AALU/ LANDSCAPE URBANISM 2020-2021 TERM 1 BOOKLET

01 Consequential Global Landscapes

In the south west side of the Central Railway line in New York, there is a disused viaduct. This area was once a meat packaging area. This area was once a meat packaging area. In the late 20th century, due to the decline in rail traffic, the northern end of this viaduct was abandoned.

In 2003, Friends of the High Line sponsored a design competition that attracted more than 720 participants from 38 countries. The government of Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans for the High Line in September. The park’s total fundraising is more than US$150 million (equivalent to US$178,758,000 in 2019).

The High Line’s success has inspired cities throughout the United States to redevelop obsolete infrastructure as public space. The park became a tourist attraction and spurred real estate development in adjacent neighbourhoods, increasing real-estate values ​and prices along the route. By 2019, it had eight million visitors per year.

There is a large number of wooden urban furniture in the High Line Park, IPE was chosen for its high durability in order to reduce the maintenance cost and obtain a high profile with its aesthetic appearances.

02 Good Food Newcastle

From the agricultural revolution to the invention of preservatives, the rise of industrialized food and fast food let us no longer worry about hunger.

However, once this step is taken, we can no longer return back. We are limited by the convenience and deliciousness brought by the food industry. At the same time, there is a problem of single nutrient that easily leads to obesity. People can get three meals a day at a lower cost, but they also lose the fun of cooking with family and friends. The time “saved” seems to be able to do more interesting things, study or work, but the psychological distance between people is also farther away.

Good Food Newcastle, a plan not just focus on food, We focus more on where does food come from, we focus more on where does food goes to, we focus more on where will food bring to you.

03 (In)visible Geographies

SOMERS TOWN: THE FEAR OF GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT

a. The Euston Context: the proposed High Speed Rail Two (HS2) has generated significant debate on the changing face of the area, connected to wider debates about the role of regeneration. The area surrounding Euston Station has been designated in the London Plan as an ‘Opportunity Area’, fagged for development for its strategic central location and well-connected transport links.

b. Collecting local memory through cartography

from Matarò “”alternative” geography of the city, based on the tracing of itineraries that would allow for a revision of the local history in a way/in ways that will enable to simultaneously report aspects of it which are generally seen as isolated, categorized and frozen in time, enclosed in specific spaces; a cross section based precisely on the non-established geographies of daily life, by connecting them to the global processes of which they are a consequence and the protagonists at the same time.”

c. Distribution and interface of networks according to their functions

Each network functions within a particular physical space, which highlights the way in which buildings and spaces that may be impacted by regeneration play a multi-functional role in the development and maintenance of a range of networks. Such spaces include the local church, local-run cafes, parks and community centres. The majority of respondents feared that regeneration would eliminate local services and amenities, and had already seen evidence of this.