Woodbine: A Breathable City by Karla Quevedo

Wood bine: A Breathable City

College of Environmental Design Landscape Architecture Prof. Andrew Wilcox Winter 2017 LA 402 L - Advanced Landscape Design Lab

Team Members

Chunguang Pan

cpan@cpp.edu

Karla Quevedo

kaquevedo@cpp.edu

Lance Hassani

lrhassani@cpp.edu

Timothy Tay

tmtay@cpp.edu

ta ble of Contents

Final Production Phase Si t e I n v e n t or y

01-82

V i si o n Fra m ewor k D i ag r am s Si t e P l an Sust a i n ab l e El e me n t s Sust a i n ab l e P r od u c t i on s Si t e Z o n e s

01-10 11-12 19-30 31-32 33-40 41-48 49-82

Mid-Review Phase Regional Context Morphology Precedent Studies Reading Studies Trends Studies Process Sketches Studio Culture

83-120 121-132 133-156 157-166 167-176 177-198 199-204

SITE inventory

north woodbine

south woodbine

downtown toronto

regional context

Downtown Brampton Urban Growth Centre 22 KM

Public Trains 1 hour 40 min

Mississauga city Urban Growth Centre

Yonge-Eglinton Growth Centre

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Public Trains 1 hour 20 min

Downtown Toronto Urban Growth Centre

16 KM

Etobicoke Urban Growth Centre

15 KM Public Trains 1 hour

food White Asian South Asian Black Mixed/ Other

Greenlands Population Growth

commercial zones ice skating shopping center high density

vision

Woodbine will become a wa community that will be enric space and mid-density build Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breath of fresh air

alkable, sustainable

ched with distributed green dings to have Woodbine be r.

goals

150m = 5min

walkability

Maintain a five-minute walking radius th at enables the user to reach its destination within that timeframe.

green

Distribute the within the urb maximize fres

space

green space an fabric to h air.

sustainability

Develop Woodbine @ ZERO where the urban fabric produces, uses, and captures its own energy, water, and food.

walkable street ratio H : W ratio

1:2 Scale

1:1 Scale

StrĂ¸get, Copenhagen, Denmark

Khao San Road. Bangkok, Thailand

1:3 Scale

2:1 Scale

La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain

Carnaby Street, London, Britain

ecological context

framewo diagrams

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GO & UNION -PEARSON EXPRESS TRAINS

*Woodbine Master Plan courtesy of SWA Laguna Beach, CA

uniform density

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GO & UNION -PEARSON EXPRESS TRAINS

*Woodbine Master Plan courtesy of SWA Laguna Beach, CA

woodbine programs

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GO & UNION -PEARSON EXPRESS TRAINS

*Woodbine Master Plan courtesy of SWA Laguna Beach, CA

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recreation

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entertainment district HWY 27

GO & UNION -PEARSON EXPRESS TRAINS

*Woodbine Master Plan courtesy of SWA Laguna Beach, CA

green corridors

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GO & UNION -PEARSON EXPRESS TRAINS

*Woodbine Master Plan courtesy of SWA Laguna Beach, CA

master site plan

sustaina elements

able

sustainable niches FOOD

community garden

greenhouse/hydroponics

ENERGY

geothermal heating & cooling

photovoltaic

WATER

rainwater harvesting

URBAN HABITAT

green roof habitat

greenwall

green roof far

rming

vertical farming

= breathable + self-sustaining city

sustainable inclusion

building massing 4.

