner // 28/08/06

architecture, housing, drugs, protest, squat, cities, fashion

INVESTIGATION

Purchase power beats flower power on canals

Once a favourite of the flower power generation, living on a canal boat has become a privilege for the young and affluent. Today modern houseboats are not longer dingy eccentric dwellings for the marginal, but fully equipped modern pads

by karolin schaps // 28/08/06

architecture, environment, integration, education system, tourism, guide, immigration

architecture : War on huts, peace to the palaces!

War on huts, peace to the palaces!

Before long, demolition work will begin on the ‘Palace of the Republic’ in Berlin, a relic from GDR days. In other ex-socialist states there are similar buildings, and every one has its own story.

by wolf oschlies // 03/02/06

architecture, bucarest, germany, communism, berlin, europe, warsaw

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Satish Kumar : ''Europe needs an amount of Eastern Wisdom''

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2009 Tel-Aviv Biennale for Contemporary Art: An Urban Review

From a certain distance in time, Tel-Aviv Biennale for Contemporary Art, inaugurated last September, seems to be another sign for the growing globalization of Tel-Aviv, and by extension, Israel. Globalization, after all, is the process of getting on the map of whatever it is that this process is associated with ...

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Ethics and etiquette

Delfi reports that a Member of the Parliament, Arminas Lydeka from the Liberals, has violated architectural heritage preservation laws. In a prestigious part of the old town, he decided to build additional flats to his property, which damaged the old building. The Old Town of Vilnius is a UNESCO world ...

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Humanising the European district: mission impossible?

Article written by Julien de Cruz Translated by Sophie Delios The Brussels-Capital region along with the European Commission revealed the “Rue de la Loi” architectural renewal plan. It is hard to believe that this sprinkling of greenery is really going to change the face of the dreariest district of Brussels.'

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