All future residential buildings in Montpellier must feature works of art
And the value of the artworks can’t be lower than 1% of the price paid for the land lot
The facility will be located in the historic Skoone bastion area close to the Old Town
The City of Tallinn is moving ahead with plans for a new concert hall for the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, ERR reports.
The plans are not new, but the location of the future building has been an issue. Initially, an idea has been floated to build the concert hall at Harju Oru near the Kiek in de Kök museum, but since late autumn, the Skoone bastion area close to the Old Town has been gaining weight as a promising alternative. All stakeholders now believe this location has an advantage over the previous site.
Two initial designs have been created for the concert hall and are currently being discussed with the heritage protection authority. Because the area is protected, the design of the building must conform to special conditions.
Kristjan Hallik, a member of the board of ERSO Foundation, told ETV's "Aktuaalne kaamera" that both designs were worth considering and that the building has been envisaged as a mixed cultural space.
"Certainly we would not occupy this hall in such a way that no one else can use it. We think that we would have good cooperation with the art academy and young artists in this space, so that a good creative environment would be ensured here for the next hundred years," he said.
One of the sketches has been created by architectural firm Molumba. Karli Luik, an architect at Molumba, said the concert hall will help revive a currently unused part of the city and connect it better to the Old Town. Apart from the main building, there would also be an outdoor stage and cafes, she pointed out.
Skoone Bastion, also known as Skåne bastion or Rannamägi, is the mightiest Baroque fortification building in Tallinn, Visit Tallinn informs. The bastion dates from around 1680-1710 and owes its name to the South Swedish province of Skane.
In 1948, a Stalinist-style summer theatre - the biggest wooden building at that time in Estonia - was erected on the bastion grounds. In 1997 the summer theatre was destroyed in a fire. A temporary Straw Theatre took its place in the summer of 2011 as part of Tallinn’s European Capital of Culture programme.
In the area around Skoone Bastion, different playgrounds have been set up, including the first parkour ground in the whole of Eastern Europe.
Both the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions have particular agendas to pursue at the largest climate event of the year
Also, a study found that the platform is increasingly used by so-called ‘professional hosts’
It’s all turning into a game of wits between the country’s transport ministry and the public transit workers
Identification in the Grand Duchy is about to go digital
Nijlen wants to be known as a bee-friendly town, which transforms words into actions
The online mapping service is especially popular ahead of All Souls’ Day on 2 November
Both the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions have particular agendas to pursue at the largest climate event of the year
The reduction in the frequency of these public transit routes will begin on 10 December
It’s all turning into a game of wits between the country’s transport ministry and the public transit workers
Travellers between Berlin and Brandenburg should look into this as it may benefit them in their particular situations
It will affect local public transit services in major cities of the country
But what are the reasons for most local authorities to not have joined this new trend yet?
Apply by 10 November and do your part for the transformation of European public spaces
This one could be a real game-changer for our built environments and the way they look
The practical art objects are competing for one of the 2023 New European Bauhaus Prizes
An interview with a member of the No Hate Speech Network team
A talk with the first man to circumnavigate the globe with a solar plane, on whether sustainability can also be profitable
An interview with the president of the European Federation of Journalists