,00 5 a 0+ c m

one-block parcel

streets/alleys

one-block parcel

streets/alleys

Addresses - density, building heights

Conventional Zoning One-Block Parcel

Design Guidelines

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Addresses - setbacks, parking requirements, surface articulation, surface articulation, frequency of openings

Form-Based Guidelines

sustaina productions

able

solar production

124,202 m.sq. total area of roof 8,280 m.sq. worth of solar panels on roof

= 1,987,200 watts = 11,987 KW = 11.98M (Average solar panel 5 m.sq. = 240 watts) 43

MW 44

green roof production

174,126 m.sq. total area of bldg

87,063 m.sq. total area of roofing 45

site programs

retail / food / entertainment office / r&d/ education performance venue Casino Convention hotels

site zones

developed zones

library

trackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promen

entertainment district lrt station

nade

lrt station site diagrams

Self Contain Plaza

Guide

Hierarchy Focal Point

Overlook

lrt station site plan

entertainment district site diagrams shopping center

retail

woodbine grandstand gallery

woodbine plaza

hotels

casino

music hall

racetrack terminal view

funnel and in on to th

convention

lean-in

axial organization

The goal is to let people come and lean in to the enclosed space. This will allow the users to have a contained, intimate interaction with the landscape and the gallery showcasing the rich history and legacy of woodbine. This concept became the basis of how I molded the building form which then I used to define the public space.

Arranged in axial layout, the plaza will represent as the heart of woodbine featuring desirable destinations like, woodbine grandstand, casino, gallery, music hall convention center, shopping center

heart of the wood

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infinite perspective

The iconic buildings are designed to face the gallery and compress the space. This symbolizes woodbine being the central and most important part of the site.

art of woodbine. The forested n the woods. Woodbine gallery ation for the lost.

The landscape will feature reflective pool and row of trees to direct visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gaze towards the racetrack. This symbolizes the infinite, long surviving tradition of horse racing.

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vision

Woodbine will develop into a district that the Greater Toronto Area and the surroun sustainable techniques, Woodbine will be th communal synergy within the district while m and entertain

is self-thriving and interconnected within nding ecology. Through the cultivation of he beacon of regenerative efforts promoting maintaining Woodbineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horse racing legacy nment values.

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Buildings come in all shapes and sizes - from towering skyscrapers to low-ris H o w e v e r , o n l y a s a g r o u p m a s s i n g o f b u i l d i n g s c a n a c h i e v e f u l l e ffi c i e n c y a s a w o assemble together: rows upon rows of buildings begin to form a system of a colle multi-functioning community is evidently comparable to a forestry ecosystem wh that forest ecosystem that co-exist together in symbiosis to create a harmonious t h a t fl o w s w i t h i n o u r w o r l d . W o o d b i n e w i l l t a k e o n t h e s c h e m e a n d s t r u c t u r e o f a forest work hand-in-hand to make sure no one of its companions are ever fading With this case, buildings will take on that same role. The buildings will be constr and overall be a sustainable factor for Woodbine to be one with climate resilienc will be a district community proven to establish its interconnectivity to the envir Area.

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s e n h u t s . E a c h b u i l d i n g c o n t a i n s t h e i r o w n f u n c t i o n a l i t y t o t h e s i t e s p e c i fi c . rkable city. Individually, every building has its own function. Nevertheless, they ective, multi-functional community. The meaning of a collective, h e r e , i n t h e s a m e c o n t e x t , i s d e fi n e d b y a l l t h e c o l l e c t i v e l i v i n g i n h a b i t a n t s o f system. By these means, we see Woodbine as a symbol of the natural system a f o r e s t , fi g u r a t i v e l y , t o a c h i e v e a s e l f - s u s t a i n a b l e u r b a n s y s t e m . T r e e s w i t h i n a and it all depends on the strong connection each tree shares within the forest. ucted to exemplify the works of a forest like providing shade, a noise barrier, cy. The sustainability that follows will demonstrate how Woodbine can be and ronment while maintaining its cultural establishment in the Greater Toronto

goals

Urban Forest Analogy - Street Exp

perience - Regenerative Inclusion

urban forest analogy

greenhouse gas emission

CH4 CO2

shelter/storage

extracted resource (consume)

90oF

urban heat island

urban runoff

sewage leaks carbon footprint

CONSUMER

CO2

irradiance

intercepted + absorbed + reflected

NO2

CO2 uptake

oxygen release

photosynthesis

habitat

food (produce) sound barrier

energy/ timber

provide sense of community + encourage walking

shade + microclimate + reduce windspeed/heat island

H2O

H2O soil water + nutrients uptake

erosion control

PRODUCER

street ratios

Khao San Road. Bangkok, Thailand

1:2 Scale

La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain

1:3 Scale

StrĂ¸get, Copenhagen, Denmark La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain

