The history of electronics manufacturer Philips and the city of Eindhoven are closely related. When Philips started its first light bulb factory, Eindhoven was still a small town. As the company expanded steadily to a leading multinational, Einhoven developed into an industrial city of great economic importance in Europe. Like many Europe based multinationals, production [...]
Transformation – new developments and reuse of Philips industries in Eindhoven The urban renewal plan for Strijp-S includes over 400.000 square meters of program and its final phase should be completed in the year 2020. The share of reused industrial structures is about 150.000 m². • Total area: 27 ha • Residential floor [...]
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In many metropolises there are examples of old infrastructure that have become partially or entirely redundant because of new developments in transport and urbanization. Automatically the question arises of what to do with the leftover structures: Demolish them, or maintain them for different usage? After demolishing the Boston inner city expressway the whole trajectory was [...]
In Rio de Janeiro, the organization of the Olympic games, 2 years after hosting the soccer world cup, have called for federal strategies of investment in infrastructure and security. The general atmosphere is of enthusiasm, as the choice for Brazil affirms the new global role of the country and many positive economic side-effects are expected. [...]
