the back to back now

The area that our group chose to work on for this project is the one called “Back to Back”, due to its two strong defining borders, the Mekelpark and the Schie river. The interesting aspect of it, is the fact that it is not only consisting of educational facilities, but also some student housing complexes, a lot of industrial territories and even a power plant. This variety of functions is spread without a certain planning system, and the most discouraging fact is that the view to the river is almost completely lost when walking from the main campus. Bike routes seem to end up nowhere, industrial buildings are mostly closed and seem to have no character whatsoever and all of the natural elements of a waterfront are left to luck.