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Landscape Democracy 2015 - Working Group A

2015-12-14T16:23:21Z

Jacksoni: /* Assignment 2 - Concept Mapping of Seminar Topics */

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''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Each member has an individual page for documenting his/her personal case. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!
''

== Assignment 2 - Concept Mapping of Seminar Topics ==
*''You can read more details about this assignment [[Landscape_and_Democracy_Assignment_2:_Concept_Mapping_of_Seminar_Topics|here]]''
*''Please add your concept maps here by replacing the dummy image. Your map needs to have a new file name:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:yourconceptmap.jpg|''Concept map 1 - Theme context:Policy frameworks, laws and resolutions''
Image:Oeding_Cmap.jpg|''Concept map 2 - Theme context:Landscape Concepts''
Image:yourconceptmap.jpg|''Concept map 3 - Theme context:Participation Discourse and Concepts''
Image:yourconceptmap.jpg|''Concept map 4 - Theme context:Group Synthesis of the three themes''
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Landscape Democracy Cases in your Environment ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, October 27'''
*'''Due: Monday, November 30'''

''There is one template page for each group member. You can read more about the assignment [[Landscape_and_Democracy_Assignment_3:_Landscape_democracy_cases_in_your_environment|here]] ''

=== [[Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group A - Case Study 1|Working Group A - Case Study 1: The Filder Plain]] ===

=== [[Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group A - Case Study 2|Working Group A - Case Study 2: Nové Zámky, Slovakia]] ===

=== Presentation Slides Assignment 3 ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_1.jpg|slide 1
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_2.jpg|slide 2
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_3.jpg|slide 3
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_4.jpg|slide 4
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_5.jpg|slide 5
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_6.jpg|slide 6
</gallery>

== Assignment 4 - Landscape and Democracy: Collaborative Project ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, December 1'''
*'''Due: Tuesday, January 25'''

* Your case study templates will be extended with additional sectionsn for documenting a change model
* You can read more about the assignment [[Landscape_and_Democracy:_Collaborative_Project|here]]

=== Presentation Slides Scenarios and Change Models ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:groupA_slide1.jpg|slide 1
Image:groupA_slide2.jpg|slide 2
Image:groupA_slide3.jpg|slide 3
Image:groupA_slide4.jpg|slide 4
Image:groupA_slide5.jpg|slide 5
</gallery>

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[[Category: Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group]]

Landscape Democracy 2015 - Working Group A

2015-12-14T16:22:59Z

Jacksoni: /* Assignment 2 - Concept Mapping of Seminar Topics */

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''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Each member has an individual page for documenting his/her personal case. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!
''

== Assignment 2 - Concept Mapping of Seminar Topics ==
*''You can read more details about this assignment [[Landscape_and_Democracy_Assignment_2:_Concept_Mapping_of_Seminar_Topics|here]]''
*''Please add your concept maps here by replacing the dummy image. Your map needs to have a new file name:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:yourconceptmap.jpg|''Concept map 1 - Theme context:Policy frameworks, laws and resolutions''
Image:Oeding_Cmap.jpg|''Concept map 2 - Theme context:Landscape Concepts''
Image:Oeding-_Space_&_Place.jpg|''Concept map 3 - Theme context:Participation Discourse and Concepts''
Image:yourconceptmap.jpg|''Concept map 4 - Theme context:Group Synthesis of the three themes''
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Landscape Democracy Cases in your Environment ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, October 27'''
*'''Due: Monday, November 30'''

''There is one template page for each group member. You can read more about the assignment [[Landscape_and_Democracy_Assignment_3:_Landscape_democracy_cases_in_your_environment|here]] ''

=== [[Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group A - Case Study 1|Working Group A - Case Study 1: The Filder Plain]] ===

=== [[Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group A - Case Study 2|Working Group A - Case Study 2: Nové Zámky, Slovakia]] ===

=== Presentation Slides Assignment 3 ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_1.jpg|slide 1
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_2.jpg|slide 2
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_3.jpg|slide 3
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_4.jpg|slide 4
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_5.jpg|slide 5
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_6.jpg|slide 6
</gallery>

== Assignment 4 - Landscape and Democracy: Collaborative Project ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, December 1'''
*'''Due: Tuesday, January 25'''

* Your case study templates will be extended with additional sectionsn for documenting a change model
* You can read more about the assignment [[Landscape_and_Democracy:_Collaborative_Project|here]]

=== Presentation Slides Scenarios and Change Models ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:groupA_slide1.jpg|slide 1
Image:groupA_slide2.jpg|slide 2
Image:groupA_slide3.jpg|slide 3
Image:groupA_slide4.jpg|slide 4
Image:groupA_slide5.jpg|slide 5
</gallery>

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[[Category: Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group]]

File:Oeding Cmap.jpg

2015-12-14T16:22:12Z

Jacksoni:

Landscape Democracy 2015 - Working Group A

2015-12-14T05:05:51Z

Jacksoni: /* Assignment 2 - Concept Mapping of Seminar Topics */

--> Back to [[Working_Groups_Seminar_Landscape Democracy 2015|working group overview]]

''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Each member has an individual page for documenting his/her personal case. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!
''

== Assignment 2 - Concept Mapping of Seminar Topics ==
*''You can read more details about this assignment [[Landscape_and_Democracy_Assignment_2:_Concept_Mapping_of_Seminar_Topics|here]]''
*''Please add your concept maps here by replacing the dummy image. Your map needs to have a new file name:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:yourconceptmap.jpg|''Concept map 1 - Theme context:Policy frameworks, laws and resolutions''
Image:Oeding-_Space_&_Place.jpeg|''Concept map 2 - Theme context:Landscape Concepts''
Image:Oeding-_Space_&_Place.jpg|''Concept map 3 - Theme context:Participation Discourse and Concepts''
Image:yourconceptmap.jpg|''Concept map 4 - Theme context:Group Synthesis of the three themes''
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Landscape Democracy Cases in your Environment ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, October 27'''
*'''Due: Monday, November 30'''

