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urban intersections
kirkenes - first prize
As in every urban renewal intervention, the existing city is the first reference to propose a new order, both able to give new answers and to root every development on the site. In this particular case, as the programme shows, this new order must face a challenge: to be defined without exactly knowing its sources and its spurs. The proposal is based on the hypothesis to accompany the harbour and industrial growth, linked to the energy and oil trade, with a strong emphasis on Kirkenes possible role as a research center on Barents area topics, such energy and environment and workers migration, together with all the connected functions. This perspective involves the harbour areas and the present city center, of course, but must also projects its effects on the rest of the town. Europan 8 - Project team: Gianluca Evels, Francesco Fazzio, Lorenza Giavarini, Stefania Papitto