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Edito: The Tree in Front of the House

Text and Photography: Cătălina Frâncu

The house I live in was built in 1929. My parents bought it in ’95, after selling a flat in Tineretului — and they even had money left over; houses without plumbing weren’t exactly in high demand back then.

Zeppelin #174: Ecosystems. Summary

What is a green city and why do we need one? Now that climate change is being questioned by people with (too much) authority and programmes to tackle it are slowly grinding to a halt, we suggest we think about ecosystems

Zeppelin #174: Ecosystems

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Edito: I bet, you bet, they bet
Text, photo: Cătălina Frâncu

DOSSIER: Ecosystems

Coordinators: Ștefan Ghenciulescu, Cătălina Frâncu

Summary

Zeppelin #174: Ecosystems. Summary

 

Edito: I BET YOU BET THEY BET WE BET

Text, photo: Cătălina Frâncu

Walking in Bucharest is punctuated by advertisements, billboards and pharmacy lights. Ground floors of housing blocks – small, big, in the centre or not – are havens for the most sought-after businesses in the country

Local Gesture, Global Impact. Interview with Javier Peña Ibáñez, Director of Concéntrico, the International Festival of Design and Architecture in Logroño

Reporter: Cătălina Frâncu
Photo: Josema Cutillas

Modest Intervention on a Site of Great Importance. Restoration and Repurposing of the Annexes of the Fortified Church in Curciu, Sibiu County

A modest gesture, yet one capable to change the way one experiences the church and its yard. The restauration brings an object that served the community back into nthe life of the village and its surroundings.

Density and delight. Shift architecture urbanism: Domūs Houthaven apartment complex, Amsterdam

How can more people still afford to live – and in a good way – in the city? This project shows one way to do this, from within the market, but in a responsible way.

15 Heap Apartments inside of an Urban Island. Landskronhof in Basel, Switzerland

At a time when the need and tension of densification pervades Switzerland, HHF is bringing forgotten spaces back to life in the heart of Basel.

Heritage: vector of change for the better and antidote to the poison of nationalism. Interview with Sneška Quaedvlieg–Mihailović

Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic is the Secretary General of Europa Nostra and works closely with the European Council, UNESCO and other EU institutions.

Zeppelin #173: Arhitecture in/from România, 2023-2024

Zeppelin #173: Arhitecture in/from România, 2023-2024. Summary

Edito. Women Architects: Where?

Text: Cătălina Frâncu
Photo: Olivian Șerban