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Road Bridge Krusrak by Onix and Achterbosch Architecture, Netherlands

September 4, 2009 Filed Under: Bridges, Urban Design
Road Bridge Krusrak by Onix and Achterbosch Architecture, Netherlands

Road Bridge Krusrak is a unique bridge for Dutch city of Sneek that located in Netherlands was designed by Onix and Achterbosch Architecture. Commissioned by the Province of Friesland, and in conjunction with Achterbosch Architecture under the combined name of OAK, Onix has developed a road bridge that connects 2 districts of Sneek on either side of the A7 motorway. The bridge was designed for a municipality... 

Traditional Festivity Las Fallas 2007 in Valencia, Spain

August 31, 2009 Filed Under: Art, Cultural, Public Buildings, Urban Design
Traditional Festivity Las Fallas 2007 in Valencia, Spain

Las Fallas is a Day Nineteen annual traditional festival celebrated in Valencia, Spain. The festival has its origins in the eighteenth century, when carpenters burned the remains of a rigorous work winters in honor of their patron St. Joseph. Over the years, lots of leftovers turned into huge statues of wood and paper, known as La falla, humorously criticizing society. The actual statues are often...