Tag: Current

Schwemme's side façade in Halle
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March 18, 2024April 8, 2024Buildings & monuments, Current, Germany

Reuse is the New Black

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In this article, we explored how the concept of reuse and revitalisation translates into practice through the example of Schwemme Brewery. Since coming under the ownership of Schwemme e.V., this over 300-year-old brewery in Halle has been gradually transforming into a welcoming cultural space full of possibilities where dedicated individuals and an engaged community are using sustainable principles to ensure the meaningful transformation of historical space fit for modern needs.

Bukovo: An ordinary village
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September 27, 2022February 1, 2024Antiquity, Current, Ensembles, villages & cities, North Macedonia

Bukovo: An ordinary village

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Let me tell you a story about a seemingly ordinary village in the Macedonian hills near the city of Bitola. The name of that village is Bukovo which comes from the word “Buka” (meaning: Beech) named for the Beech forest cradling the village high on Baba Mountain. Bukovo is located in close proximity to the ancient city of Heraclea Lyncestis, founded by...