This district situated on the left bank of the river Ebro needs to recover and revitalize the households built between 1945 and 1960. Thanks to Renaissance Programme a block of 360 households is being restored (there are 21 similar blocks in the city, with 8,000 households).

The building was formerly a hostel built for seasonal workers in Leeds back in 1939. It has since been remodeled and updated into a eco residential complex.

EHDD conserved the structure of an existing 1950s high-rise dormitory to create a vibrant, integrated living and learning experience for today's students at the University of Cinncinati.

The surrounding neighborhood consists mostly of apartment blocks that date back from the 70's. The buildings are large with enough space in-between and plenty of greenery. Because the whole area is built in relatively short period of time and not very long ago, it lacks the typical historic layers of the city center.

Structural Engineer: Bouwadviesburo Strackee Constructor: Van Ieperen Groep Contributors: Odette Olde Wolbers, Merel Martens, Alexandra Peters, Santiago Baltar From the architect. The reason for the transformation of Kralenbeek, Kempering, Klieverink, Kouwenoord at The Karspeldreef in Amsterdam Zuid - Oost is the renewal of K - neighborhood.

This renovation of a crumbling 1960s tower block in Paris nicknamed "Alcatraz" topped the architecture category of this year's Designs of the Year Awards and is in the running for the top prize to be announced tonight (+ slideshow).