Bold Plans Prove That a City’s Future Needn’t Be Set in Concrete

[lsanderson]

A design by the firm called BIG is among five proposals for the Slussen project to transform the heart of Stockholm, taking the city beyond failed urban policies. More Photos >
By NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF
Published: March 15, 2009

STOCKHOLM — City officials here have yet to announce the winning design for the Slussen project, which aims to replace a tangle of traffic circles, bridges, underpasses and boat locks in the heart of this city. But they have already done us a major public service. More