''There is one template page for each group member. You can read more about the assignment [[Landscape_and_Democracy_Assignment_3:_Landscape_democracy_cases_in_your_environment|here]] ''

=== [[Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group A - Case Study 1|Working Group A - Case Study 1: The Filder Plain]] ===

=== [[Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group A - Case Study 2|Working Group A - Case Study 2: Nové Zámky, Slovakia]] ===

=== Presentation Slides Assignment 3 ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_1.jpg|slide 1
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_2.jpg|slide 2
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_3.jpg|slide 3
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_4.jpg|slide 4
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_5.jpg|slide 5
Image:Final_Oeding-Toth_GroupA-L%2BD_ass3_interimpresentation_Page_6.jpg|slide 6
</gallery>

== Assignment 4 - Landscape and Democracy: Collaborative Project ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, December 1'''
*'''Due: Tuesday, January 25'''

* Your case study templates will be extended with additional sectionsn for documenting a change model
* You can read more about the assignment [[Landscape_and_Democracy:_Collaborative_Project|here]]

=== Presentation Slides Scenarios and Change Models ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:groupA_slide1.jpg|slide 1
Image:groupA_slide2.jpg|slide 2
Image:groupA_slide3.jpg|slide 3
Image:groupA_slide4.jpg|slide 4
Image:groupA_slide5.jpg|slide 5
</gallery>

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[[Category: Landscape Democracy 2015 Working Group]]

Green Infrastructure 2014 - Working Group B

2015-01-25T17:22:57Z

Jacksoni: /* Presentation Slides Collaborative Design */

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''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Each member has an individual page for documenting his/her personal case. You can also access your template for assignment 4 (the joint design) from here. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!
''

== Assignment 2 - Lecture Concept Map ==
*''The list with the group distribution shows you which lecture your group is supposed to document in the concept map format.''
*''Please add your collaborative concept map here by replacing the dummy image. Your map needs to have a new file name:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:Gruppe b.jpg|''Green Infrastructure: Concepts, perceptions and its use in planning''
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Green infrastructure potential in your environment ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, October 28'''
*'''Due: Monday, December 1'''

''There is one template page for each group member. The case could be a specific site in direct vicinity or a larger area in your region. The objective is to identify structures that have the potential to become elements of a green infrastructure strategy. ''

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Working Group B - Case Study 1|Modlin Fortress near Warsaw ]] ===

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2|Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden]] ===

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 3|The Eastern Suburb Industrail Memory]] ===

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 4|Darakeh-Evin River-Valley as linear green infrastructure]] ===

=== Presentation Slides Assignment 3 ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Slajd2.JPG|slide 1
Image:Slajd3.JPG|slide 2
Image:Slajd4.JPG|slide 3
Image:Slajd5.JPG|slide 4
Image:Slajd6.JPG|slide 5
Image:Slajd7.JPG|slide 6
Image:Slajd8.JPG|slide 8
Image:Slajd9.JPG|slide 9
Image:Slajd10.JPG|slide 7
</gallery>

== Assignment 4 - Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, December 2'''
*'''Due: Tuesday, January 26'''

==='''[[Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B|Collaborative Design Working Group B]]'''===

=== Presentation Slides Collaborative Design ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Modlin_final_1.jpg|Analytical Drawings
Image:Modlin_final_2.jpg|Projective Drawings
Image:Modlin_final_3.jpg|Design Synthesis
</gallery>

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[[Category: Green Infrastructure 2014 Working Group]]

File:Modlin final 3.jpg

2015-01-25T17:22:26Z

Jacksoni:

Green Infrastructure 2014 - Working Group B

2015-01-25T17:21:59Z

Jacksoni: /* Presentation Slides Collaborative Design */

--> Back to [[Working_Groups_Seminar_Green_Infrastructure_2014|working group overview]]

''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Each member has an individual page for documenting his/her personal case. You can also access your template for assignment 4 (the joint design) from here. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!
''

== Assignment 2 - Lecture Concept Map ==
*''The list with the group distribution shows you which lecture your group is supposed to document in the concept map format.''
*''Please add your collaborative concept map here by replacing the dummy image. Your map needs to have a new file name:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:Gruppe b.jpg|''Green Infrastructure: Concepts, perceptions and its use in planning''
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Green infrastructure potential in your environment ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, October 28'''
*'''Due: Monday, December 1'''

''There is one template page for each group member. The case could be a specific site in direct vicinity or a larger area in your region. The objective is to identify structures that have the potential to become elements of a green infrastructure strategy. ''

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Working Group B - Case Study 1|Modlin Fortress near Warsaw ]] ===

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2|Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden]] ===

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 3|The Eastern Suburb Industrail Memory]] ===

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 4|Darakeh-Evin River-Valley as linear green infrastructure]] ===

=== Presentation Slides Assignment 3 ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Slajd2.JPG|slide 1
Image:Slajd3.JPG|slide 2
Image:Slajd4.JPG|slide 3
Image:Slajd5.JPG|slide 4
Image:Slajd6.JPG|slide 5
Image:Slajd7.JPG|slide 6
Image:Slajd8.JPG|slide 8
Image:Slajd9.JPG|slide 9
Image:Slajd10.JPG|slide 7
</gallery>

== Assignment 4 - Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, December 2'''
*'''Due: Tuesday, January 26'''

==='''[[Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B|Collaborative Design Working Group B]]'''===

