Narratives of a dynamic rurbanisation of the Ringstad.
door Marie-France Lebbe, Simon Boudewyn, Joost Robignon
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The 20th century expansion of Brussels is an urban-rural (rurban) fringe,
it is a zone of transition between the built-up area and the rural hinterland.
Composed by complex landscapes it embeds different functions,
perpetual competing domination over the territory.
In this fringe the ‘ringculture’ of Neutelings arises.
It was in the outskirts of the old city that the modernistic just society had emerged.
The division of life as ‘living, working and recreation’ was the startingpoint of enclaved
areas and a car-oriented planning.
This ring sways around big boxes: the horizontal shoppingmalls, the vertical housing complexes.
Functions were planned, assigned and built. Anything else was left-over, empty space that still
today is not claimed for.
These 20th century artifacts (the ring, the box, the empty space) will be the flexible elements
transforming this fringe into a dynamic ‘ringstad’.
The ring will be the structural backbone, physically structurizing the area but dynamic in functions
responding to new living patterns. Simultaneous the landscape will be a characteristic structure in the transformation process, using the landscape progressively will be crucial for a livable environment,
but also to emphasize identity and place-making.
The dichotomy between the built and the unbuilt will dissolve.
Empty spaces will become the breeding grounds for the development of ideas,
introducing temporary events will activate sites currently forgotten.
Scenarios of growth and shrink are composing the narrative of the dynamic Ringstad.
The vitality of the Ringstad emerges over time, with the urban and natural patterns as decisive instruments.
In this way the ‘ringstad’ captures the complexity of areas undergoing transformation.
it is a zone of transition between the built-up area and the rural hinterland.
Composed by complex landscapes it embeds different functions,
perpetual competing domination over the territory.
In this fringe the ‘ringculture’ of Neutelings arises.
It was in the outskirts of the old city that the modernistic just society had emerged.
The division of life as ‘living, working and recreation’ was the startingpoint of enclaved
areas and a car-oriented planning.
This ring sways around big boxes: the horizontal shoppingmalls, the vertical housing complexes.
Functions were planned, assigned and built. Anything else was left-over, empty space that still
today is not claimed for.
These 20th century artifacts (the ring, the box, the empty space) will be the flexible elements
transforming this fringe into a dynamic ‘ringstad’.
The ring will be the structural backbone, physically structurizing the area but dynamic in functions
responding to new living patterns. Simultaneous the landscape will be a characteristic structure in the transformation process, using the landscape progressively will be crucial for a livable environment,
but also to emphasize identity and place-making.
The dichotomy between the built and the unbuilt will dissolve.
Empty spaces will become the breeding grounds for the development of ideas,
introducing temporary events will activate sites currently forgotten.
Scenarios of growth and shrink are composing the narrative of the dynamic Ringstad.
The vitality of the Ringstad emerges over time, with the urban and natural patterns as decisive instruments.
In this way the ‘ringstad’ captures the complexity of areas undergoing transformation.
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- Hoofdcategorie: Architectuur
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Projectoptie: US Letter, 22×28 cm
Aantal pagina's: 60 - Datum publiceren: jan 16, 2015
- Taal English
- Trefwoorden urban design, the ring, brussels
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