KARO* architekten   Germany   A unique facade that has been constructed with aluminum modules recycled from a razed sixties building shields a large public space where benches and shelves serving the new library have been placed.

Sauerbruch Hutton   Germany   The scientist Otto von Guericke proved in 1657 the existence of the void, and more than four hundred years later the city became an important industrial hub in East Germany. Within this innovative tradition, the Experimental Factory Magdeburg is a re