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baukunst-nrw - online database to architecture and innovative engineering in NRW

"baukunst-nrw" is a dynamic project which is constantly growing through the input of new projects. Fast access to interesting projects from the fields of architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning and innovative engineering in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Project of the week at baukunst-nrw:

Brücke Ripshorst - Oberhausen Category: Transportation
Project: Brücke Ripshorst
Location: Oberhausen
Year: 1997
Short description:   Steel arched beam bridge for pedestrians with a curved ground plan across the Rhein-Herne-Kanal as one link in the Emscher-Landschaftspark (landscaped garden) network.
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Gasometer Oberhausen - Oberhausen Category: Energy
Project: Gasometer Oberhausen
Location: Oberhausen
Year: 1929; Umbau 1994
Short description:   Conversion of the largest gas holder in Europe into the tallest exhibition hall in Europe, features an observation deck
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Friedensplatz Oberhausen - Oberhausen Category: Square and Neighbourhood Planning
Project: Friedensplatz Oberhausen
Location: Oberhausen
Year: 1903
Short description:   100-year-old square in the city centre
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Siedlung Eisenheim - Oberhausen Category: Square and Neighbourhood Planning
Project: Siedlung Eisenheim
Location: Oberhausen
Year: 1846
Short description:   Former housing estate of the "Alten Walz" pit
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New at baukunst-nrw:

30.07.2010


Villa Werden - Essen Category: Multiple Housing
Project: Villa Werden
Location: Essen
Year: 1868 | 1950/1952 | 2000/01
Short description:   Housing in a former textile factory on the Ruhr river
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Im Hole - Bochum Category: Multiple Housing
Project: Im Hole
Location: Bochum
Year: 1950er -60er Jahre / ab 2004
Short description:   Restructuring of a 1950s residential estate, modernised to meet the passive house standards and replacement structures as privately-owned housing
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Residential and Commercial Blocks Bebelstrasse - Herne Category: Multiple Housing
Project: Residential and Commercial Blocks Bebelstrasse
Location: Herne
Year: 1926-28
Short description:   Urban life and work in the Weimar Republic
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Academy Mont-Cenis Residential Development - Herne Category: Multiple Housing
Project: Academy Mont-Cenis Residential Development
Location: Herne
Year: 2005
Short description:   Urban neighbourhood shopping centre with a progressive housing and energy concept
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Schillerpark - Oer-Erkenschwick Category: Square and Neighbourhood Planning
Project: Schillerpark
Location: Oer-Erkenschwick
Year: 1975, Rückbau 2006-2007
Short description:   Restructuring and deconstruction of a 1970s high-rise estate
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Former City Baths - Mülheim an der Ruhr Category: Multiple Housing
Project: Former City Baths
Location: Mülheim an der Ruhr
Year: 1910, Umbau und ergänzender Neubau 2007–2009
Short description:   Historic city baths undergo a modern expansion and conversion to housing
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