MAG Landscape

2019-08-27 18:01:53 ​Can a subway station make you want to be underground?
This Budapest subway station extension was planned during the 1980`s, but wasn`t implemented until the new millennium. New construction techniques allowed the architects to excavate of columns, beams, and escalators is illuminated by the sun through a glass ceiling, making this the subterranean space feel like a three-dimensional traffic intersection and transforming it into a valued public space.
(M4 Fovam ter and Szent Gellert ter stations. Budapest, Hungary)

Good architecture is worth the wait. Open / Comment

2019-08-26 18:01:52 ​Can historic cities have futuristic public spaces?
When Seville decided to replace lot and bus station at its city center, officials were surprised to discover Roman ruins beneath the surface. What to do? Metropol Parasol was the winning scheme in an international competition that manages to protect the ruins, provide space for shopping and cafes, and create a grand new public square for the still-vibrant city. The six mushroomlike shading devices provide relief from the intense Andalusian sun, and visitors can climb to the top to take in a panoramic view of the walled city. Yet the craziest part of this swoopy landmark isn`t its form: It is made mostly of wood and is the largest glued structure on Earth.
(Metropol Parasol. Seville, Spain)

Cities are not time capsules. Open / Comment