(UN)CHARTED KOSOVO by Brent Allpress

(UN) CHARTED KOSOVO URBAN RESEARCH ELECTIVE NICK SEARLE + SUZANNAH WALDRON

ELECTIVE SYNOPSIS Kosovo has a land area of 10,900km2 and a population of 2.1 million, comparable to Melbourne with a land area of 8,800km2 and population of 3.8 million. Many European countries have a low growth rate. Unlike Europe, Kosovo has young population and strong population growth rate of around 1.7% (Australia 1.2%). If current trends continue by 2050 Kosovo will have a population of 5.2 million, a similar number to Victoria with 1/20 of the land area. High rates of population growth present a challenge for Kosovo as demand on resources such as food, services and infrastructure increases. There is a trend toward growth in the cities of Kosovo leading to depopulation in rural villages. At the same time urban sprawl threatens to engulf the whole country with illegal settlements and the increasing dominance of the car. The challenge was to compile and condense research data on Kosovo; to simplify information and convey it via graphical means of expression. Investigations ranged from the sociopolitical to the geo-political from infrastructure to capital. The goal was to communicate the maximum message through minimal means.

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH - ASSIGNMENT 02

Students were divided into research groups: 1. geography / demographics / neighbours 2. history / war / ‘urbicide’ 3. geopolitics / foreign government agendas / NGO policy 4. capital / infrastructure / resources. They were challenged to investigate Kosovo graphically via diagrams, montages, maps, charts, phrases and found imagery.

DESIGN-A-STATE - NETWORKED URBANISM - ASSIGNMENT 03

Students were asked to consider the Republic of Kosovo designed as a single urban concept. Students developed an ‘Urban network concept’ diagram as well as a propositional ‘Macro Spatial Plan’ integrating parameters of mobility, density and infrastructure with their own chosen variables derived from researched investigations.

DESIGN-A-STATE - MICRO SCALE - ASSIGNMENT 04 Students were to take their urban design proposal and utilise, test and expand the urban ideas to address a different scale, by zooming into the city of Ferizaj/Urosevac. The scale or range of scales chosen to intervene is up to each student to decide. The intervention could take the form of problem solving or an initiative (temporary or permanent) that enlightens the macro planning.

KOSOVO

25km

50km

MELBOURNE

100km

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: GEOGRAPHY / DEMOGRAPHICS / NEIGHBOURS - JULIET MAXSTED

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: GEOGRAPHY / DEMOGRAPHICS / NEIGHBOURS - EMMA SYMINGTON

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: HISTORY / WAR / ‘URBICIDE’ - CHRISTOPHER CAMEROTA

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: HISTORY / WAR / ‘URBICIDE’ - JOHN-DANIEL HAJKO

URBICIDE THROUGH RELIGIOUS PURGE

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: HISTORY / WAR / ‘URBICIDE’ - JOEL NG

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CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: HISTORY / WAR / ‘URBICIDE’ - JOEL NG

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: HISTORY / WAR / ‘URBICIDE’ - CHRISTOPHER CAMEROTA

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: CAPITAL / INFRASTRUCTURE / RESOURCES - ANDREA RUS

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MINING INDUSTRY UNCERTAINTY OF KOSOVO’s ECONOMY

CADCURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT- $58.3 MILLIO

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: CAPITAL / INFRASTRUCTURE / RESOURCES - JO-HAN SEAH

SCRAP METALS

-58.3 Million

INFRASTRUCTURE

RESOURCE

CAPITAL

POOR DEPLETED VEINS

Exports - Imports CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE

IMPORTS

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Gdp per capita

Luxembourg, $79400

France, $32600

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: CAPITAL / INFRASTRUCTURE / RESOURCES - JO-HAN SEAH

Bosnia, $6100

Kosovo, $1800

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: CAPITAL / INFRASTRUCTURE / RESOURCES - ANDREA RUS

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KOSOVO TRANSPORT STRUCTURE

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: CAPITAL / INFRASTRUCTURE / RESOURCES - YONGPENG SHEN

Agricultural land 53%

Forest land 41% Traffic land 3% Urban land 1%

Other areas 1% Water areas 1%

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: CAPITAL / INFRASTRUCTURE / RESOURCES - YONGPENG SHEN

FOR, AGAINST & ... Perhaps? Countries supporting independence Countries against independence Countries seeking independence CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: GEOPOLITICS / FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENDAS / NGO POLICY - MUIZZ NAZMI

‘KOSOVO IS RECOGNIZED BUT REBUKED BY OTHERS’ Kosovo Declares Its Independence from Serbia

EURO AMBITION Candidate and potential candidate countries scramble and get in line to grab a share of the Euro economic dream.