=== Presentation Slides Collaborative Design ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Modlin_final_1.jpg|Analytical Drawings
Image:Modlin_final_2.jpg|Projective Drawings
Image:GI_yourgroupname_ass4_slide3.jpg|Design Synthesis
</gallery>

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[[Category: Green Infrastructure 2014 Working Group]]

File:Modlin final 2.jpg

2015-01-25T17:21:28Z

Jacksoni:

Green Infrastructure 2014 - Working Group B

2015-01-25T17:20:58Z

Jacksoni: /* Presentation Slides Collaborative Design */

--> Back to [[Working_Groups_Seminar_Green_Infrastructure_2014|working group overview]]

''Dear working group members. This is your group page and you will be completing the template gradually as we move through the seminar. Each member has an individual page for documenting his/her personal case. You can also access your template for assignment 4 (the joint design) from here. Good luck and enjoy your collaboration!
''

== Assignment 2 - Lecture Concept Map ==
*''The list with the group distribution shows you which lecture your group is supposed to document in the concept map format.''
*''Please add your collaborative concept map here by replacing the dummy image. Your map needs to have a new file name:''

<gallery caption=" " widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:Gruppe b.jpg|''Green Infrastructure: Concepts, perceptions and its use in planning''
</gallery>

== Assignment 3 - Green infrastructure potential in your environment ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, October 28'''
*'''Due: Monday, December 1'''

''There is one template page for each group member. The case could be a specific site in direct vicinity or a larger area in your region. The objective is to identify structures that have the potential to become elements of a green infrastructure strategy. ''

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Working Group B - Case Study 1|Modlin Fortress near Warsaw ]] ===

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2|Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden]] ===

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 3|The Eastern Suburb Industrail Memory]] ===

=== [[Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 4|Darakeh-Evin River-Valley as linear green infrastructure]] ===

=== Presentation Slides Assignment 3 ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Slajd2.JPG|slide 1
Image:Slajd3.JPG|slide 2
Image:Slajd4.JPG|slide 3
Image:Slajd5.JPG|slide 4
Image:Slajd6.JPG|slide 5
Image:Slajd7.JPG|slide 6
Image:Slajd8.JPG|slide 8
Image:Slajd9.JPG|slide 9
Image:Slajd10.JPG|slide 7
</gallery>

== Assignment 4 - Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design ==

*'''Assigned: Tuesday, December 2'''
*'''Due: Tuesday, January 26'''

==='''[[Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B|Collaborative Design Working Group B]]'''===

=== Presentation Slides Collaborative Design ===

<gallery caption=" " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Modlin_final_1.jpg|Analytical Drawings
Image:GI_yourgroupname_ass4_slide2.jpg|Projective Drawings
Image:GI_yourgroupname_ass4_slide3.jpg|Design Synthesis
</gallery>

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[[Category: Green Infrastructure 2014 Working Group]]

File:Modlin final 1.jpg

2015-01-25T17:20:27Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-25T12:50:21Z

Jacksoni: /* Design Synthesis */

---> back to group page [[Green Infrastructure 2014 - Working Group B|working group B]]

'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

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== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery possibilities
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_gates.jpg|Gates of the Fortress
Image:Modlin_typology.jpg
Image:Modlin_typology_prewar.jpg|Typology Pre-war
Image:Modlin_typology_postwar.jpg|Typology Post-war
Image:Modlin_public_meeting.jpg|Meeting Points/Destinations
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
Image:Modlin_proposal.jpg|proposal
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:ROLNICTWO_MIEJSKIE.jpg|Urban farming
Image:Modpark.jpg|City park (compatible with the combination of gates their connections)
Image:Gates_slide.jpg|Connecting the city
Image:Densifiying_modlin.jpg|Densifiying the city
Image:P1_corridor.jpg|Corridor by river
Image:P2_isolation_barrie.jpg|Isolation barrie
Image:Template01.jpg|Ecotourism/Protection
Image:Template02.jpg|Riverside Eco-Recreation
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:s.jpg|Strengths
Image:ws.jpg|Weaknesses
Image:op.jpg|Opportunities
Image:tr.jpg|Threats
Image:Modlin_master_plan.jpg|Master Plan
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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File:Modlin master plan.jpg

2015-01-25T12:42:39Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-24T20:45:54Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
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|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
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|width=300
|height=240
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|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
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|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery possibilities
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_gates.jpg|Gates of the Fortress
Image:Modlin_typology.jpg
Image:Modlin_typology_prewar.jpg|Typology Pre-war
Image:Modlin_typology_postwar.jpg|Typology Post-war
Image:Modlin_public_meeting.jpg|Meeting Points/Destinations
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
Image:Modlin_proposal.jpg|proposal
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:ROLNICTWO_MIEJSKIE.jpg|Urban farming
Image:Modpark.jpg|City park
Image:Gates_slide.jpg|Connecting the city
Image:Densifiying_modlin.jpg|Densifiying the city
Image:P1_corridor.jpg|Corridor by river
Image:P2_isolation_barrie.jpg|Isolation barrie
Image:Template01.jpg|Ecotourism/Protection
Image:Template02.jpg|Riverside Eco-Recreation
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-23T20:08:31Z

Jacksoni: /* Projective drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
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|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery possibilities
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:10940540_10202226846711803_5398980390809073333_n.jpg|Gates of the Fortress
Image:Modlin_typology.jpg
Image:Modlin_typology_prewar.jpg|Typology Pre-war
Image:Modlin_typology_postwar.jpg|Typology Post-war
Image:Modlin_public_meeting.jpg|Meeting Points/Destinations
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
Image:Modlin_proposal.jpg|proposal
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:ROLNICTWO_MIEJSKIE.jpg|Urban farming
Image:Modpark.jpg|City park
Image:Gates_slide.jpg|Connecting the city
Image:Densifiying_modlin.jpg|Densifiying the city
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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File:Densifiying modlin.jpg

