Project Review — 1.1.2019

The Urban Patch

Text Kasmir Jolma

Ratinan kauppakeskus, Autotuonnin ja Voltsun korttelit, ulkonäkymä — Photo Kuvatoimisto Kuvio

The Ratina shopping centre, finalised last year, completes the Ratina area and expands the city centre of Tampere. Two refurbished Modernist buildings located beside have also been connected to the shopping centre complex, built on a clearing previously used for bus traffic.

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