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Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG) has demonstrated an innovative architectural solution for Tallinn’s New Cit !all"

the new administrative #uilding for the cit government" situated on near a#out $%"&&& m' plot close to the

innahall #uilding *esigning a crucial pu#lic #uilding like this re+uires inputs from users and neigh#ors,

citi-ens and politicians" and therefore" this concept have #een envisioned as capa#le to adapt an sorts of 

une.pected demands This new town hall will provide transparenc on #oth political overview of demands"

desires and pro#lems of the pu#lic and pu#lic imminent into the political procedures If this design comes

true" the coordination #etween people and government will #ecome easier and lot more efficient than ever

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North Richland Hills Municipal Complex

North Richland Hills, Texas

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MESA, in conjunction with Brinkle Sar!ent Architects, prepared a master plan and

landscape desi!n "or the site o" the North Richland Hills Municipal Complex# Thenew campus will mer!e the $u%lic Sa"et, Municipal Court, and current Cit Hall

"acilities to!ether into one campus at the center o" an &'(acre mixed(use

de)elopment# The anticipated de)elopment will include retail, restaurants,

entertainment, and Cit $oint $la*a, a +(acre pu%lic pla*a located in "ront o" the New

Cit Hall that will host a )ariet o" pu%lic e)ents#

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Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition to design a new city hall for Budapest,Hungary

!he pro"ect com#ines restoration of the e$isting %&th century #uilding with '(,((( s)uare metres ofnew construction

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!he ground floor will comprise a pu#lic s)uare, retail facilities, caf*s, restaurants and a theatre to #eused for conferences and e$hi#itions

!he upper floors will consist of rented and city offices, and a hotel !he design also incorporatesaccess to the underground station where the old city walls are displayed

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!he pro"ect is due for completion in +(%+ mages - .EE/0 Erick van Egeraat associated architects

Here1s some more information from Erick van Egeraat2

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Erick van Egeraat #uilds new 4ity Hall for Budapest

Erick van Egeraat has won the international competition to design the 4ity Hall in the centre ofBudapest 5rom a field of %& participants, an international professional "ury selected his proposal,

 which com#ines restoration of the e$isting %&th century #aro)ue #uilding and new, futuristic wingsto create a contemporary 6ain 7)uare !his proposal makes an end to a period of almost threecenturies of uncertainties at this uni)ue plot in the Heart of Budapest

n accordance with the o#"ectives of the competition, this new 4ity Hall, with its open courtyards andfle$i#ility of use, will reflect transparency and democracy, will act as a 5orum for the people ofBudapest and will attract tourists t will at once re3introduce pedestrian flow from the main street tothe river Danu#e and offer a spectacular view of the city from the platform on top of the entrance

gate 8!his pro"ect provides a uni)ue opportunity to #oth #oost the economy of the city of Budapestand create an attractive new city centre for all9, says Erick van Egeraat

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Erick van Egeraat:s design is #ased on com#ining three distinct functions2 culture, commerce andadministration t proposes direct access to the underground station, where the old city walls aree$cavated and on display /t ground floor level, the #uilding is entirely open to the pu#lic andcomprised of, among others, retail facilities, caf*s and restaurants !he upper floors mainly hostrenta#le offices, city offices and a design hotel

!he entire fa;ade reflects the transition #etween old and new, #etween closed and open #y forming a visual wall along the main street !he e$isting #uilding with its closed, #aro)ue fa;ade is continued ina semi3open structure of organic columns, which in turn open up into a gate3like structure definingthe entrance to the new comple$

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!he 4ultural 5orum is the most pu#lic space within the program and is strategically located in thecentre of the comple$ t incorporates a multifunctional theatre, which can #e used for conferenceand e$hi#ition purposes /ccording to Erick van Egeraat, 8the 5orum acts as the connection point

 #etween the past and the future, #etween the historical chapel space and the new #uilding, and #etween the historic and the contemporary #aro)ue to complement and emphasi<e each other /t thesame time it interlinks all forms of culture, education, entertainment and politics9

!he new 4ity Hall will comprise %%&((( s)uare metres of gross floor area, '(((( s)uare meters of which will #e newly #uilt !he pro"ect:s completion is scheduled for +(%+

Cit Halls ser)e a critical role in hostin! municipal oces and ser)ices, %ut the are

almost as important architecturall, as the lea)e a )isual le!ac "or the cit therepresent# San -ie!o.s maor is lo%%in! to %uild a new one, /as 0e!as will see its

new one open in 1'+1, and Rotterdam has chosen Rem 2oolhaas. desi!n "or its new

cit hall# 3e looked around the world to 4nd cit halls that were architecturall

uni5ue whether it %e in scale, materials, or just how the relate to their

surroundin!s#

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The new San Diego City Center is on its way to be, what the University of British

