EUROPAN 16 - LIVING CITIES
VÄSTERÅS, SWEDEN (First Prize)
With close proximity to the historic city center, the former industrial harbor of Västerås will be one of the most important areas for the city’s transformation towards a more sustainable and inclusive future.
emergent_lab proposes a metabolistic strategy by introducing a number of green and social interventions over time and putting special emphasis on the purification of the water and the ecology of the site by creating a vibrant and welcoming new neighbourhood for the current population of Västerås, as well as generations to come.