LOLA Landscape Architects and IWA Studio wins bid to transform the historic Begoña cemetery in Bilbao
As Bilbao makes its way towards its own "green transition" throughout the city, the results of a recent design competition called for proposals to revive and transform the Begoña cemetery turning it into a "generous" urban garden for the community. The Municipality of Bilbao selected LOLA Landscape Architects and IWA Studio to take on this task. According to LOLA, the competition was "launched after the exhumation of 4,700 people's remains, including the largest mass grave found in the Basque country with victims of the Civil War." The new cemetery is set to remain a landmark to the city's history and people whilst honoring those lost. Read the full post on Bustler
As Bilbao makes its way towards its own "green transition" throughout the city, the results of a recent design competition called for proposals to revive and transform the Begoña cemetery turning it into a "generous" urban garden for the community. The Municipality of Bilbao selected LOLA Landscape Architects and IWA Studio to take on this task.
According to LOLA, the competition was "launched after the exhumation of 4,700 people's remains, including the largest mass grave found in the Basque country with victims of the Civil War." The new cemetery is set to remain a landmark to the city's history and people whilst honoring those lost. Read the full post on Bustler
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