Nantes was once an important trading centre with a large industrial port. But times change and Nantes had to reinvent itself. Dunkl visits an eco-social housing project, the spectacular transformation of the Île de Nantes by Alexandre Chemetoff and the radical university building by the famous architects Lacaton & Vassal.
Up Next in Season 1
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The Ruhr Area
The Ruhr region is not an architectural beauty. But traces of the industrial past exude a fascinating charm. Dunkl wants to know what lies behind the ubiquitous buzzword structural change. The tour begins in Bochum at the Jahrhunderthalle, steeped in history, and at a futuristic school building. ...
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Antwerp
Antwerp is changing very carefully, creating an exciting symbiosis of historical and contemporary architecture. Where warehouses and storage facilities once stretched out, the "Museum aan de Stroom" now stands. Architect Willem Jan Neutelings explains to Dunkl why the museum tower has become a ma...
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Amsterdam
In the episode "My City: Amsterdam" Dunkl visits the well-known Dutch colleague Ben van Berkel in Amsterdam, a luminary of contemporary architecture. Together they explore the city where van Berkel lives and works, exploring both famous and lesser-known buildings, places and spaces: from the Muse...