2015-01-23T20:07:38Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-23T18:45:30Z

Jacksoni: /* Projective drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery possibilities
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:10940540_10202226846711803_5398980390809073333_n.jpg|Gates of the Fortress
Image:Modlin_typology.jpg
Image:Modlin_typology_prewar.jpg|Typology Pre-war
Image:Modlin_typology_postwar.jpg|Typology Post-war
Image:Modlin_public_meeting.jpg|Meeting Points/Destinations
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
Image:Modlin_proposal.jpg|proposal
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:ROLNICTWO_MIEJSKIE.jpg|Urban farming
Image:Modpark.jpg|City park
Image:Gates_slide.jpg|Connecting the city
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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2015-01-23T18:43:58Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-23T18:39:38Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery possibilities
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:10940540_10202226846711803_5398980390809073333_n.jpg|Gates of the Fortress
Image:Modlin_typology.jpg
Image:Modlin_typology_prewar.jpg|Typology Pre-war
Image:Modlin_typology_postwar.jpg|Typology Post-war
Image:Modlin_public_meeting.jpg|Meeting Points/Destinations
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
Image:Modlin_proposal.jpg|proposal
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:ROLNICTWO_MIEJSKIE.jpg|Urban farming
Image:Modpark.jpg|City park
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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File:10940540 10202226846711803 5398980390809073333 n.jpg

2015-01-23T18:39:07Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-22T21:37:26Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery possibilities
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_gates.jpg|Gates of the Fortress
Image:Modlin_typology.jpg
Image:Modlin_typology_prewar.jpg|Typology Pre-war
Image:Modlin_typology_postwar.jpg|Typology Post-war
Image:Modlin_public_meeting.jpg|Meeting Points/Destinations
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
Image:Modlin_proposal.jpg|proposal
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:ROLNICTWO_MIEJSKIE.jpg|Urban farming
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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File:Modlin gates.jpg

2015-01-22T21:35:54Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-18T20:13:16Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery possibilities
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_typology.jpg
Image:Modlin_typology_prewar.jpg|Typology Pre-war
Image:Modlin_typology_postwar.jpg|Typology Post-war
Image:Modlin_public_meeting.jpg|Meeting Points/Destinations
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
Image:Modlin_proposal.jpg|proposal
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-18T20:11:50Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery possibilities
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_typology.jpg
Image:Modlin_typology_prewar.jpg|Typology Pre-war
Image:Modlin_typology_postwar.jpg|Typology Post-war
Image:Modlin_public_meeting.jpg|Meeting Points/Destinations
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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File:Modlin proposal.jpg

2015-01-18T20:07:15Z

Jacksoni:

File:Modlin typology.jpg

2015-01-18T20:06:31Z

Jacksoni:

File:Modlin typology prewar.jpg

2015-01-18T20:05:36Z

Jacksoni:

File:Modlin typology postwar.jpg

2015-01-18T20:04:47Z

Jacksoni:

File:Modlin public meeting.jpg

2015-01-18T20:04:10Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-18T20:03:17Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery possibilities
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

----
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Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-18T20:02:48Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
Image:Modlin_grenery_possibilities.jpg|Greenery posibilities
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

----
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File:Modlin grenery possibilities.jpg

2015-01-18T20:01:06Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-18T19:59:33Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
Image:Modlin_destinations.jpg|Bufferzones of destinations, r:150m and 300m
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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File:Modlin destinations.jpg

2015-01-18T19:58:19Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-18T19:57:29Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
Image:Modlin_description_1.jpg
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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File:Modlin description 1.jpg

2015-01-18T19:55:56Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-18T19:54:57Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
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|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
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|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
Image:Modlin_connectios_warszawa.jpg|Connectios with other cities
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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File:Modlin connectios warszawa.jpg

2015-01-18T19:47:07Z

Jacksoni:

Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-18T19:46:37Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''add author''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:Modlin.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| {{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=52.4384554
|lng=20.674233
|zoom=12
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg|Built Environment
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group B

2015-01-18T19:46:00Z

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'''''Modlin Fortress and its surroundings as a GI potential area'''''

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| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Modlin Fortress''
|-
| '''Location''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Modlin (near Warsaw)''
|-
| '''Country''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Poland''
|-
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== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==
*'''Biogeography'''
The area is situated in Eurosiberian region, in east-central Europe and from geomorphological point of view it's Middle European Plain, Masovian Lowland. It means, that the the relief of the terrain in this place is almost flat, rich in very developed river network. The medium altitude of the area is 127,6 m above the see level. Modlin is a district of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, located in east-central Poland, in Masovian Lowland. The climate of Masovian lowland is transitional climate between maritime and continental climate. As a resoult in the region there is pretty high temperature amplitude (in a scale of year), mostly during the winter season (2°C to -2°C). In the summer the average temperature is balanced, around 18 °C - 18,5 °C. The atmospheric precipitation level here is the lowest in the country and usually it's less than 500 mm during the year scale. Although soils here are rather poor- mostly podzols- nearby big rivers (so where Modlin Fortress is located) it's easy to find fertile alluvial soils. Despite the fact, that in most of Masovian Province area woods have been replaced by urban structures or transformed into ''Pinus'' monocultures, in the surroundings of Modlin still wilderness and various woods exist.

Flora and fauna existing in the area: according to document done towards the needs of Professional Geodety School, I've collected information about species existing in the sourroundings of the airport. Most common vegetation is trees such as: ''Acer sp, Betula sp, Corylus sp, Crataegus sp, Picea sp, Pinus sp, Populus sp, Prunus sp, Quercus sp, Sanbucus nigra sp, Tilia sp''. With other plants mostly we can find there: ''Lupinus sp, Silybum marianum, Solidago sp, Tanacetum vulgare, Urtica dioica''. The most important fauna in the area are birds - many endangered species and species connected to water habitats.

