The former army base becomes a residential enclave, with a hill that marks the center and includes retail and communal spaces, and four high-rises that shape the word ‘HOME,’ welcoming new population to the neighborhood... [+]
The semi-open courtyard and the timber latticeworks with patterns inspired in Islamic motifs, create a warm and friendly atmosphere for refugees arriving in Germany.
Eighteen architecture students from the Technical University of Kaiserslautern worked with twenty-five refugees for three months in building this wooden pavilion in a camp located in the old Spinelli barracks that the United States had in Mannheim, s
The Funari district is included in a major redevelopment of the old Benjamin Franklin barracks in Mannheim, built after World War II and in use until 2012. The Funari masterplan foresees the design of 27,000 square meters of housing, gardens, and pub
In the wake of World War II, Germany had to reconstruct its cities. The huge task was undertaken with the resources available at the time, and everywhere arose the so-called Schuettbeton, buildings raised with the rubble of brick constructions destro
