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FREE City
FREE City
FREE City is an urban prototype for building new cities in emerging
economies of the XXI century. Imagine a city where people in developing
countries are able to contribute towards society and enjoy the
liberties of urban life in a holistic economy. Envision a place where
residents are guaranteed security, healthcare and education; a city
where access to information is unrestricted and innovative technologies
are fully integrated into everyday life. What if policy-making were
determined by factual data and not political disputes? Cities must
embrace these types of opportunities and help redefine the way we live
today.
FREE proposes a new urban master plan that synthesizes three existing
urban typologies: the radial city, the hexagonal connection and the
urban grid. The scheme organizes the city in a radial manner, creating a
hierarchical zoning strategy and allows for continuous growth in all
directions. A rectangular grid is superimposed in each sector and
hexagonal rings optimize the proximity between the various axis. An
efficient public transit network allows the city to be free of cars –
all residents are perpetually within a 8-minute walking distance from a
tram station. Block types range from the efficient rectangular blocks at
the periphery to circular blocks in the city-center, where the
overlapping and interlocking of programmatic elements creates a new
definition for vertical urbanism. The desire is to create an urban model
that integrates ideas of sustainability, population growth and urban
interactions in an intelligent and systematic manner, prompting us to
redefine the notion of a 21st century city.
economies of the XXI century. Imagine a city where people in developing
countries are able to contribute towards society and enjoy the
liberties of urban life in a holistic economy. Envision a place where
residents are guaranteed security, healthcare and education; a city
where access to information is unrestricted and innovative technologies
are fully integrated into everyday life. What if policy-making were
determined by factual data and not political disputes? Cities must
embrace these types of opportunities and help redefine the way we live
today.
FREE proposes a new urban master plan that synthesizes three existing
urban typologies: the radial city, the hexagonal connection and the
urban grid. The scheme organizes the city in a radial manner, creating a
hierarchical zoning strategy and allows for continuous growth in all
directions. A rectangular grid is superimposed in each sector and
hexagonal rings optimize the proximity between the various axis. An
efficient public transit network allows the city to be free of cars –
all residents are perpetually within a 8-minute walking distance from a
tram station. Block types range from the efficient rectangular blocks at
the periphery to circular blocks in the city-center, where the
overlapping and interlocking of programmatic elements creates a new
definition for vertical urbanism. The desire is to create an urban model
that integrates ideas of sustainability, population growth and urban
interactions in an intelligent and systematic manner, prompting us to
redefine the notion of a 21st century city.
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