Starting in November of last year, a Portugal-based Origami Architecture contest called for architects to envision new ways to rebuild vacant urban spaces into livable and even thriving areas. Design team Magalahaes and Soars submitted Polikatoikea, winning first prize with their innovative approach to modular construction. The name is derived from a combination of two words: Polikatoikia, invoking the distinctively democratic rule of ancient Greece, and Ikea, the unstoppable ambassadors of Swedish modernism.
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