Archive for December 15th, 2007

ON-MAST competition – Rio de Janeiro

Competition entry by Patricia Akinaga, Andrea Campos and Merten Nefs, for the re-urbanization of the National Observatory campus and Museum of Astronomy in Rio de Janeiro, 2007. 3rd Prize. The campus is located in São Cristóvão, a historically important area with emperial architecture, facing severe socio-economic problems. The re-urbanization of the campus to accomodate more [...]

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Southbank competition

Competition entry by Merten Nefs for the urbanization of the Spier Estate, a vineyard in Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2006. The program for the masterplan included housing, hotels, a cultural centre, leisure and sports facilities, public space and landscaping. The project proposes a high-density settlement, valorizing the riverbank ecology and the existing colonial architecture on the [...]

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