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Deltaclusters
Type
Residential ›
Multi Unit Housing
Commercial › Office Exhibition Center Shopping Mall
Hospitality + Sport › Hotel Restaurant Bar/Nightclub Wellness/Spa Movie Theater Stadium
Cultural › Gallery Hall/Theater Cultural Center Sculpture
Government + Health › Aging Facility
Landscape + Planning › Urban Green Space Waterway/Wetland Masterplan
Transport + Infrastructure › Marina and Ports
Commercial › Office Exhibition Center Shopping Mall
Hospitality + Sport › Hotel Restaurant Bar/Nightclub Wellness/Spa Movie Theater Stadium
Cultural › Gallery Hall/Theater Cultural Center Sculpture
Government + Health › Aging Facility
Landscape + Planning › Urban Green Space Waterway/Wetland Masterplan
Transport + Infrastructure › Marina and Ports
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Concept
Deltaclusters is imagined as a virtual part of any given deltaic area that needs to be inhabited. When designing utopian realistic architectural clusters in a future deltaic area it is necessary to consider the actor or agencies who can change the contemporary development process in these regions. We are convinced that we cannot afford to be fastidious about which actors or agencies need to be involved in these momenta of urban change. If we want to explore this opportunity, all possible actors need to participate. In these momenta grand things are possible. Just think about for example how the olympic games can boost urban and economic developments.
Deltaic areas worldwide are facing severe challenges due to climate change. If the 'hold-the-line-principle' is not an option for the Belgian coastline in 2070 then actions need to be taken. Parts of the atlantic wall will have to turn 90 degrees allowing to use the hinterland as a buffer zone. This will transform the coastal delta into a continuously changing landscape. One option is to abandon and move to higher grounds. Another is to develop safe zones and learn the specifics for architecture and urban development in these conditions.
Within a landscape of mud lands and lagoons islands of clustered habitation will remain or need to be build anew. However, to make this all happen in 50 years some unusually large and powerful initiatives are needed to set things in motion. It is one thing to design conceptual utopian architectural solutions. It is another to incorporate a policy that make these conceptual architectural proposals a valid option. In other words, one should first consider the contemporary agencies and actors that will make these concepts possible. We are convinced that this approach will set specific and fundamental preconditions for architecture. Choosing to respect these preconditions or choosing to ignore them will make the difference between utopian realism and utopian surrealism.
The hypothesis is to organize safe habitation in this unreliable landscape then clustering of commons - in whatever form - is the only option. Today there seems to be a mismatch between the scale of regular architectural and urban development and the large-scale operations that are required to turn and cluster certain parts of the deltaic built environment. Unfortunately being patient as Job to reach our goal with baby steps is not possible due to time pressure. That is why this contribution to the exhibition is a call to maximize the intentions in architecture during momenta of urban change. We look for four hypothetical case studies that could be pilot projects to could turn the tide. We need all agencies and initiatives. We need to use the synergetic approach of late. Designing spatial configurations that combine intentions that at first site have nothing to do with each other might work as catalysts to overcome certain oppositions and to provide all concerned parties with a new framework. The start of a different urbanisation.
Deltaic areas worldwide are facing severe challenges due to climate change. If the 'hold-the-line-principle' is not an option for the Belgian coastline in 2070 then actions need to be taken. Parts of the atlantic wall will have to turn 90 degrees allowing to use the hinterland as a buffer zone. This will transform the coastal delta into a continuously changing landscape. One option is to abandon and move to higher grounds. Another is to develop safe zones and learn the specifics for architecture and urban development in these conditions.
Within a landscape of mud lands and lagoons islands of clustered habitation will remain or need to be build anew. However, to make this all happen in 50 years some unusually large and powerful initiatives are needed to set things in motion. It is one thing to design conceptual utopian architectural solutions. It is another to incorporate a policy that make these conceptual architectural proposals a valid option. In other words, one should first consider the contemporary agencies and actors that will make these concepts possible. We are convinced that this approach will set specific and fundamental preconditions for architecture. Choosing to respect these preconditions or choosing to ignore them will make the difference between utopian realism and utopian surrealism.
The hypothesis is to organize safe habitation in this unreliable landscape then clustering of commons - in whatever form - is the only option. Today there seems to be a mismatch between the scale of regular architectural and urban development and the large-scale operations that are required to turn and cluster certain parts of the deltaic built environment. Unfortunately being patient as Job to reach our goal with baby steps is not possible due to time pressure. That is why this contribution to the exhibition is a call to maximize the intentions in architecture during momenta of urban change. We look for four hypothetical case studies that could be pilot projects to could turn the tide. We need all agencies and initiatives. We need to use the synergetic approach of late. Designing spatial configurations that combine intentions that at first site have nothing to do with each other might work as catalysts to overcome certain oppositions and to provide all concerned parties with a new framework. The start of a different urbanisation.
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