1:1 Scale

H : W ratio

Carnaby Street, London, United Kingdo

2:1 Scale

Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong

4:1 Scale

intensity of use

r&d + offices

edu r&d + offices

passive

edu

garden/residential

residential

school / offices

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forbs / grasslands

shrubland

incre

retail + food

performance

entertainment casino

retail / food

active woodbine station

hotels

entertainment / hotel / plazas

more dense more intense

matured forest

young forest

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iodiversit

buildings as plants

microclimate PLANTS

mutual

PLANT SHADE/ MICROCLIMATE

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microclimate

mutual

PLANT SHADE/ MICROCLIMATE

Diverse vegetation in forest creates a variety of microclimates available to forest organisms.

street

noise barrier

forest habitat

mutual

noise PLANT NOISE BARRIER/ SCREEN

tree

dense vegetation creates screen and noise barrier to protect forest habitat

fungi

PLANT -TO-FUNGI SYMBIOSIS

both the plant and the fungus depend on this relationship to develop and survive.

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mutual

shad

office mutual offices

retail

pedestrian street

retail

plaza / community garden

BUILDING SHADE/ MICROCLIMATE

mutual offices

noise retail

pedestrian street

mutual retail

plaza / community garden / etc

BUILDING NOISE BARRIER/SCREEN

BUILDING UNDERGROUND

circulation

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building typologies BUILDING TYPOLOGY MATRIX

STANDARD FORMS 101

the Unique

the Unique - Axons

the Unique - Sections

the Unique - Axons

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street scale

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retail typology 4.

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one-block parcel

streets/alley

accessibility

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plaza

bldg frontage

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office typology 4.

,00 5 a 0+ c m

one-block parcel

streets/alley

accessibility

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plaza

bldg frontage

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building massing

retail + food r&d + offices

entertainment edu r&d + offices

passive

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garden/residential

Carpet Massing

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performance

t casino

active woodbine station

hotels

Master Site Plan

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massing axonometric

Carpet Massing

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Master Site Plan

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programs

Educational

Mix-use

CONVENTION: ±8,228 SQM VENUE: ±20,116 SQM CASINO: ±68,574 SQM HOTELS: ±70,102 SQM OFFICES: ±83,510 SQM RETAIL: ±119,782 SQM EDUCATIONAL: ±122,524 SQM 113

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master site plan

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W o o d b i n e w i l l d e v e l o p i n t o a d i s t r i c t t h a t i s self-thriving a n surrounding ecology. Through the cultivation of sustainab efforts p r o m o t i n g communal synergy w i t h i n t h e d i s t r i c t w h entertainme 119

n d interconnected w i t h i n t h e G r e a t e r T o r o n t o A r e a a n d t h e b l e t e c h n i q u e s , W o o d b i n e w i l l b e t h e b e a c o n o f regenerative ile maintaining Woodbineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horse racing legacy and ent values. 120

regional context

transportation + population Downtown Brampton Urban Growth Centre

22 KM

P u b l i c Tr a i n s 1 hour 40 min

15 KM

Mississauga city Urban Growth Centre

Urban Growth Centre

Airport

Highways:Existing GO RER Lines GO Lines Union Pearson Express Line Urban Growth Centre Connection Population 2011 Less

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The Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and watersheds of Woodbine Race Track p r o t e c t i o n a r e a f o r development in th next 25 year. With horizontal develop project we have to showing the conne record density is 1 Etobicoke Urban g residents/hectare project will reach in near future. Cur our woodbine proj public trans, and f trans. We need cre the travel time fro

