Ghost Industries.
Industrial Water Landscapes on the Willamette River in Oregon. 2018 Altralinea publishing house ISBN 978-889486944-6 order here What is the role of water in the conversion of former industrial areas? How is water used in engaging the public to experience these sites both as physical and cultural places? Can ecological design foster the coexistence of industry and environment? Ghost industries. Industrial water landscapes on the Willamette River, Oregon addresses these core questions by examining the impact of the former Oregonian industry (1830-1940) on the Willamette River landscape and discussing how projects of transformation interpret the |
triangular interplay among industry, landscape and water. The book is arranged in two main sections:
Part 1- ‘Water as source and resource for transformation’ explains the different design approaches in the regeneration of four dismissed industrial sites dotting the Willamette River waterfront and debates the contribution of water to the sites transformation. Part 2- ‘Design in practice: ‘Towards a new culture of design with water, industry and landscape’ offers several views on the contemporary role and the use of water in the transformation of industrial waterfronts through 5 interviews to well-known Oregonian practitioners and academics from the design field of architecture and landscape architecture. This book is a source of suggestions and ideas for scholars, students and professionals in architecture, landscape architecture, planning and their related fields who want to manage the urban landscapes successfully. |
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The Making and Remaking of Dismissed Industrial Sites
2014 Alinea publishing house ISBN: 978-88-6055-819-0 order here The Making and Remaking of former Industrial Sites examines the transformation of dismissed industrial areas and the implications of the design of reuse with aesthetics, context, history and |
memory, public space and reclamation of contaminated soils.
Through a critical investigation of these specific themes, this book provides a challenging conceptual framework related to the ‘sense of remaking’ and ‘place making’ of those former industrial areas and polluted landscapes. The book entails the understanding of the interaction among distinct dimensions: urban and landscape, cultures and architectural expressions and skills and values of individual designers. |
Industrial Canal Waterfronts in The Netherlands
Transforming the Canal Zones of B5 2012 Alinea publishing house ISBN: 978-88-6055-774-2 order here |
Industrial Canal Waterfronts in The Netherlands provides a comprehensive presentation of the characteristics and challenges of five interconnected and dismissed industrial canal zones located in the Dutch Brabant cities of Eindhoven, Breda, Tilburg, s’-Hertogenbosch and Helmond (B5). Through the investigation of these canal areas the book explores research issues aimed at a wider debate on the contemporary meaning of industrial waterways and the distinctiveness of their waterfronts in the transforming city. The book debates issues concerning the appropriateness of design interventions which play a crucial role in reconnecting the city to their water edge, and how to unveil the peculiarities of these sites.
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The Languages of Reuse
ELIR 2011 2012 edited by Dr. Irene Curulli ISBN: 978-90-386-3244-5 order here |
The Languages of Reuse includes a series of essays by professors and experts participating in ELIR 2011, European Laboratory on Industrial Reuse, funded by the European Commission. The book also comprises design proposals elaborated during the international event that created an international platform of discussion on the different methods of reuse of industrial sites focusing on the relationship between education and profession, where the ‘making’ of architectural designs was the bridge between the two fields.
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Kanaalzones B5
2012 ISBN: 978-90-386-3184-4 order here This book series collects the work developed during the three years experience of architectural design studios developed by the Faculty of Architecture at Eindhoven University of Technology. The courses focused on the specific case of the B5 canal zones. The five books, one per each canal, contain the results achieved during each semester. During the three-year period representatives of the five Municipalities, from the local heritage |
institution and also from the Province, were actively involved in the learning process.
They shared their professional competence with the students, thus contributing to design more thoughtful projects and make the results both conceptually and pragmatically more valuable. Studio results were presented in academic publications on various platforms such as the CIB W070 Conference organized by the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction in São Paulo, 2010; and at the Heritage 2012, 3rd International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development, Porto, 2012. |
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