Market value
Turin
F&B<\/p>\n
A short walk from Turin\u2019s central Piazza Castello sits the Porta Palazzo market, the largest open-air market in Europe. Six days a week, more than 800 vendors set up stalls hawking fruit and vegetables, homeware, clothing, accessories and more. The market attracts about 100,000 people per weekend and the bustling surrounding area is experiencing a slow transformation as existing market fa\u00e7ades and structures are spruced up, sanitation upgraded and new benches put in place.<\/p>\n
However, the most striking change is the recent repurposing of a small building at the centre of the market. Designed by Massimiliano Fuksas, said building \u2013 often referred to as Aladdin\u2019s Lamp \u2013 has become the third branch (after Rome and Florence) of Mercato Centrale. That\u2019s all thanks to a \u20ac6m venture between Gruppo Human Company and Caff\u00e8 Italiano Holdings.<\/p>\n
The project brings street-food culture to Turin. Visitors can taste dishes from a number of Italy\u2019s leading gastronomic names, including Marchetti and Del Cambio. The new market buzzes during the week as crowds of young professionals gather for lunch and drinks in the upstairs distilleria. On weekends the space hosts a popular aperitivo hour, live music, lectures and food workshops.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hoped that the market\u2019s popularity will bring a new clientele to other businesses in the area. \u201cThe renovation is welcome and a step in the right direction,\u201d says Chiara Rossi, who runs the nearby Gran Piemonte Caf\u00e9 with her mother.<\/p>\n
Porta Palazzo remains an important point of trade and a gathering place for immigrant communities in the city \u2013 and, thankfully, that isn\u2019t likely to change. But Mercato Centrale represents a step-change in typically traditional Turin\u2019s use of its outdated and unused spaces. It also shows investors that it is possible to create something new that also honours a neighbourhood\u2019s personality.<\/p>\n
Voice of reason
Bratislava
Urbanism<\/p>\n
Big things are happening in Slovakia. The Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava, an ambitious new think-tank that opened in May, is tasked with turning the drab post-Communist capital into a modern European city.<\/p>\n
Run out of city hall, the institute will focus on public space, urban planning and development, transport and architecture. Mayor Matus Vallo hopes that the think-tank \u2013 the first such institution in Slovakia \u2013 will draw some of the country\u2019s best minds. Its core team already includes architects, designers and urban planners, as well as some of the mayor\u2019s closest aides.<\/p>\n
Hub of the green
Tilburg
Transport<\/p>\n
In Tilburg it\u2019s not only the public-transport vehicles that are going green: its public-transport infrastructure is too. The Dutch city\u2019s new bus station has been kitted out with solar panels that generate enough energy to make it self-sufficient: its lighting, digital signs, vehicle-service point and staff canteen will not require any additional energy source.<\/p>\n
The sleek look of the bus station, as well as the newly redesigned train station next door, were the work of Dutch firm Cepezed Architects. They prove that even the greenest of solutions can look smart.<\/p>\n
Q&A<\/p>\n
Eva Gonz\u00e1lez-Sancho Bodero
Curator, Oslo Biennial
Norway<\/p>\n
Oslo has inaugurated its first international biennial, which comprises art in public spaces that is, therefore, free. Eva Gonz\u00e1lez-Sancho Bodero, one of its two curators, explains the thinking behind the show\u2019s distinctive format.<\/p>\n
What makes Oslo Biennial different from other shows?
Oslo has a long tradition of giving everyone access to the arts; the city really wanted a biennial that would take place in public. Most shows do something in the public space but only a couple do so exclusively, and on a much smaller scale. The city wants this to put Oslo on the map but not for the same reasons that other cities host these events \u2013 to attract tourists, for instance. It was because of Oslo\u2019s specific interest in public art.<\/p>\n
Another thing that\u2019s different is that the show will last five years. Why is that?
It became clear to us that when you work in the public space, you need a different timeframe. You\u2019re not working with the same audience every time \u2013 you don\u2019t know who the passers-by are. It\u2019s also for the artists: we\u2019ve set an evolving programme that will involve performances and installations that can last for as little as a day or for a year or more. That\u2019s what it takes to follow a work from the genesis of an idea through to its collection.<\/p>\n
What do you hope will be the impact on the city of Oslo?
We hope that the biennial will leave tools that artists will continue to use. We\u2019ve opened a big building that is not only for the biennial\u2019s offices but is also hosting 60 artists\u2019 studios. There are film and radio-production units as well. So we hope that the framework that we\u2019re creating will continue.<\/p>\n
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