I took a million pics of both the old and new town, and I’ll put them on insta later because now we’re off to check out Esrange, the rocket launching station, but I feel GUILTY that I’m not bringing @drspacejunk.bsky.social
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A lot of the old city was apparently designed by a Spanish architect, without much consideration for the climate, but the new city is designed with harsh weather in mind. Even the streets are at an angle so that they don’t become wind tunnels. Hard to appreciate on a day with Spanish weather!
jul 18, 2025, 8:27 pm • 2 0 • view
I’m curious to see what happens over the next few years, as the last things are moved from the old city and more construction is finished, but everything is so intentional, and it seems unusually participatory, so it feels quite hopeful. The architecture is quite fun, too!
jul 18, 2025, 8:27 pm • 2 0 • view
Dumped a bunch of pics of Kiruna old town and new town into some insta posts. It’s hard to convey the scale of the mine, or the contrast of a 30C day in the Arctic circle with snow covered mountains in the distance www.instagram.com/p/DMQgPMgMs1... www.instagram.com/p/DMQibIXs35...
jul 18, 2025, 8:19 pm • 3 1 • view
You should feel guilty! How I'd love to see it with you! (But do please post some pics) ♥️♥️♥️
jul 18, 2025, 11:11 pm • 1 0 • view