Revisiting the “closed town block” typology!

Complied by Leah Linhares llustrations: Henning Larsen Architects A collaborated winning entry by Henning Larsen Architects, SLA and Tyréns will be the face of Uppsala’s new town hall… With its transparent architecture, the new town hall in Uppsala, Sweden, proposes to enter into a dialogue with its citizens; greeting them inside through a passage running through the ground floor of the building. Covered with a great glass roof, the courtyard makes up the heart of the building, where public services and programs will be situated.   A sculptural edifice in the centre of the courtyard connects old and new departments with footbridges at […]