Turning Old Soviet Plant into Green City Space in Ukraine

Entrepreneurs in western Ukraine are turning a large manufacturing building from Soviet times into a center for education, business, and art.

The disused factory in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk once produced gas meters and other products.

“We are creating an innovation center which will include four main fields – education, art, new economy and urbanism.

They plan to add an event space for 4,000 people, a bookstore and a peaceful place to think quietly.

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