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ThyssenKrupp Headquarter Essen
ThyssenKrupp’s decision to relocate its operations from 15 different sites across the Ruhr region to a former industrial site at Essen, where the company was founded, has resulted in an award-winning collection of strikingly modern buildings amid a newly created green and peaceful urban district boasting its own micro-climate.
Images courtesy of C. Richters / AACMA / JSWD
Architect Atelier d'architecture Chaix et Morel (Misha Kramer) Location Essen - Germany Company involved ThyssenKrupp Steel Website http://www.thyssenkrupp-steel-europe.com -
Imparo
Slotting into its industrial setting like a sleek ocean liner, the modern office building Imparo, while inexpensively constructed and technologically simple, brings and glamour and a sense of quality to an otherwise inauspicious commercial zone on the outskirts of Ljubljana.
Architect Abiro Location Ljubljana Vič - Slovenia Company involved voestalpine Stahl GmbH & Armat Website www.voestalpine.com/colofer -
Las Arenas de Barcelona
Barcelona’s historic bull ring Las Arenas, constructed at the very end of the 19th century, fell largely into disuse during the 1970s, owing to the declining popularity of bull fighting in Catalonia.
Images courtesy of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) (Richard Rogers) Location Barcelona - Spain Company involved Miralu Website http://www.miralu.fr