This on again / off again lecture was eventually taken by Phillip Crowther, and I'm really glad that it was. Even though it was evident that it was quickly put together, it was still the most rewarding and relevant lecture so far this semester.
We were introduced to a competition called 2040 Glimpses of New York Exhibition. What I found most interesting is the way the exhibition was split into 5 categories (Breathing / Eating / Making / Moving / Dwelling). Just this simple categorisation, things seemed to click with our project this semester.
As I am in the 'mobile' tutorial I was particularly interested with the 'moving' category which proposed the Hybrid Urban Base by 'Dland Studio. "The team notes that the water edge at Hunters Point, Queens will be inundated in 40 years. This creates the opportunity to utilize an intertidal canal to create inland ferry access. That makes it possible to propose a new intermodal civic and transport center that synthetically integrates ferry, bus, train, automobile, bicycle and pedestrian circulation. The glimpse image shows the new transportation hub. All of the transportation ‘loose ends’ of Hunters point will be integrated into one transportation hub – the HUB, or Hybrid Urban Base."
I plan on researching some other examples of the future predictions of cities. I think by seeing what other designers are envisioning it helps bring some perspective on how relevant this project might actually turn out to be.
We were introduced to a competition called 2040 Glimpses of New York Exhibition. What I found most interesting is the way the exhibition was split into 5 categories (Breathing / Eating / Making / Moving / Dwelling). Just this simple categorisation, things seemed to click with our project this semester.
As I am in the 'mobile' tutorial I was particularly interested with the 'moving' category which proposed the Hybrid Urban Base by 'Dland Studio. "The team notes that the water edge at Hunters Point, Queens will be inundated in 40 years. This creates the opportunity to utilize an intertidal canal to create inland ferry access. That makes it possible to propose a new intermodal civic and transport center that synthetically integrates ferry, bus, train, automobile, bicycle and pedestrian circulation. The glimpse image shows the new transportation hub. All of the transportation ‘loose ends’ of Hunters point will be integrated into one transportation hub – the HUB, or Hybrid Urban Base."
I plan on researching some other examples of the future predictions of cities. I think by seeing what other designers are envisioning it helps bring some perspective on how relevant this project might actually turn out to be.
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