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CHAIR FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN PROF. MARC ANGÉLIL - ETH ZÜRICH Faculty: Cary Siress, Julian Varas Guest critics: Philip Barman, Xavier Calderon, Penelope Dean, Hans Frei, Marcelyn Gow, Kerstin Hoeger, Eduardo Leston, Andrew Whiteside, Elia Zenghelis Research Design Studio Winter semester 2004/05
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Perhaps the most tangible evidence that globalization has left on the Latin American metropolis has been the blurring of the boundaries that used to define an urban/rural polarity. This has resulted from a series of techno-cultural developments that made possible a characteristic phenomenon of the second half of the XXth century: the proliferation of suburbia. In Buenos Aires –the second largest spanish-speaking teaching
metropolitan region in the world-, this development took on an unprecedented momentum with the advent the years that followed, the periphery of Buenos Aires underwent radical transformations: from a vaguely
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of economic de-regulation since the early 1990’s. In
rural space cemented by infrastructures and fragments of nature, to an increasingly continuous carpet of inhabitation organized through what could be called the rule of jump-cut urbanism – the sudden adjacency of urban fragments forming a patchwork with no pretense of transition or formal articulation. What new typologies collaborations
and figurations have emerged from this period of intense transformation? What are its rules and where lie its potentials?
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Framework Governed by untamed fomces, urban cultures in Buenos Aires are increasingly produced by default rather than by intent. On the fringes of capitalism’s realization, boundaries proliferate and disappear in compliance with the economic
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forces driving expansion. Such circumstances create a palimpsest of qualities, where the sense of non-place is never completely cancelled, nor is the sense of placeever fully accomplished. Here, the wager of assigning fixed geographic identities is scrambled by their constant reinscription into ever-changing situations. The rates at which these changes are occurring, and the varying scales at which they are
zonal eruptions
manifest pose a challenge to sensibilities currently operative in the fields of architecture and urbanism. It often seems as if both fields were outpaced by the very events witnessed and thus, were at remove from that which they record in their attendant discourses. But, when faced with the unanchoring of familiar spatio-temporal registers, both fields also acquire an unexpected fluidity. The confrontation with
adaptive systems
foreign circumstances that unfold in diverse physical and cultural milieus presents an opportunity to articulate global morphogenetic processes in resonance with local and regional developments.
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Site conditions Context Stretching over 40 kilometers, between the cities of Buenos Aires and La Plata, an uninhabited strip of land parallel to the Rio de la Plata remains as one of last vacant territories within the Metropolitan area of Buenos Aires. Comparable in scale to the Zßrich-Basel corridor, the site has resisted development in the past due to its floodable topography and the lack of adequate accessibility infrastructure. Since the late 1990’s, however, the construction of a highway linking the two cities has given the site a new protagonism. By dramatically increasing its land values and becoming easily reachable from both city centers, this vast area has turned into a feasible development option to cope with growing demographic and real estate pressures. Including within teaching
its boundaries the landing area for a proposed transnational bridge, the site has acquired strategic relevance in the planning of the central Mercosur region.
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Demographics Demography defines equilibrium density as a measure of an adequate relationship between the number of inhabitants in a given area and the availability of services. Following the completion of the new highway, the transit times to both Buenos Aires and La Plata have decreased considerably, setting all the territories along the site, within a radius of at most 25 minutes drive to the center of one of the two cities. This means that the whole site is now within easy reach of all types of services, while its density is still considerably low. If this is taken along with studies conducted by the INDEC and by private consultancy companies (Report from CCI Urbanismo, 1998), which forecast a demographic growth for the next 20 years situated between 400.000 and 750.00
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Topography The strip of land in question was formed over the course of time by lime sedimentation carried by the Rio de la Plata. Since the topography is very flat, there is a geological continuity between the land and the riverbed. This sedimentation process has formed a very fertile but low-lying system of plains and marshes, which are flooded when the river level increases due to the pressure of winds from the southeast. In order to prevent flooding, the level of the terrain needs to be augmented by about 1.5-2 meters. As the earth needed for these works can be easily and cheaply dredged from the riverbed itself, this operation has already been carried out successfully on many occasions. Land-use Increasing its width southward from about 2 km to a maximum of 10 km, the site is mostly uninhabited. With the exception of a few private plots, some of which are currently listed as natural reserves and regional parks. In recent times, vast sectors have been given out temporarily as grazing fields for cattle in order to prevent the encroachment of the sprawling suburb. Approximately 50% of the site, however, is suitable and readily available for private development.
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS SETTING UP OF URBAN CENTRES
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S WITH A VIEW, I.E. TO THE RIVER, TO A CANAL OR TO A PROTECTED ZONE. ON THE OTHER
BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED INOF URBAN CENTRES.THEIR WHEREAS SOMETO MINOR FUNCTIONS CAN BE DISLOCATED, THE MAIN ZONES URBAN PUBLIC CENTRES LAY IN THE EPICENTRES ATTRACTIVITY. DISTANCE EACH OTHER IS ROUGHLY 1 KILOMETER (EVERY
PARKS ARE LOCATED IN THE PARCEL HEARTS. THEY ARE CONNECTING FOR
PANCY HOUSES IS THE SECURITY AGAINST THE RISK OF FLOODING. CHEAPER FLATS MAY
REMAINURBAN CLUSTERED. SCHOOLS AND SEVERAL SECONDARY ADMINISTRATIVE ARE CLOSE TO LARGE HOUSING AREAS.AND 2ND PARCEL). CENTRES COMBINE URBAN FUNCTIONS BUILDINGS ON ONE PLACE: HOUSING, WORKING, SHOPPING
ITY TO URBAN RECREATION AREAS. AROUND THE PARKS, THE OVERALL ATTRACTIVITY WILL MAKE A BIG JUMP FORWARD.
