Temporary urban extension in a former landfill

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill, Maribor, Slovenia": Plan of proposal.

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    Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Europe team congratulated by head of the regional jury for Europe, Harry Gugger (far right)

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    Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Europe winning team from “ecosistema urbano”, Madrid (l-r): José Luis Vallejo, Diego García Setién, Belinda Tato, Jaime Eizaguirre, Michael Moradiellos

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill, Maribor, Slovenia": Night view of the new urban extension in a former landfill.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill, Maribor, Slovenia": Strategy plan for the next 25 years after renaturalization.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill, Maribor, Slovenia": Driver view.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill, Maribor, Slovenia": View from home.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill, Maribor, Slovenia": Bicycle lanes.

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    Cultural events.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill, Maribor, Slovenia": Information at the highway.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill, Maribor, Slovenia": Light industrialized housing.

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    Project entry 2008 Europe - "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill, Maribor, Slovenia": Detail: plan of proposal.

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    Belinda Tato, main author of the winning team of the Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Europe

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    Belinda Tato is Founder of ecosistema urbano based in Madrid, Spain; Associate Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, USA; and Chair of the Holcim Awards 2023 jury for region Europe.

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    Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Europe team member José Luis Vallejo

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    Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Europe team member Diego García Setién

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    Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Europe team member Michael Moradiellos

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    Belinda Tato of Ecosistema Urbano, main author of the project "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill", Maribor, Slovenia.

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    Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Europe team member Jaime Eizaguirre

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    (l-r) Paloma Sobrini, Dean of Madrid's Collegue of Architecture; Luis Maldonado, Director of the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid; Alain Bourguignon, CEO of Holcim Spain; Belinda Tato, main author of the project "Temporary urban extension in a former landfill in Maribor, Slovenia", Ecosistema Urbano, Madrid.

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    Holcim Awards Silver 2008 Europe (l-r): Diego García Setién, José Luis Vallejo, Belinda Tato.

  • Awards Silver 2008–2009 Europe

With more waste than ever heading toward the incinerator, opportunities arise for former landfills to be put to new use. The Temporary urban extension in a former landfill harnessed the unlimited potential of its disused site. Its aim is to show how an area once recognized by its mounds of garbage can be re-naturalized into a living city quarter.

By Belinda Tato - ecosistema urbano, Madrid, Spain and

Ideas: Urban Requalification, Economic & Social Empowerment

With more waste than ever heading toward the incinerator, opportunities arise for former landfills to be put to new use. The Temporary urban extension in a former landfill harnessed the unlimited potential of its disused site.

Its aim is to show how an area once recognized by its mounds of garbage can be re-naturalized into a living city quarter.

Temporary urban extension in a former landfill

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September 26, 2008 | Winners for Europe announced | Madrid, Spain

Showcasing sustainable buildings across Europe

Winners of the second European Holcim Awards competition for projects and visions in sustainable construction were announced at a ceremony in Madrid. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to ten projects that demonstrate the latest in eco-friendly and sustainable approaches from the building and construction industry.

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June 26, 2008 | Regional Jury Report – Europe | Zurich, Switzerland

“A very smart and economically-efficient approach to land reuse” – Holcim Awards Jury

The project’s notoriety lies in its ecological and social qualities as well as its transferability and economic efficiency. The basic idea of revitalizing an existing municipal waste dumping area is unique. The project creates an elevated landscape shaped in large circles that will host manifold sports, recreation and cultural facilities for public use. The planned housing units surrounding the multi-use spaces are designed as earth shelters and therefore will be completely integrated into the landscape with a minimum consumption of energy and materials. 

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February 29, 2008 | Project Entry & Details | Maribor, Slovenia

Project Entry 2008 for Europe

With more waste than ever heading toward the incinerator, opportunities arise for former landfills to be put to new use. The Temporary urban extension in a former landfill harnessed the unlimited potential of its disused site. Its aim is to show how an area once recognized by its mounds of garbage can be re-naturalized into a living city quarter.

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