16 KM

Yo n g e - E g l i n t o n Growth Centre

P u b l i c Tr a i n s 1 hour 20 min

Downtown To r o n t o Urban Growth Centre

Etobicoke Urban Growth Centre

P u b l i c Tr a i n s 1 hour

â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greenbelt create the permanently protected area of green space, farmland, forests, wetland, Southern Ontario, Canada. The Greenbelt is major step to prevent of urban sprawl, and create r environment sensitive land. But Greenbelt also created major challenge for the urban he great Ontario Area. The projection of the Ontarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population going to grow by 30.1% over the limitation of sprawl urban development, have to switch to vertical development instead pment. The vertical development will creates urban growth centre. For the woodbine race track o understand the future and connect the project site to the ever grow communities. The map is ection between the urban growth centre to the project site. The mississauga urban growth centre 131 resident/hectare in 2006 and project density will reach 200 residents/hectare in 2031. The rowth centre record density 131 resident/hectare in 2006 and project density will reach 400 in 2031. The downtown Toronto population density record 280 resident/hectare in 2006 and t o 4 0 0 r e s i d e n t s / h e c t a r e i n 2 0 3 1 . T h e p r o j e c t i o n o f t h e g r o w t h c e n t r e w i l l a ff e c t t h e o u r p r o j e c t r r e n t l y m e n t i o n a b o v e g r o w t h c e n t r e d o n o t h a v e d i r e c t a n d e ff e c t i v e p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n t o ject. From Mississauga urban growth centre to Woodbine project will take 1 hour and 40 mins in rom Etobicoke urban growth centre to Woodbine project will take 1 hour and 20 mins in public eate a direct route from Mississauga, to Etobicoke then connect back to express line, to shorten m growth centre to the Woodbine project.

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commercial

LEGEND food commercial zones ice skating shopping center high density

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urban morphology

CONNECTED DEVELOPMENT

Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early urbanization was shaped with rectilinear grid s y s t e m s t o r d e r a n d e ffi c i e n c y .

DIVERSE DEVELOPMENT

The current suburban communities in Toronto are deisned in rigns to promote diverse use of the urban landscape. Public spaces are surrounded by detached housing in ring roads model. This development is designed to accomodate mixture of Land uses, building and housing types, and architectural styles.

ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

This approach allowed the natural green spcaes and ravines to converge into the u r b a n i z e d s e t t l e m e n t s a n d fi l l t h e c i t y w i t h more meaning and livable landscapes.

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This mapping inv started with rectilinea became highly legible themselves and naviga streetscaping made th trade started, is now o urban develops outwar ecologically-oriented m strengthen the natural The result of this indet transform the city into

vestigates the evolution of Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s urban development. The urban form of the city r grid system, this features connected streets, and open sightlines within the region. It to users, the oderly street and building placement helped the people to quickly orient ate with relative ease. However some may argue that the rigidity, rational, clean, orderly e urban movement ver y limiting. The old downtown Toronto, where industrialization and one of the busiest cities that accomodates a much interconnected economic power. As the r d , t h e i d e o l o g y o f u r b a n fi e l d f o r m a t i o n c h a n g e d i n t o a d i v e r e s e a n d model giving more way for nature to thrive. Today, the growth of the city considered to l landscape to freely move around the engineered environment and embrace itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rigidity. terminant and open-ended design strategy have opened the doors for natural landscape to o a meaningful and livable urban realm.

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ecology

Hubmerwoods Park

Humber River

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Hubmer Arboretum Esther Lorrie Park

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Wildwood Park

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Beaumonde Heights Park

Given the site context, the local ecology nearby the site is vast. These include the Humber Arboretum and the many parks along the Humber River. The Humber River seems to be a vital entity as it circulates through the green massing that makes up good part of Toronto’s ecology. This can show how the inclusion of local ecology can be met within this site. This area of greenery is only just a portion of the Green Belt. Wetlands, marshes, forests, watersheds, are just some that are included within Canada’s protect green space --- the Green Belt. The rapid pace of urban development is contained by this ecologi c a l l a n d . T h e G o l d e n H o r s e s h o e , a s t h e y l i k e t o c a l l i t , i s t h e r e g i o n -o f S o u t h e r n Ontario that is densely populated and industrialized. The Green Belt helps counteract that measure to help protect the environment within that portion of Ontario. It’s amazing to see this trend happening. Seen here are, again, the local ecology wraps around the urban surface and directly goes through it. The Humber River plays a big role in prolong the lifespan of these green areas. For this to have a lasting impact shows this is an example of a balance between nature and the urban.

