The northern Swedish town of Kiruna that’s famously uprooting itself has just inaugurated its new town hall—dubbed The Crystal—in the relocated city center three kilometers to the east. Designed by Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen, The Crystal is an energy-efficient homage to Kiruna’s existing town hall that was designed by the Swedish architect Arthur von Schamlensee. Conceived as the town’s “living room,” the circular building was built with recycled materials from the original...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/henning-larsens-energy-efficient-kiruna-town-hall-opens-to-the-public
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