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: GEOPOLITICS / FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENDAS / NGO POLICY - MUIZZ NAZMI

LOCAL POLITICS National Party of Kosovo Election Results (Nov 2007)

34.3%

22.6%

12.3%

10.0%

9.60%

4.10%

1.70%

5.40%

Democratic Party of Kosovo

Democratic League of Kosovo

New Kosovo Alliance

D. L. of Dardania ACDP

Alliance for the Future of Kosovo

Reformist Party ORA

Party of Justice

Other (Turks, Serbs, etc)

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: GEOPOLITICS / FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENDAS / NGO POLICY - MUIZZ NAZMI

SPREADING ITS WINGS CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: GEOPOLITICS / FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENDAS / NGO POLICY - MUIZZ NAZMI

CHARTING - KOSOVO RESEARCH: GEOPOLITICS / FOREIGN GOVERNMENT AGENDAS / NGO POLICY - LIYANA AQILAH ABD HAFIDZ

SPRAWLING CITY

DESIGN-A-STATE

KOSOVA TWIN CITIES CULTIVATING GROWTH FOR A FLEDGLING NATION MUIZZ ADAM NAZMI S3160310

NETWORKING GROWTH

BANDS OF DEVELOPMENT

TWIN CITIES

THE DENSE LINEAR URBAN STRIP

HIGH DENSITY URBAN CENTRE

INTERMEDIATE BELT

HIGH DENSITY URBAN CENTRE

The creation of dense linear urban strips along major transportation arteries helps to curb suburban sprawl by limiting growth to high-density zones near the centre.

By demarcating linear zones of arterial transport (rail),and a high density composite mix of city/commercial, residential and green/agricultural spaces, the linear city will begin to grow upwards before it grows outwards. As the zones reach maximum foreseeable density, outer zones are gradually released for development as needed.

BANDS OF DEVELOPMENT

NEGOTIATING GROWTH ALONG REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORRIDORS

NETWORKED URBAN-AGRICULTURAL

A network of towns that expand eastward from the Peja-Gjakova-Prizren strip supports the agricultural/farming areas within the Dukagjini Basin.

PEJA

CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS PRIZREN

FERIZAJ : RAILWAY TOWN

The rail network in Kosovo has great potential for becoming the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main means of transport due to it being reasonably extensive and as an alternative to poor quality roads and highways. Direct integration between the rail nework and city infrastructure will be vital in the Linear City model.

DENSE URBAN FABRIC

RAIL

FERIZAJ URBAN SECTION

DENSE URBAN FABRIC

As a regional urban centre on the Kosova City linear strip, Ferizaj is a central hub for the municipality and its surrounds. The inner city radiates around improved rail infrastructure and is composed of high density commercial, public/social and residential development.

The high urban density makes local services, schools, energy and public transport systems feasible. The variety of development types may also help to create new urban villages, or ‘cities within cities’ such as London’s Notting Hill and Stockholm’s Sodermalm, as ideals of cost-eﬀective infrastructure and resource networks.

TIME-RELEASE BOUNDARIES Realizing the reality of sprawl, a high density Ferizaj proposes that bands of new development be released in stages to combat the spread of unnecessary suburbia. New generations of dense urban growth are released every 25 years. Each new composite layer of (city, + residential + green/agricultural) is self supporting in terms of in amenities.

GREEN/AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL CITY RAIL CITY RESIDENTIAL GREEN/AGRICULTURAL

HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

DENSE CITY BELT

HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL

FERIZAJ / UROSEVAC

Macro Plan Kosovo DESIGN-A-STATE: NETWORKED URBANISM - JO-HAN SEAH

CONNECTING

COMPETITION

REGIONAL 'RIVALRY' Competitive cities

Los Angeles__New York

Paris__London

Singapore__K.Lumpur

Melbourne__Sydney

WHAT IF.....

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MEDIA CULTURE FINANCE GOURMET SKYSCRAPPER ART Mitrovica KOSOWOOD COSMOPOLITAN EVOLVE RANDOM Pec SHOPPING Pristina CHOICE EFFICIENT Gjilane WEATHER SAFE Dakovica INNOVATE ORDER Urosevac PRISTINE Prizren NEW+OLD ROMANCE CHAOS MUSUEMS FUSION

COMPETITIVE CITIES PROMOTING 'fight'

EXAMPLES OF REGIONAL COMPETITION MELBOURNE_SYDNEY CULTURE GOURMET ART COSMOPOLITAN

Bustling Daring Creative Vibrant Dynamic

MEDIA FINANCE SKYSCRAPPER CITY

NEW YORK_LOS ANGELES

ART CULTURE CHAOS SKYSCRAPPER

HOLLYWOOD WEATHER SHOPPING

KUALA LUMPUR_SINGAPORE CULTURAL FUSION RANDOM CHOICE

EFFICIENT SAFE ORDER

LONDON_PARIS

EVOLVE INNOVATIVE NEW+OLD

PRISTINE ROMANCE MUSEUMS

Hot Sensual Glam Romantic Serious

CONNECTIVITY Coming back as ONE

ECONOMIC TIES Region2

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Region1

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green state Mitrovica

Pec

Dakovica

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Pristina Gjilane Urosevac

Prizren

KOSOVO the GARDEN STATE a ring that defines the green heart

mobility roads

EXISTING ROAD ROAD EXTENTION

mobility rail

EXISTING RAIL RAIL EXTENTION EXPRESS RAILWAY

mobility roads+rail

EXISTING ROAD ROAD EXTENTION EXISTING RAIL RAIL EXTENTION EXPRESS RAILWAY

CONNECTING COMPETITION: KOSOVO MACRO STATE PLAN

EXISTING ROAD ROAD EXTENTION EXISTING RAIL RAIL EXTENTION EXPRESS RAILWAY GREEN ZONES MOST DENSE AREA DENSE AREA LEASTDENSE AREA

