Archive for May, 2007

Kernwasser Wunderland, Kalkar

Kernwasser Wunderland, Kalkar, Germany, inaugurated 2005. Leisure center established in former nuclear breeder facility SNR-300, whose construction started in 1972 but never started electricity production and was finally purchased by Dutch investor Hennie van der Most in 1995. In the 1980´s fast nuclear breeder plants became unpopular and were banned from political agendas around the [...]

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Urban Pioneers – Temporary Use and Urban Development in Berlin

This new book provides a unique analysis of temporary use practices which are currently transforming Berlin. The book draws on results of two research projects: the European ‘Urban Catalyst’ project and ‘Raumpioniere’, a study on temporary uses in Berlin. The bilingual (German/English) publication has been conceived and edited by Studio UC/ Klaus Overmeyer, commissioned by [...]

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