Columbias Centre for !ntera"tive #esear"h on Sustainability labels it, one of the

greenest buildings ever built on the $est Coast% Gerding &dlen Develo'ment of

(ortland, )re% 'ro'oses to transform it into an environmentally friendly "ity "enter%

The *+- million 'ro.e"t will seek to blend sustainability with develo'ment%   /etson

Green re'orts its design to be beyond 0&&D (latinum, with the obvious fo"us on thewater issue% City Center will also have the "oun"il "hambers, some sustainably

designed residential edi1"es, a 1re station, a theater and some 'ubli" gathering

s'a"es%

‘State of the art’ design with some green specs:

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The green design will "ertainly add about 2 'er"ent to its entire "ost% 3""ordingly, its

green makeover will in"or'orate4

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5 Solar 'anels will be there to 'rovide 6 'er"ent of City Halls ele"tri"ity% Gerding

&dlen 'ro'oses to "over the 7,888 s9uare feet of the roof area and side:fa"ing sun

shades with 'hotovoltai" 'anels%

5 The building "om'le; would re"y"le as mu"h waste water as the fresh water it

uses% Gerding &dlens hy'othesi<es net:<ero water use that re"y"les water% $aterfrom the "itys sewers will be treated at the City Hall site% !t "an be used for non:

drinking 'ur'oses there and the sur'lus will be 'um'ed out for use elsewhere%

5 The "ity "enter will make use of wind turbines and generate am'le energy to

su''ly it with =,888 to >-,888 annual kilowatt:hours%

5 !nstead of traditional air "onditioning, the building would be "ooled by "hilled

water running through beams%

5 !ndoor lighting will be ensured via suns rays during the day%

5 The buildings will have solar thermal 'anels for water heating% The designers will

rely on the ?heat island@ eAe"t that is so "ommon in the urban areas%

 Just the outlines, as of now:

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What they’ve put together is very laudable and admirable, but it’s very light on detail. It just feels like they threw

everything in here that they think might work. And, without doing the engineering and design, it’s a little meaningless.

Says !rene Stillings, &;e"utive Dire"tor of the San Diego:based California Center for

Sustainable &nergy

 

$ell, ! fear that !rene may be right% !ts not advisable to 'raise whats in 'rodu"tion%

)ne of the s'e"s says that the "ity "enter will aunt wind turbines, but these are

site:s'e"i1" and its not sure if theyll work here%

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-esi!n )ia Sasaki AssociatesA"ter nearl "our months o" !atherin! in"ormation and !au!in! interest in

redesi!nin! Cit Hall $la*a, Maor Mart 3alsh.s Re5uest "or 6deas 7R869 has come

to a close# That means the Cit o" Boston is one step closer to o)erhaulin! one o"

the most polari*in! ur%an landscapes this side o" the prime meridian#

Sasaki Associates : which has had a hand in such local and increasin!l popular

projects as The /awn on -, Sea Chan!e; Boston and the Bruce C# Bollin! Buildin! :

responded to the maor.s R86 in inno)ati)e "ashion#

 Takin! to the Twittersphere, Sasaki %rass solicited ideas directl "rom Boston

residents and non(nati)es on what the.d like to see chan!e on Cit Hall $la*a, or, i"

not chan!ed completel, added or su%tracted#

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 The compiled responses on cards, shared them on social media usin! the hashta!s

<$la*a$lus and <CitHall$la*a, and si"ted throu!h the innumera%le hopes and

wishes "or the approximatel ei!ht(acre sprawl o" %rick and concrete#

=Re(en)isionin! Cit Hall $la*a re5uires two parallel initiati)es, a major reno)ation o" the phsical space and an in)enti)e pro!rammin! a!enda,= said Nina Chase, a

landscape architect with Sasaki#

 The R86 %roadl called "or =an in)itin! and attracti)e pu%lic "orum that is ro%ustl

used % residents and )isitors#=

3ith that in mind, Sasaki.s Cit Hall su%mission was %ased on the "ollowin! "our

!uidelines;

Extend the $la*a into the Cit > /e)era!e Cultural Capital

-esi!n "or Ci)ic and Human Scale > $opulate with 0ariet

$reser)e Cit Hall.s Character > Acti)ate ?nderused Space

Enhance 6n"rastructure and Natural Sstems > Showcase Boston.s 6nno)ation

But Sasaki %ein! a preeminent desi!n 4rm, the don.t merel want to tell ou how

the.re piecin! to!ether a re(ima!inin! o" Cit Hall $la*a# The want to show ou#

8rom the installation o" %enches, Hu%wa stations, pop(up ca"es to matchin!

pro!rammin! like more music "esti)als, "ood truck !atherin!s and pu%lic art

installations, here.s what.s on Sasaki.s, and much o" our, minds#