C3 Topic: Celebrating the City - Urban Facilities

Sept. 2008

‘Urban Facilities' in this edition include, ephemeral structures, viewing points and park equipment, but also extend to include bus and tram stations along with market and airport buildings. A total of nineteen urban facilities are surveyed here with the help of extensive colour photography, plans and elevations. Projects featured include: Kengo Kuma's Chokkura Plaza and Shelter; Durbach Block Architects', Brick Pit Ring; Wilkinson Eyre Architects', Alpine House in the Kew Royal Botanical Gardens; Subarquitectura's Tram Stop, Alicante; and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Madrid Barajas Airport.