*'''Urban context: history and dynamics'''
The location of Modlin at the confluence of Vistula, Narew and Wkra rivers was bringing to the place outstanding defensive qualities. Napoleon Bonaparte, during extending his impact on Eastern Europe, created Duchy of Warsaw and built serie of fortresses in its area. One of them was Modlin Fortress, which was started in 1806. According to his plan, the internal circuit of today's citadel was formed. The stronghold was created from earth and wood, with 5 bastions and the shape of semicircle, opened to the river.

After the Napoleon's period, the fortress has been occupied by Russian army. Russians have extended the area of fortress with an external perimeter, which was based on the shape of "crowns" of the internal bastion and consisted six fronts. In 1864 the complex of barracks was built, the citadel and the external circuit have been surrounded by the wall, called the Carnot. Im 1883 another reconstruction started- the Tsar's Army decided to build the "chain" of forts surrounding the fortress. This 8 forts are made of earth and bricks, and its length is 30 km, they are creating the first ring of forts. Similar modernization has been done in 1914, when the second ring of forts appeared. They created 10 additional forts, using concrete and steal.

87 years later, already after the I World War in December 1918 the Modlin Fortress has been taken by Polish Army.

In the interwar period Corps of Cadets stationed in Modlin. There was also Armored Training Center, with the Cadets School and the School of Officers, and also Sapper Training Centre. During next years the complex has been used for military goals, after the II World War the object still has been used by Polish Army as a training area etc.

Nowadays The Modlin Fortress isn't anymore strategic military point. It became a historical monument, with it's well preserved buildings which are attracting many tourists.

*'''Overall character and cultural features'''

Nowadays, during the urban sprawl the space between internal and external perimeter of the fortress is partly occupied by housing estates and urban infrastructures. The significant object is an international airport, located just on the border of Modlin Fortress, which for sure is important social and cultural aspect overall, but obviously has a huge ( not always positive) influence on the ecology of the region and the quality of life of local citizens. The area in general is open, but with the historical buildings the situation is different - only some of them are open to the public and people can visit them with the guide, the rest is getting destroyed with the time and acts of vandalism. The terrain of the fortress is subject of conservation officer's care and in spite of the fact, that last year it was bought by private investor, the conservator needs to agree for all the proposed changes. There is a permission of adapting buildings of the main part (citadel) to new functions such as apartments, office space, but there is also condition: not to change overall exterior appearance of the buildings and to keep educational function by reserving part of the fortress for a museum. However labour on renovation of the object will need many changes in underground infrastructure such as connection to canalization, electricity and so on. Also with another extension of urban zone, there will be a necessity of creation social spots, such as parks, public squares and infrastructure connected to this. Fortunately in the area, inside the buildings of citadel and in the area between two perimeters of the fortress, there is a lot of greenery which can be easly adapted to new functions.

<gallery caption= "Localization and structure of Modlin Fortress" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Ma.jpg|Localization of the study case
Image:Mapatwierdza1.jpg|Explanation of fortress structure
Image:Conflictsm.jpg|Conflicts
Image:Potentials2.jpg|Potentials
Image:Rosliny.png|aerial picture: vegetation visible on circuits and forts
</gallery>

== What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre? ==

Overall objective of this integrated design is connecting existing urban structures with historical elements in the way it'll be well adapted to new functions, makes area attractive and involves ideas positively working on ecological and cultural aspects of the place.

- creation of places with organized greenery (parks, gardens)

- facilities for citizens - f.ex. designing parkings

- improving connectivity between both circuits of the fortress and surrounding area and accessibility to historical objects

- provide access to the riverside and creation of attractive boulevards

- adaptation of historical objects to new functions - f.x embankments might transform into paths with view points dor interesting objects.

- protection and preservation the historical objects

All of mentioned ideas can include GI elements.

The objective of enhancing green infrastructure is minimizing the negative influence of the airport on local and surrounding areas, like problem of noise, pollution (air, soil, water), the ground water level disturbance and in general all the factors which can have bad impact on fauna, flora and quality of humans life in the region. Also there is plan of reducing artificial isolation within the fortress area.

- Plantation plans including high noise damping and pollution storing vegetation in surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans including biofiltration species in the surroundings of the airport

- Plantation plans providing biodiversity of the place

- Resumption of lost habitats

- Rainwater management strategy and storage elements

- Proper adaptation of the circuits of fortifications and embankments, reduction of isolation

- GI elements in the urban environment: urban agriculture and health pathways in newly planned housing estimate in citadel

== Analytical drawings ==
''Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="6">
Image:Z1.jpg|Overall look of the place
Image:Uol.jpg|Use of land
Image:Komunikejszyn.jpg|Accessibility and public communication
Image:Gi mozlizowsci.jpg|Possibility of using GI
Image:Sechematbram.jpg|Problem of izolation
Image:Nature conservation.jpg|Valuable natural areas
Image:Modlin_built_environment.jpg
</gallery>

== Projective drawings ==
''Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings " widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|projective drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|projective drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|projective drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|projective drawing 4
</gallery>

== Design Synthesis ==
''Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis SWOT]analysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.''

<gallery caption="Design Synthesis Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourfilename1.jpg|synthesis drawing 1
Image:yourfilename2.jpg|synthesis drawing 2
Image:yourfilename3.jpg|synthesis drawing 3
Image:yourfilename4.jpg|synthesis drawing 4
</gallery>

== Summary of the collaborative process ==
''Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).''