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regional context

Downtown Brampton Urban Growth Centre

22 KM

Public Trains 1 hour 40 min

Mississauga city Urban Growth Centre

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Yonge-Eglinton Growth Centre

H H

Public Trains 1 hour 20 min

Downtown Toronto Urban Growth Centre

16 KM

Etobicoke Urban Growth Centre

15 KM Public Trains 1 hour

food White Asian South Asian Black Mixed/ Other

Greenlands Population Growth

commercial zones ice skating shopping center high density

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royal ontario museum

1922’s Royal Ontario Museum www.rom.on.ca

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1930’s Royal Ontario Museum www.rom.on.ca

1980’s Royal Ontario Museum www.rom.on.ca

2007 Royal Ontario Museum www.rom.on.ca

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Toronto Central Prision

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D u ff e r i n f r o m K i n g S t r e e t i n 1 9 4 9 & N O W

Dowling Avenue from King in the 1940â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & NOW

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COMMERCIAL + +

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291-299 King St W

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corktown common Park: where public gathers for recreation and celebration

The Corktown Common is a park where people can come to meet and play together. The park contains many programs that cater to the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest. Each of which contains gathering areas, walking paths, marshes for educational use, and greenspace for all to enjoy. The site was transformed from a previous industrialized occupant. T h e t r a n s f o r m e d b r o w n fi e l d b e c a m e an 18-acre park built as a waterfront of Toronto. The Don River borders the Corktown Common. In case of a fl o o d , t h e a r e a o f w h i c h p a r t o f t h e Common can help intercept it. The morphology of the site gives it its form based on the underlying features that border it. For one, the D o n R i v e r o ffi c i a l l y i n t r o d u c e s t h e use of the park but at the same time maintains its uniqueness as a park. The GO transit line is another feature bordering the Corktown Common. And the West Don Lands and Canary District, which are developing neighborhoods. These features come into play and create the accessibility and form of the park itself. The park gives way to d i ff e r e n t e l e v a t i o n a l c h a n g e s t h a n k s to Landscape Architect, Michael Van Valkenburgh. The parks elevational c h a n g e s a d d a n a d d i t i o n a l e ff e c t t o the overall enjoyment. The given site context compared to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen in GTA, has its own uniqueness. Toronto is an engaging city full of bustling people. Having the initial thought of gathering and enjoying stroll in the outdoors, people would set their minds on going to the Corktown Common. The pace slows down just a little bit.

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shifting sites Kristina Hill

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shifting Sitesâ&#x20AC;? represents a timeline of transitional moments in have been shifting from the those three theories. The first theory is w should be considered integral to the local system because the materi local and regional history influences contemporary ecosystem dynam component ecosystem function. The theories shifting help the ecolog a new metaphors for designer to experiment. The challenge is the rela theories are like the puzzle, we have to check and try different piece site is bounded by the geology and location, which like the puzzle pie puzzle piece we can try fit it into the system. The first piece is consid If we consider the Woodbine project as single project we create a hie same time we losing the connection from the city of toronto. Or we ca information. The site will connect to fit into the site contains, it may

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n ecological theory and affect the landscape. The ecology theories whether the local ecosystem should be considered a â&#x20AC;&#x153;closedâ&#x20AC;? site or als and energy flows through the site. The second theory is how the ics. The third is that physical landscape patterns are an important gists and designer for future development. The theories shifting create ationship of the undeveloped site and developed surrounding. The to create best fit for the society. Historically we consider the project ece separate from the big picture. The new theories is like the new der the site is independent and separate from the larger ecosystem. rarchy to represent the importance of the Woodbine project, but at an trade the site as a medium, which it allow the people exchange complete the part of the picture.

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the exposed city Nadia Amoroso -the city as it is -Informtation is transformed into a landscape

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This crimescape mapping of New York displays the amount of crime in a certain area. it proves how the city has a lot of crime.

