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KAP 686 – The long road to a new square in Cologne, Germany by Metrobox Architekten

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Article source: Metrobox Architekten

Case history

Cologne Cathedral was completed 130 years ago and for 25 of those years skaters have firmly taken possession of Roncalliplatz in front of the southern facade. During this time, a separate culture was formed and for many, the square became an area that they identified with. However, in recent years the scene has been increasingly viewed as a problem. Established interest groups exerted pressure, and some were of the opinion that skating should simply be banned. The city was full of good intentions and wanted to resolve the conflict in cooperation with the skaters. However, there was no point of contact among the skaters.

KAP 686 – The long road to a new square

Architects: Metrobox Architekten
Project: KAP 686 – The long road to a new square
Location: Cologne, Germany

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Legal / Illegal in Cologne, Germany by Manuel Herz Architects

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

In the beginning of the 1970s an urban masterplan was devised for Cologne neighborhood of Bayenthal, which has never been applied since then. It was a urbanistic stillborn; the desperate and utterly misdirected attempt to react to a then pressing urban problem: the exodus from the city. Since the early sixties young families moved out of inner city areas into the suburbs and the villages surrounding the cities in order to fulfill their dreams of that uprising prosperous middle class.