== Image Gallery ==
''You may add a series of images/photos in addition to the sketches/drawings''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:Topview1942.jpg|fortress in 1942'
Image:Citadel.jpg|Citadele
Image:Airportconstruction.jpg|Airport during contruction
Image:Airport.jpg|Airport now
Image:Spichlerz teraz.jpg|view at the granary
Image:Bramy2.jpg|Gate
Image:Modlinsa.jpeg|neglected building of fortress
Image:Mur twierdzy.png|Canota wall
Image:Bramy.jpg|bunkers
</gallery>

== References ==
http://natura2000.gdos.gov.pl/datafiles

http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/twierdza_modlin_odzyje_konkurs_architektoniczny_w_2015,2580.html

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowy_Dw%C3%B3r_Mazowiecki

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File:Modlin built environment.jpg

2015-01-18T19:44:10Z

Jacksoni:

Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2

2014-12-14T09:53:13Z

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'''''Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden'''''

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|-
| '''Country''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Venezuela''
|-
| '''City''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Caracas''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Irene Jackson''
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== Rationale ==
''Caracas is a valley, entirely surrounded by green,the most important mountain of the city is National Park and a reference of every caraquenians. Caracas is a fragmented city, created by patch, creating multiple types of street networks, and hurt by the highway, making impossible cross north-south connectivity. In Caracas found a forgot and dirty river, where untreated waste of the city are deposed, which sometimes in rain season overflows, collapsing the roads and making grievances.
These are general characteristics of the city, and casually, found all in the proposed study case, connected by a large greenery mass: Parque los Caobos and in the other side of the highway: Botanical Garden of Caracas.
This area is the geographical center of the city and this area was focus of investments in last decades, that is why we found a lot of important pieces of history, that gives this complex and diversity to the city and specially to the plot;
The most common street network are colonial grid, isolate residential building, and informal construction. Represented all next to the park.
In the south of the Botanical Garden is the most important modern architectural piece is University City, a enormous complex with high cultural and historical value.
On the west border, The highest tower of the city is called "Parque Central" 255m, and the biggest cultural complex of the city, Bellas Artes Museum, Sciences Museum, Teresa Carreno Theater, University of Arts. And inside the park in this area, the buildings of El Sistema, National System of youth Orchestra.
Although this park has too many interesting things close, a privileged location in the city and sizable, this park nor the Botanical Garden represent any of the GI concepts.
''

== Author's perspective ==
''I have a degree in architecture, I always have being interested in the environment and urbanism, that is why I want to work improving the urban landscape. I'm from Caracas, born and raised, I have studied in "Universidad Central de Venezuela", very close to this place, and casually in the physical center of the city, for me, one of the most disconnected and chaotic places in Caracas. I found potential in this place because in this little area one can find a lot of aspects to create a good Green Infrastructure, river, greenery, cultural places, prominent topography, etc., and the challenge to make this place worth, because in plan is a big green area, but when you walk around you don't feel all these benefits. That's why I think is being missing a great opportunity for the people of the city can enjoy the possibility of having a green pulmon in the middle of the city.''

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

*''Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics''
*''Illustrations: maps; sketches; short descriptive analyses''

<gallery caption= "Illustrations" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:cenital greenery.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
</gallery>

== Analytical drawings ==
*''Please use analytical drawing for visualising the conflicts/potentials of your site''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:inside the plot.jpg|Important buildings inside the plot
Image:context.jpg|Elements outside the plot
Image:uses.jpg|Uses
Image:Topography_colors_legend.jpg|Topography
</gallery>

== Green Infrastructure benefits for this site ==
''Despite this area is in the middle of the city, '''connectivity''' is the most potential aspect in this case. First, connect the area itself, north part (Los Caobos Park) with the south one (Botanical Garden) to create a real gig green mass, creating a green heart.

This new green mass could benefit itself the connectivity with other potentials green infrastructures in the city, the Avila Mountain in the north and Los Proceres Park in the south. Which is also a riverside, in this north south connection, one can find several pocked parks which will facilitate the travel between destiny points and could create an urban '''ecological corridor'''.

The ecological north-south corridor will include management hydraulic activation of the rivers “Quebrada Mariperez and “Rio Valle”, preserving as well its bellowing ecological system and wildlife. This corridor could also include elements of public space, bike paths and passive recreation, in order to increase the usability and environmental and living conditions of the area.

This green mass could be understood as gears of a complex system center on it. In this district, where the park is located, live around 150.000 people, it means the '''social''' aspect is very important, just thinking about the local impact. The existence of different urban network increase the social diversity; favelas, isolate residential building, and unfamiliar houses. All typologies could have, in its respective scale and dimension, renovations in order to be coherent to the new technologies and supporting the new system the park and corridor offer.
This area is '''culturally''' rich, a lot of buildings with historical value and cultural center will improve the touristic interest on the area, increasing as well the '''economic''' value of the district. ''

== Potential for multifunctionality ==
''Los Caobos Park and Botanical Garden have several multiple functions potentials, proper use of the cultural, social, greenery and economical sources can integrate very important areas of the city and provide benefits, such as increase lifestyle (providing recreational-educational spaces for dismissed communities), create better conditions for biodiversity, improve river conditions (well water treatment), protect biodiversity, connect with other green infrastructures areas to create a complete green system that will benefit the hole city.''

== Projective drawings ==
* ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''

''-Achieve integration of both parks, in the first phase with uses connections and increase of biodiversity in the area.

-Achieve the approach and involvement of neighboring communities, to create social comprehension of the area and benefits, maximize the use and development of the park.

-Achieve walkability in the area, improving street network with sidewalks, pedestrian path and bike routes to connect the city north-south. ''

* ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

''-Create alternatives of transportation in this area to dispense with the highway, at least in this area.