As architects or urban designers, mapping c o m e s e a s y i n t h e s e n s e t h a t w e n e e d t o fi g u r e o u t what is around our site and display it in a graphical form. Though, sometimes mappings can become very bare and boring. So how do we make them exciting, yet easily understood? Nadia Amoroso t a k e s a d i ff e r e n t d i m e n s i o n , l i t e r a l l y , t o e x p r e s s h e r mappings. In “The Exposed City: Mapping the Urban Invisibles,” Nadia goes to show how one can change the traditional mappings into a 3-dimensional landscape which reveals the “invisibles” of the city that we otherwise would not see. Nadia takes urban statistics to make a “map-landscape” that is free from legends, text, and lines to display the city as it truly is. She takes the information and transforms it into a landscape based on the values the statistics presented. She goes on to explain that we, as architects or urban designers, “…react immediately to a context by looking at the topography,” (123). In revealing these mapped landscapes, they can become much m o r e i n fl u e n t i a l i n a d e s i g n r a t h e r t h a n a conventional mapping. When getting into detail with these mapped landscapes, we can understand the true form of the city by what we are mapping. For example, when observing the densityscape of New York City, we perceive positive “pullings” that in our mind, we see peaks and valleys. Then, when we examine a crimescape, we notice a hellish underground landscape. These type of maps are easier for us to understand than when looking at a 2-dimensional, conventional mapping.

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Positive “pullings” display the population density -become “peaks” and “Valleys”

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This densityscape mapping illustrates the urban density of New York City. It displays a vertical landscape that is easier to read.

a hellish underground landscape

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This crimescape mapping of New York displays the amount of crime in a certain area. it proves how the city has a lot of crime.

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landscape as urbanism Charles Waldheim 1

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In the reading, Landscape as Urbanism by Walter Waldheim, he emphasized that landscape is the most suitable medium to give order t o a s p e c i fi c s i t e . U s i n g l a n d s c a p e architecture as the model in a design process will enable designers to implement strategic solutions in an ecologically sensitive way. The philosophy behind landscape urbanism has emerged in contemporary urbanism. This theory have been favored by world renowned landscape architects and urbanists like James Corner, Ian McHarg and Rem Koolhaas. Landscape architects areusually m o r e fl e x i b l e a n d m o r e fl u i d i n t e r m s of responding to economic changes and social and environmental conditions. Landscape appears to o ff e r a w a y t o c o n s i d e r c o m p l e x urban conditions, one capable of tackling water management, biodiversity and human activity. Our current practices have revolved into narrow minded thinking, which lead us to create spaces that are dominated by gray infrastructures and buildings.

grey world, green heart Robert Thayer

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In regards to my reading, Thayer shines upon his judgement of the world around us. “Landscapes that create an illusion of a better world while depriving us of the actual means of achieving it are not sustainable. “ With one of the idea he projects --- a visual ecology. By experiencing the workings of the landscape only then we can see how the environmental behavior works. He talks about how human behavior interprets the world through abstraction, deduction, and discourse. We need to open up our v i e w a n d a c t u a l l y e x p e r i e n c e i t fi r s t hand; all of us that is. This can be the only means of building a sustainable landscape. Another one of his many inquiries calls for the inconsistency and its impacts on the landscape. Technology to be more precise, is the reason why most of us are delusional to the fact that it dicates our sense of landscape sensibility. We won’t be able to identify the aided simulation that creates this fantasy we all enjoy. There are certain technologies that give us the edge to help imbue these ideas but will that help us make that clear choice? Thayer emphasizes that it will always be an illusion as we try to perceive the most perfected one. So by this we shouldn’t be awed by technology but guided by it.

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we work â&#x20AC;&#x153;to create a world where people work to make a life, not just living.â&#x20AC;?

