Thanks to an innovative approach, the German city has catapulted from an industrial wasteland to one of Europe's greenest cities. Located in the heart of western Germany's long-time industrial Ruhr ...

Coal, steel and heavy industry all featured prominently in Essen's past. But now the reinvented Ruhr region hub is showing off its environmental credentials as 2017's European Green Capital. Samantha ...

The existing distribution network in Essen, a major city in the German Rhein-Ruhr area, was constructed when a central power supply together with large industry dominated the townscape and ...

Open House Essen 2024 Poster. Courtesy of Forum Kunst und Architektur. Open House Essen returns on the weekend of September 7 and 8, inviting architecture enthusiasts to explore the hidden gems of ...