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A8ernA

Coordinates: 52°27′49″N 4°48′30″E / 52.4635°N 4.8084°E / 52.4635; 4.8084
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A8ernA is a public space in Koog aan de Zaan, Zaanstad, the Netherlands.[1] The urban renewal project cost €2,700,000 and was a Joint Winner of the 2006 European Prize for Urban Public Space.[1]

Features

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A8ernA makes use of the space under the A8 motorway bridge as it passes through Koog aan de Zaan. It contains an area for teenagers consisting of a graffiti zone, a skateboarding park, a break dance stage, ping-pong tables, a small football pitch, a basketball court and benches for couples.[1]

Construction

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The semi-spherical concavities in the skateboarding park were built using blocks of polystyrene cut to measure with a computer-controlled saw and coated with concrete.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "A8ernA, Zaanstad (Netherlands), 2005". Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
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52°27′49″N 4°48′30″E / 52.4635°N 4.8084°E / 52.4635; 4.8084