-Improve public transportation system. Bus and tram connections north-south and create cable way to connect both cable way of the city.

-Achieve River improvement, gain leverage of the river condition in the city.

-Achieve the connection of different areas of green infrastructure in the city.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
*''100 words approx.''

== Image Gallery ==
''Please add further images/photos here''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:caracas 1967.jpg|Caracas 1967
Image:caracas 19942.jpg|Caracas 1994
Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-071.jpg|your image text
Image:vistaplazavenezuela.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
</gallery>

== References ==

*''please add your references here''

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Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2

2014-12-14T09:52:13Z

Jacksoni: /* Projective drawings */

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'''''Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden'''''

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|-
| '''City''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Caracas''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Irene Jackson''
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== Rationale ==
''Caracas is a valley, entirely surrounded by green,the most important mountain of the city is National Park and a reference of every caraquenians. Caracas is a fragmented city, created by patch, creating multiple types of street networks, and hurt by the highway, making impossible cross north-south connectivity. In Caracas found a forgot and dirty river, where untreated waste of the city are deposed, which sometimes in rain season overflows, collapsing the roads and making grievances.
These are general characteristics of the city, and casually, found all in the proposed study case, connected by a large greenery mass: Parque los Caobos and in the other side of the highway: Botanical Garden of Caracas.
This area is the geographical center of the city and this area was focus of investments in last decades, that is why we found a lot of important pieces of history, that gives this complex and diversity to the city and specially to the plot;
The most common street network are colonial grid, isolate residential building, and informal construction. Represented all next to the park.
In the south of the Botanical Garden is the most important modern architectural piece is University City, a enormous complex with high cultural and historical value.
On the west border, The highest tower of the city is called "Parque Central" 255m, and the biggest cultural complex of the city, Bellas Artes Museum, Sciences Museum, Teresa Carreno Theater, University of Arts. And inside the park in this area, the buildings of El Sistema, National System of youth Orchestra.
Although this park has too many interesting things close, a privileged location in the city and sizable, this park nor the Botanical Garden represent any of the GI concepts.
''

== Author's perspective ==
''I have a degree in architecture, I always have being interested in the environment and urbanism, that is why I want to work improving the urban landscape. I'm from Caracas, born and raised, I have studied in "Universidad Central de Venezuela", very close to this place, and casually in the physical center of the city, for me, one of the most disconnected and chaotic places in Caracas. I found potential in this place because in this little area one can find a lot of aspects to create a good Green Infrastructure, river, greenery, cultural places, prominent topography, etc., and the challenge to make this place worth, because in plan is a big green area, but when you walk around you don't feel all these benefits. That's why I think is being missing a great opportunity for the people of the city can enjoy the possibility of having a green pulmon in the middle of the city.''

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

*''Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics''
*''Illustrations: maps; sketches; short descriptive analyses''

<gallery caption= "Illustrations" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:cenital greenery.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
</gallery>

== Analytical drawings ==
*''Please use analytical drawing for visualising the conflicts/potentials of your site''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:inside the plot.jpg|Important buildings inside the plot
Image:context.jpg|Elements outside the plot
Image:uses.jpg|Uses
Image:Topography_colors_legend.jpg|Topography
</gallery>

== Green Infrastructure benefits for this site ==
''Despite this area is in the middle of the city, '''connectivity''' is the most potential aspect in this case. First, connect the area itself, north part (Los Caobos Park) with the south one (Botanical Garden) to create a real gig green mass, creating a green heart.

This new green mass could benefit itself the connectivity with other potentials green infrastructures in the city, the Avila Mountain in the north and Los Proceres Park in the south. Which is also a riverside, in this north south connection, one can find several pocked parks which will facilitate the travel between destiny points and could create an urban '''ecological corridor'''.

The ecological north-south corridor will include management hydraulic activation of the rivers “Quebrada Mariperez and “Rio Valle”, preserving as well its bellowing ecological system and wildlife. This corridor could also include elements of public space, bike paths and passive recreation, in order to increase the usability and environmental and living conditions of the area.

This green mass could be understood as gears of a complex system center on it. In this district, where the park is located, live around 150.000 people, it means the '''social''' aspect is very important, just thinking about the local impact. The existence of different urban network increase the social diversity; favelas, isolate residential building, and unfamiliar houses. All typologies could have, in its respective scale and dimension, renovations in order to be coherent to the new technologies and supporting the new system the park and corridor offer.
This area is '''culturally''' rich, a lot of buildings with historical value and cultural center will improve the touristic interest on the area, increasing as well the '''economic''' value of the district. ''

== Potential for multifunctionality ==
''Los Caobos Park and Botanical Garden have several multiple functions potentials, proper use of the cultural, social, greenery and economical sources can integrate very important areas of the city and provide benefits, such as increase lifestyle (providing recreational-educational spaces for dismissed communities), create better conditions for biodiversity, improve river conditions (well water treatment), protect biodiversity, connect with other green infrastructures areas to create a complete green system that will benefit the hole city.''

== Projective drawings ==
* ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''

''-Achieve integration of both parks, in the first phase with uses connections and increase of biodiversity in the area.

-Achieve the approach and involvement of neighboring communities, to create social comprehension of the area and benefits, maximize the use and development of the park.

-Achieve walkability in the area, improving street network with sidewalks, pedestrian path and bike routes to connect the city north-south.
''

* ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''

''-Create alternatives of transportation in this area to dispense with the highway, at least in this area.

-Improve public transportation system. Bus and tram connections north-south and create cable way to connect both cable way of the city.

-Achieve River improvement, gain leverage of the river condition in the city.

-Achieve the connection of different areas of green infrastructure in the city.''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
*''100 words approx.''

