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Aug 2009
By Karen Cilento — Filed under: Architecture News ,Sports Architecture ,Structures , Jurmala, Latvia, Majori Primary School Sports Hall, Substance
When the Jurmala City Council asked Substance to build a sports venue for the popular Latvian sea resort, the firm designed a structure that could be open all year long in any weather. Inspired by the amber – crystallised resin of pine typically washed up on the Baltic coast, the venue’s form incorporates translucent polycarbonate cladding inside a structural framework to accentuate the building’s varying height.
More about the sports venue after the break. read more »
