SOM envisions renewal of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region
“The health and resiliency of the Great Lakes has never been more important to the future of the city and the region. Unquestionably, the growing global demand for clean fresh water and a rapidly urbanizing world define a core issue of our time. Addressing this issue requires holistic ecological thinking at an unprecedented scale.” Skidmore, … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things To Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves… MVRDV – Almere Oosterwold – MVRDV proposes this development strategy for Almere Oosterwold, titled ‘Estate for Initiatives’ a Dutch urban planning scheme that steps away from governmental dictate and invites organic urban growth where inhabitants create their own neighbourhoods including public green, urban agriculture and roads. Is DIY urbanism possible? … Read more
Friday Faves! 5 Things to Watch and Read
This week in Friday Faves: Waterline: 12 Designers, 12 Visions – Waterfront regeneration being one of our main interests, here is an interesting video summarizing the proposals of GSD students for the transformation of the South Branch of the Chicago River. Rehaul of Popular Singapore Park Restores Urban River – More on river regeneration: Read … Read more
10 Waterfront Regeneration Projects Around the World
Whether it’s preserving cultural landscapes, regenerating informal settlements, retrofitting sprawl, designing waterfronts or transforming highways into civic axes, our program addresses these challenges with a unique methodology that encompasses practices from urban design to landscape architecture and works at a scale between neighborhood and region. In the spirit of these challenges and our program’s subject matter, we’re kicking off … Read more
River Rocha Waterfront Regeneration
Funding: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Alcaldía Municipal de Cochabamba Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia Years of work: 2011 – Researchers: Carmen Mendoza Arroyo (PI), Pere Vall – Casas (PI), Ben Dirickx The plan focuses on the waterfront redevelopment of the River Rocha in Cochabamba. Two fundamental challenges are addressed: restore the ecological and social value of the … Read more
