New Master Plan for Tampere's Station District by Studio Libeskind Connects Award-Winning Arena to City Centre
'Tampere may be a smaller city, but that doesn't stop us setting our goals high", says Mikko Siitonen, Urban Development Manager for the City of Tampere.
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'Tampere may be a smaller city, but that doesn't stop us setting our goals high. Studio Libeskind's unique vision and the City's commitment to long-term planning has already been proven successful in Nokia Arena, and this is the next natural step for the area', says Mikko Siitonen, Urban Development Manager for the City of Tampere.
The City of Tampere held a competition in 2014 for the Station Centre and new plans for the area have been developed ever since. After the completion of the arena (2021), which was an ambitious project in itself as it was built above the railway tracks, the City decided to assume an even larger perspective. A comprehensive master plan for both the Station Centre and the North Deck, collectively forming the new Station District, was commissioned from Studio Libeskind, who had already designed the South Deck (including the arena) and earlier plans for the North Deck. The results are now up for viewing.
*Including:
Prix Versailles: 'World's Most Beautiful', Sports-category 2022
TheStadiumBusiness Awards: Sponsorship, Sales and Marketing -category 2022
Tekla BIM Awards: Finland & Baltics 2022
Human-CentriCity-award: Seoul Smart City Prize 2024
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