YEAR: 2030 LOCATION: FERIZAJ SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE, PUBLIC SQUARE

DESIGN-A-STATE: NETWORKED URBANISM - ANDREA RUS

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Crnac

Zubin Potok

Montenegro

Stari Terg

Zvecan

Prvi Tunel Mitrovice

Podujeve

Vushtrri Istog

Skenderaj

Strezovc

Pec

Bardha Ajvalia PRISHTINE Fushe Kosove Novo Brdo

Gllogovc

Kline

Brenas

Decan

Gjilan

Shtime Rahovec Gjakove

Ferizaj

Suhareke

Viti

Deva

Prizen

Shterpce

Kacanik

Albania Dragash

Macedonia

20 km

Artana Novo Brdo Kamenice

Lipjan

Golesh

Boleslter

PRISHTINE

Serbia

20 km

Bel Brdo Zuta Prilna

Liposaviq

Crnac

Zubin Potok

Montenegro

Stari Terg

Zvecan

Prvi Tunel Mitrovice

Podujeve

Vushtrri Istog

Skenderaj Strezovc

Pec

Bardha Ajvalia PRISHTINE Fushe Kosove Novo Brdo

Gllogovc

Kline

Brenas

Decan

Golesh

Boleslter

Artana Novo Brdo

Kamenice

Lipjan

Gjilan

Shtime Rahovec Gjakove

Ferizaj

Suhareke

Viti

Deva

Prizen

Shterpce

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Macedonia

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DESIGN-A-STATE: NETWORKED URBANISM - EMMA SYMINGTON

CONCEPT_green centralisation

A COMPACT, WALKABLE, MIXED USE COMMUNITY OF HIGH DENSITY SITED ACCORDING TO CURRENT DENSITY AND TOURISTIC POTENTIAL CANNOT SPRAWL FURTHER THAN DEDICATED AREA, POSSIBILITY FOR FURTHER GREEN VILLAGES TO BE FORMED AFTER THE ORIGINAL ONES HAVE REACHED FULL POTENTIAL GREEN VILLAGE

POTENTIAL GREEN VILLAGE

GREEN VILLAGE

(COARSE GRAIN_RESIDENTIAL AND BASIC AMENITIES)

LINKED VIA BIKE PATH AND TRAIN SYSTEM

(COARSE GRAIN_RESIDENTIAL AND BASIC AMENITIES)

L AN INK D ED TR V AI IA N BI SY KE ST PA EM TH

(TO DEAL WITH POPULATION GROWTH AND AVOID FURTHER SPRAWL)

POTENTIAL GREEN VILLAGE

SELF CONTAINED CITY (FINE GRAIN_INVOLVES EVERYTHING REQUIRED FOR A COMPLETELY SELF SUFFICIENT CITY)

(TO DEAL WITH POPULATION GROWTH AND AVOID FURTHER SPRAWL)

TH PA M KE TE BI S A Y VI S D AIN KE R N T LI ND A

POTENTIAL GREEN VILLAGE (TO DEAL WITH POPULATION GROWTH AND AVOID FURTHER SPRAWL)

GREEN VILLAGE

(COARSE GRAIN_RESIDENTIAL AND BASIC AMENITIES)

MACRO SPATIAL_mobility GREEN VILLAGES SPAN A MAXIMUM OF 3KM A COMFORTABLE 30 MINUTE WALK FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER

3KM

8KM

DISTANCES BETWEEN CITIES AND GREEN VILLLAGES SPAN NO FURTHER THAN 8KM A COMFORTABLE 30 MINUTE BIKE RIDE BETWEEN CITY AND VILLAGE

KOSOVO MASTER PLAN_new city locations based on current high density areas and potential for tourism

TOURISM IN VILLAGE TOURISM IN CITY

GREEN VILLAGE

SELF SUFFICIENT CITY

KOSOVO MASTER PLAN_tourist route

TOURIST BIKE TRACK VILLAGE BIKE TRACKS TOURISM IN VILLAGE TOURISM IN CITY

GREEN VILLAGE

3km

SELF SUFFICIENT CITY

MICRO SCALE_pole distribution

400 poles distributed throughout the inner city of ferizaj

DESIGN-A-STATE: NETWORKED URBANISM - JULIET MAXSTED