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Transforming Bytom. Re-conquering the postindustrial city.
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Transforming Bytom. Re-conquering the postindustrial city.
The master thesis report is a closer look into the complex phenomena of
developing urban growth and decline in the Upper Silesia
region, which faces the change from the industrial to the post-industrial area.
The main issue is, as for an urban designer, to develop and test new ways of
action in transforming territories, when working on a site-specific case:
peripheral city of Bytom.
In the wider perspective the discussion of the tendencies and the directions of
the development in the Upper Silesia are
addressed. The project outcome is also seen as the polemic and contribution to
the overall debate on the shrinking cities phenomena and shrinking tendencies
in the Upper Silesia.
The
method of work in the thesis is first of all the work with the design for the chosen
territory. The design is reached through studying the urbanity of Bytom, the reference
cases and the theory on landscape urbanism and urban transformation. The
theoretical mindset is framing the analysis and the design, but the theoretical
discussion is put aside till the design process is finished. Thus, the outcome
of the work on the chosen declining city is discussed in a broader perspective,
finally leading to the final overall conclusions on the phenomena.
The
site specific design focuses on re-conquering of the postindustrial void into
the city structure as its active and integral part, with understanding of the
complex situation of transforming peripheral city. The design is laid upon the
landscape urbanism ideals; with use of landscape process as the main method,
and supplementary interventions of urban acupuncture, temporary use and
participatory design.
The
design for the site is presented as a conceptual vision for the re-development
of the area. The site is to be established with three main elements: re-defined
landscape, hotspots and links. The elements frame the main corridors through
the site, the landscape path and the urban path, which integrated and
overlapped at the site, create new re-conquered urban landscape. The urban
landscape consists of the links essential for the site itself, as well as the links,
which the urban form of Bytom
has lacked. Therefore the segregated structure of the south part of the city
gains new coherent expression. The landscape consists also of the hotspots,
which are to attract users and create the urban life around the area. The
brown-filed area is thus seen as the potential space for urban development,
which could be a catalyst for the change of the city image, structure and
economic status.
The
research and design process have lead into establishing of Five Elements Strategy
for the post-industrial voids in order to re-conquer them into the urban
structure. The binding and framing element for such strategy is the method of
landscape urbanism. The approach of understanding of the city as the urban
landscape and working with transforming territories using the landscape process
is seen as the most adequate approach towards sites as such.
In
the overall perspective the design and the chosen cases are contributing to the
discussion of the development in general. The main conclusion is that the
decline and growth are inseparable and their coexistence and presence defines
the global development. In relation to the shrinking cities phenomena, the
statement is set, that the Upper Silesia is
not shrinking. It is defined as an area in transformation based on the analysis
of the situation, the theory on the topic, as well as is expressed in the
project outcome.
developing urban growth and decline in the Upper Silesia
region, which faces the change from the industrial to the post-industrial area.
The main issue is, as for an urban designer, to develop and test new ways of
action in transforming territories, when working on a site-specific case:
peripheral city of Bytom.
In the wider perspective the discussion of the tendencies and the directions of
the development in the Upper Silesia are
addressed. The project outcome is also seen as the polemic and contribution to
the overall debate on the shrinking cities phenomena and shrinking tendencies
in the Upper Silesia.
The
method of work in the thesis is first of all the work with the design for the chosen
territory. The design is reached through studying the urbanity of Bytom, the reference
cases and the theory on landscape urbanism and urban transformation. The
theoretical mindset is framing the analysis and the design, but the theoretical
discussion is put aside till the design process is finished. Thus, the outcome
of the work on the chosen declining city is discussed in a broader perspective,
finally leading to the final overall conclusions on the phenomena.
The
site specific design focuses on re-conquering of the postindustrial void into
the city structure as its active and integral part, with understanding of the
complex situation of transforming peripheral city. The design is laid upon the
landscape urbanism ideals; with use of landscape process as the main method,
and supplementary interventions of urban acupuncture, temporary use and
participatory design.
The
design for the site is presented as a conceptual vision for the re-development
of the area. The site is to be established with three main elements: re-defined
landscape, hotspots and links. The elements frame the main corridors through
the site, the landscape path and the urban path, which integrated and
overlapped at the site, create new re-conquered urban landscape. The urban
landscape consists of the links essential for the site itself, as well as the links,
which the urban form of Bytom
has lacked. Therefore the segregated structure of the south part of the city
gains new coherent expression. The landscape consists also of the hotspots,
which are to attract users and create the urban life around the area. The
brown-filed area is thus seen as the potential space for urban development,
which could be a catalyst for the change of the city image, structure and
economic status.
The
research and design process have lead into establishing of Five Elements Strategy
for the post-industrial voids in order to re-conquer them into the urban
structure. The binding and framing element for such strategy is the method of
landscape urbanism. The approach of understanding of the city as the urban
landscape and working with transforming territories using the landscape process
is seen as the most adequate approach towards sites as such.
In
the overall perspective the design and the chosen cases are contributing to the
discussion of the development in general. The main conclusion is that the
decline and growth are inseparable and their coexistence and presence defines
the global development. In relation to the shrinking cities phenomena, the
statement is set, that the Upper Silesia is
not shrinking. It is defined as an area in transformation based on the analysis
of the situation, the theory on the topic, as well as is expressed in the
project outcome.
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