Tafline Laylin
Croatian Firm to Design Istanbul’s First Disaster Prevention & Education Center
Tafline Laylin | December 3rd, 2011
In the last two months, two large earthquakes in Turkey claimed a total of 670 lives – deaths that might have been prevented with better disaster preparedness and more resilient building design. In response to these ongoing natural disasters, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality commissioned the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Architecture 2011 International Design Competition to select a suitable design for the country’s first Disaster Prevention and Education Center. Radionika Arhitekture from Croatia won with this sensible low-rise program, which uses passive Arabic design and alternative energy to keep its energy footprint to a minimum. Step in for more images and details.
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