Building a diverse community between shared spaces is something that WeWork specializes in. WeWork is community-driven company that rents out spaces for people to study, work, or play. WeWork creates this dynamic environment that easily invites others to pursue a membership with them. The founders: Miguel McKelvey, Adam Neumann, and Rebekah Neumann, constructed a place for not only small businesses and entrepreneurs, but for the entire diverse community. One can go from having a membership that acquires him or her a desk at any of their locations to getting a p r i v a t e o ffi c e t h a t i s m o r e a c c o m m o d a t i n g t o t h o s e w h o plan on staying there and/or expanding. WeWork is a place for a workspace, community, and services for a global network of creators ( w e w o r k . c o m ) . T h e y f e a t u r e p r i v a t e o ffi c e s w i t h fl o o r - t o - c e i l i n g g l a s s w a l l s t o c r e a t e a t r a n s p a r e n c y between others though maintaining that privacy one needs. Aside from these spaces, WeWork includes amenities like: super-fast internet, spacious common areas, business-class printers, free refreshments, onsite s t a ff , a n d p r i v a t e p h o n e b o o t h s . T h e i r g o a l i s s i m p l y t o support the community in any way they can. Right now, WeWork is located globally and it is only looking to expand. The founders have created a world for people to work and make a life, not just a living (wework.com). Being a part of WeWork brings some value to your life like having a global footprint, saving time, having a broader community, having a corporate environment, saving money, and having the brand and event platform (wework.com). They value in inspiration, entrepreneurship, authenticity, tenacious, gratefulness, and being in this together (wework.com).

WORKSPACE COMMUNITY SERVICES Founders: Miguel McKelvey, Adam Neumann, Rebekah Neumann

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Just like Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greenbelt, this strategy prevents and limits urban sprawl a n d e n c o u r a g e e ffi c i e n t u s e o f t h e l a n d .

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Feature organized streets and paths and visual connection within the region.

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A development which contains mixture of land uses, building and housing, and architectural types. This prevents unattractive monotonous urban landscapes.

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Integrates features of the natural landscape into the form of the city in a way that protects and restores environmental elements.

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FROM GRAY TO GREEN

From the Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s urban surface where industrialization and mass transportation of goods used to take p l a c e , n o w b e c o m e s a n u r b a n fl u x i n t e g r a t e d w i t h g r a y i n f r u s t r u c t u r e a n d d o m i n a n t b u i l d i n g . T h e f u t u r e of the city could transform more into an ecological-oriented urbanization where the built environment welcomes and embraces the natural. Perhaps the way forest ecosystems thrive can enlighten designers of our future how to build sustainable cities that is resilient to the unevitable climate change. The future will use nature as the model for g r o w t h , a n d w i l l e m p h a s i z e o n t h e fi e l d o f s t u d y s o c a l l e d b i o m i m i c r y .

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climate resiliency

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A s f a r a s w e l l k n o w , c l i m a t e c h a n g e i s a w o r l d w i d e p h e n o m e n o n . I t h a s e ff e c t s o n the growth of ecosystems . Milder winters have caused trouble with roads and buildings. I t s a l w a y s s a f e t o s a y t h a t c l i m a t e c h a n g e i s a p p a r e n t i n a l l c a s e s . W e a t h e r a ff e c t s i n duration and random appearances are all that show how drastic changes in weather can be. Toronto has been one of the major cities in climate resiliency. Its one of their cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initiatives to reduce the vulnerability of natural human systems to actual or expected c l i m a t e c h a n g e e ff e c t s . A n d t h e y c a l l t h i s c l i m a t e c h a n g e a d a p t a t i o n . E x a m p l e s o f t h i s trend include, planting more trees to increase shade and to cool the air, landscaping w i t h d r o u g h t - r e s i s t a n t p l a n t s , o r u s i n g r e fl e c t i v e m a t e r i a l s o n r o o f s o f h o m e s a n d b u i l d i n g s t o r e d u c e t h e u r b a n h e a t i s l a n d e ff e c t . A n d m a k e e v e r y t h i n g m o r e r e s i l i e n t t o e x t r e m e w e a t h e r a n d t o i m p r o v e t h e c i t y â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s o v e r a l l s u s t a i n a b i l i t y . I f w e a t h e r e ff e c t s w e r e to be extreme at Woodbine, there would be need of measures to protect this entertainment district.

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