A Tale of Two Lakes
Accés obert
1 de juny 2024
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Fundacja Instytut Architektury, Kraków Fundacja Instytut Architektury, Kraków
Andrei Mihail, Alexandru Binescu
Fundacja Instytut Architektury, Kraków Fundacja Instytut Architektury, Kraków
Adolf Sotoca
Fundacja Instytut Architektury, Kraków Fundacja Instytut Architektury, Kraków
With the process of reorganising large areas of Bucharest in the 1980s, the Dâmbovița River was systematised. Two artificial dam lakes were planned at opposite ends of the city: Lake Morii and Delta Văcărești to prevent flooding. But they became much more. This video shows part of their story.
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