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Level: An Urban Design Solution for an Endangered City
Birzeit, located just north of Jerusalem, is a small city
known for its “flagship of Palestinian institutions,” Birzeit University. Much of its economy is tied to the
student population of the University.
Several surrounding villages depend on Birzeit’s economy, and students
commute to Birzeit from several surrounding cities to attend the
University. After substantial
growth, the University Campus moved about a mile and half away from its
original site. The campus move
from the city has rendered the city motionless. The current location of the University allows student
traffic to bypass the Old Campus site and the Historic Center.
Without intervention, the Historic Center and surrounding
urban fabric will continue to decay as a result of inactivity. By injecting the Old Campus Site with
activity, the Historic Center and surrounding urban fabric can be resuscitated.
This project seeks to accomplish this injection of activity
in two ways. The first is implementation
of a new pedestrian and bike path from BZU Main Campus through the Old Campus
Site to the Historic Center. The
path will stimulate activity as well as encouraging the use of bicycles and
walking as modes of transportation rather than motor vehicles.
The second is the relocation and addition of architecture,
arts and theater programs from the BZU Main Campus back into the currently
unused Old Campus Site in order to stimulate activity in and surrounding the
site.
known for its “flagship of Palestinian institutions,” Birzeit University. Much of its economy is tied to the
student population of the University.
Several surrounding villages depend on Birzeit’s economy, and students
commute to Birzeit from several surrounding cities to attend the
University. After substantial
growth, the University Campus moved about a mile and half away from its
original site. The campus move
from the city has rendered the city motionless. The current location of the University allows student
traffic to bypass the Old Campus site and the Historic Center.
Without intervention, the Historic Center and surrounding
urban fabric will continue to decay as a result of inactivity. By injecting the Old Campus Site with
activity, the Historic Center and surrounding urban fabric can be resuscitated.
This project seeks to accomplish this injection of activity
in two ways. The first is implementation
of a new pedestrian and bike path from BZU Main Campus through the Old Campus
Site to the Historic Center. The
path will stimulate activity as well as encouraging the use of bicycles and
walking as modes of transportation rather than motor vehicles.
The second is the relocation and addition of architecture,
arts and theater programs from the BZU Main Campus back into the currently
unused Old Campus Site in order to stimulate activity in and surrounding the
site.
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