Fourth episode of a mini series about Belgian contemporary architecture commissioned by Wallonie-Bruxelles Architecture in the framework of EUMiesAward 2022. Let’s discover the extension of the Ursulinen School based Mechelen and designed by Label Architecture.

This short orangerie depicts the seasonal growth of Albanian citruses and the warm-hearted fruit sellers hidden behind the even faster growing townscape of Tirana, who supply the capital with short food supply chain Vitamine C from the region.

Contemporary urban life plays in fast-forward. People use public space mainly as a medium to get from place to place, not as a destination. They practically share the space with each other, but they rarely use it to connect. That lack of connection creates alienation that ends up in exclusion. What would happen if we could simply pause for a moment and connect with what surround us and actually experience the space and the people in it? Wouldn't it be nice to meet you?