– The identity of these industrial areas is completely erased when the buildings are demolished, says Maria Inês Correia to news. In Oslo, many older buildings are being demolished in favor of modern blocks of flats. MDG believes that the city council too often gives the green light to developers, writes Aftenposten. It also happens elsewhere in Norway. Before Christmas, the demolition of the Sentralbadet in Bergen, which will become a new stage house, began. It received strong reactions from several architects. Correia, who is an architect, is now advocating for the preservation of several industrial buildings around the country. New is not always better, says architect Maria Inês Correia. Photo: Camilla H Jenssen – These are important concrete structures that can easily be reused. It is very stupid to demolish what is already there, she says. The architect points to the Ensjø district in Oslo as a good example of how many older concrete buildings are removed and replaced by new and more modern buildings. – It will be an area with no history and no distinctive character. Here, Sentralbadet in Bergen is being demolished in favor of a new stage house. This has caused several architects to react. In a post on arkitektur.no, Correia wrote that the solution may lie in stopping demolishing industrial buildings – even if nobody likes them. – If you preserve some of these buildings that no one cares about, more than once more identity will be created, Correia elaborates. Supported by the Architecture Rebellion She believes it is the politicians’ responsibility to create mechanisms that make it profitable to conserve rather than create new ones. It receives support from the Architecture Rebellion. – We are supporters of preserving as much as possible architectural buildings that are usable, regardless of the material they are made of, says manager Saher Sourouri to news. The architectural rebellion is fed up with tall skyscrapers and smooth surfaces. They want new buildings to be characterized by tradition. Photo: Lokman Ghorbani / news Saher has the impression that all over the country it is too easy to demolish buildings and then put up brand new ones. – Both because it is easy to demolish and there is a low threshold for total rehabilitation, presumably because it was originally built very poorly. Must pay off Arve Juritzen, Oslo Høyre’s spokesperson for urban development, tells news that Oslo municipality is keen to preserve as many buildings as possible, both for historical and environmental reasons. He himself has stated in a debate post that many of Oslo’s new buildings lack character. Arve Juritzen is spokesperson for urban development in Oslo. Photo: Tom Øverlie But many buildings are not suitable to be preserved or converted into homes, emphasizes Juritzen. – Some were built in a time when the requirements for environmental considerations and efficiency were not as good. At the same time, it must be profitable to preserve the buildings, he emphasizes. In Kristiansand, there are few buildings that have created more political discord than the art silo project. The grain silo from 1935 has cost over NOK 700 million to convert into a museum. The art silo in Kristiansand will, among other things, house oil fund manager Nicolai Tangen’s art collection. The museum opens on 11 May. Photo: Per-Kåre Sandbakk Jurtizen says it is out of the question to use taxpayers’ money to subsidize housing that no one can afford to buy. – It is the builders who have to take the financial risk when converting industrial buildings into homes. Using taxpayers’ money to subsidize homes no one can afford is a bad idea. Stavanger swimming pool, built in 1971, has also previously been rehabilitated for NOK 280 million, according to bygg.no. Photo: News player
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