RESIDENTIAL ZONES SHOULD BE REMOTE TO THE HIGHWAY.
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GOTTEN AREAS OF THE LEAST LEVEL OF ATTRACTIV-
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THE INDUSTRY IS LOCATED CLOSE TO TRANSPORT WAYS, EITHER THE HIGHWAY OR THE RIO DE LA PLATA AND ITS INFLOWS. WATER
WE SEE THREE FAVOURED LOCATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES:
IS OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE BECAUSE EVERY PRODUCING COMPANY NEEDS THIS RESOURCE FOR COOLING REASONS. THE OVER-
A) THE MOST ATTRACTIVE POINTS AT THE HIGHWAY, NEXT TO THE HIGHW
ALL LAND ATTRACTIVITY CAN BE RATHER LOW. LARGE PLANTS REQUIRES LARGE AND REASONABLY PRICED BUILDING SITES.
FACTOR) B) THE URBAN CENTRES FOR PROVIDING THE DAILY CONSUMER AND HOUSING QUARTERS. (STRATEGIC CREATION OF VALUE)
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S, EITHER THE HIGHWAY OR THE RIO DE LA PLATA AND ITS INFLOWS. WATER WAYS, EITHER THE HIGHWAY OR THE RIO DE LA PLATA AND ITS INFLOWS. WATER NG COMPANY NEEDS THIS RESOURCE FOR COOLING REASONS. THE OVERUCING COMPANY NEEDS THIS RESOURCE FOR COOLING REASONS. THE OVERLANTS REQUIRES LARGE AND REASONABLY PRICED BUILDING SITES. GE PLANTS REQUIRES LARGE AND REASONABLY PRICED BUILDING SITES.
COMMERCIAL ZONES COMMERCIAL ZONES
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RESIDENTIAL ZONES RESIDENTIAL ZONES
PUBLIC BUILDINGS PUBLIC BUILDINGS
WE SEE THREE FAVOURED LOCATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES: WE SEE THREE FAVOURED LOCATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL ZONES: A) THE MOST ATTRACTIVE POINTS AT THE HIGHWAY, NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY EXITS AND EASILY VIEWABLE DRIVING BY. (THE IKEA A) THE MOST ATTRACTIVE POINTS AT THE HIGHWAY, NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY EXITS AND EASILY VIEWABLE DRIVING BY. (THE IKEA FACTOR) B) THE URBAN CENTRES FOR PROVIDING THE DAILY CONSUMER NEEDS. C) BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL OR SERVICE ZONES FACTOR) B) THE URBAN CENTRES FOR PROVIDING THE DAILY CONSUMER NEEDS. C) BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL OR SERVICE ZONES AND HOUSING QUARTERS. (STRATEGIC CREATION OF VALUE) AND HOUSING QUARTERS. (STRATEGIC CREATION OF VALUE)
SERVICES COMPANY HEADQUARTERS STILL PREFER PRESTIGIOUS ADRESSES. THEIR BUILT PHALLIC MANIFESTATIONS SHALL SERVICES COMPANY HEADQUARTERS STILL PREFER PRESTIGIOUS ADRESSES. THEIR BUILT PHALLIC MANIFESTATIONS SHALL BECOME CORNERSTONES IN THE CITY. THEY COULD BE LOCATED IN ATTRACTIVE ZONES AT THE RIVERSIDE OR CLOSE TO HIGHWAY BECOME CORNERSTONES IN THE CITY. THEY COULD BE LOCATED IN ATTRACTIVE ZONES AT THE RIVERSIDE OR CLOSE TO HIGHWAY EXITS WHERE ALREADY COMMERCIAL CENTRES EXISTS. LUXURIOUS SERVICES LIKE HOTEL RESORTS SEEK AFTER UNSPOILT, EXITS WHERE ALREADY COMMERCIAL CENTRES EXISTS. LUXURIOUS SERVICES LIKE HOTEL RESORTS SEEK AFTER UNSPOILT, SECURE, OR CULTURAL ACTIVE PLACES. NEARBY PROTECTED AREAS INCREASE THE WORTH OF AN INVESTMENT TREMENSECURE, OR CULTURAL ACTIVE PLACES. NEARBY PROTECTED AREAS INCREASE THE WORTH OF AN INVESTMENT TREMENDOUSLY. DOUSLY.
PREFERRED ZONES FOR LIVING ARE LOTS WITH A VIEW, I.E. TO THE RIVER, TO A CANAL OR TO A PROTECTED ZONE. ON THE OTHER PREFERRED ZONES FOR LIVING ARE LOTS WITH A VIEW, I.E. TO THE RIVER, TO A CANAL OR TO A PROTECTED ZONE. ON THE OTHER HAND, A KEY FACTOR FOR SINGLE OCCUPANCY HOUSES IS THE SECURITY AGAINST THE RISK OF FLOODING. CHEAPER FLATS MAY HAND, A KEY FACTOR FOR SINGLE OCCUPANCY HOUSES IS THE SECURITY AGAINST THE RISK OF FLOODING. CHEAPER FLATS MAY BE LOCATED IN LESS SECURE AREAS. ALL RESIDENTIAL ZONES SHOULD BE REMOTE TO THE HIGHWAY. BE LOCATED IN LESS SECURE AREAS. ALL RESIDENTIAL ZONES SHOULD BE REMOTE TO THE HIGHWAY.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED IN URBAN CENTRES. WHEREAS SOME MINOR F PUBLIC BUILDINGS ARE LOCATED IN URBAN CENTRES. WHEREAS SOME MINO REMAIN CLUSTERED. SCHOOLS AND SECONDARY ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS A REMAIN CLUSTERED. SCHOOLS AND SECONDARY ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING
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