== Image Gallery ==
''Please add further images/photos here''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:caracas 1967.jpg|Caracas 1967
Image:caracas 19942.jpg|Caracas 1994
Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-071.jpg|your image text
Image:vistaplazavenezuela.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
</gallery>

== References ==

*''please add your references here''

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Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2

2014-12-14T09:51:17Z

Jacksoni: /* Projective drawings */

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'''''Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden'''''

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| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden ''
|-
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|-
| '''City''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Caracas''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Irene Jackson''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-072.jpg|300px]]
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|}

== Rationale ==
''Caracas is a valley, entirely surrounded by green,the most important mountain of the city is National Park and a reference of every caraquenians. Caracas is a fragmented city, created by patch, creating multiple types of street networks, and hurt by the highway, making impossible cross north-south connectivity. In Caracas found a forgot and dirty river, where untreated waste of the city are deposed, which sometimes in rain season overflows, collapsing the roads and making grievances.
These are general characteristics of the city, and casually, found all in the proposed study case, connected by a large greenery mass: Parque los Caobos and in the other side of the highway: Botanical Garden of Caracas.
This area is the geographical center of the city and this area was focus of investments in last decades, that is why we found a lot of important pieces of history, that gives this complex and diversity to the city and specially to the plot;
The most common street network are colonial grid, isolate residential building, and informal construction. Represented all next to the park.
In the south of the Botanical Garden is the most important modern architectural piece is University City, a enormous complex with high cultural and historical value.
On the west border, The highest tower of the city is called "Parque Central" 255m, and the biggest cultural complex of the city, Bellas Artes Museum, Sciences Museum, Teresa Carreno Theater, University of Arts. And inside the park in this area, the buildings of El Sistema, National System of youth Orchestra.
Although this park has too many interesting things close, a privileged location in the city and sizable, this park nor the Botanical Garden represent any of the GI concepts.
''

== Author's perspective ==
''I have a degree in architecture, I always have being interested in the environment and urbanism, that is why I want to work improving the urban landscape. I'm from Caracas, born and raised, I have studied in "Universidad Central de Venezuela", very close to this place, and casually in the physical center of the city, for me, one of the most disconnected and chaotic places in Caracas. I found potential in this place because in this little area one can find a lot of aspects to create a good Green Infrastructure, river, greenery, cultural places, prominent topography, etc., and the challenge to make this place worth, because in plan is a big green area, but when you walk around you don't feel all these benefits. That's why I think is being missing a great opportunity for the people of the city can enjoy the possibility of having a green pulmon in the middle of the city.''

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

*''Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics''
*''Illustrations: maps; sketches; short descriptive analyses''

<gallery caption= "Illustrations" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:cenital greenery.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
</gallery>

== Analytical drawings ==
*''Please use analytical drawing for visualising the conflicts/potentials of your site''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:inside the plot.jpg|Important buildings inside the plot
Image:context.jpg|Elements outside the plot
Image:uses.jpg|Uses
Image:Topography_colors_legend.jpg|Topography
</gallery>

== Green Infrastructure benefits for this site ==
''Despite this area is in the middle of the city, '''connectivity''' is the most potential aspect in this case. First, connect the area itself, north part (Los Caobos Park) with the south one (Botanical Garden) to create a real gig green mass, creating a green heart.

This new green mass could benefit itself the connectivity with other potentials green infrastructures in the city, the Avila Mountain in the north and Los Proceres Park in the south. Which is also a riverside, in this north south connection, one can find several pocked parks which will facilitate the travel between destiny points and could create an urban '''ecological corridor'''.

The ecological north-south corridor will include management hydraulic activation of the rivers “Quebrada Mariperez and “Rio Valle”, preserving as well its bellowing ecological system and wildlife. This corridor could also include elements of public space, bike paths and passive recreation, in order to increase the usability and environmental and living conditions of the area.

This green mass could be understood as gears of a complex system center on it. In this district, where the park is located, live around 150.000 people, it means the '''social''' aspect is very important, just thinking about the local impact. The existence of different urban network increase the social diversity; favelas, isolate residential building, and unfamiliar houses. All typologies could have, in its respective scale and dimension, renovations in order to be coherent to the new technologies and supporting the new system the park and corridor offer.
This area is '''culturally''' rich, a lot of buildings with historical value and cultural center will improve the touristic interest on the area, increasing as well the '''economic''' value of the district. ''

== Potential for multifunctionality ==
''Los Caobos Park and Botanical Garden have several multiple functions potentials, proper use of the cultural, social, greenery and economical sources can integrate very important areas of the city and provide benefits, such as increase lifestyle (providing recreational-educational spaces for dismissed communities), create better conditions for biodiversity, improve river conditions (well water treatment), protect biodiversity, connect with other green infrastructures areas to create a complete green system that will benefit the hole city.''

== Projective drawings ==
* ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
''-Achieve integration of both parks, in the first phase with uses connections and increase of biodiversity in the area.

-Achieve the approach and involvement of neighboring communities, to create social comprehension of the area and benefits, maximize the use and development of the park.

-Achieve walkability in the area, improving street network with sidewalks, pedestrian path and bike routes to connect the city north-south.
''

* ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''
** ''-Create alternatives of transportation in this area to dispense with the highway, at least in this area.

-Improve public transportation system. Bus and tram connections north-south and create cable way to connect both cable way of the city.

-Achieve River improvement, gain leverage of the river condition in the city.

-Achieve the connection of different areas of green infrastructure in the city.
''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
*''100 words approx.''

== Image Gallery ==
''Please add further images/photos here''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:caracas 1967.jpg|Caracas 1967
Image:caracas 19942.jpg|Caracas 1994
Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-071.jpg|your image text
Image:vistaplazavenezuela.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
</gallery>

== References ==

*''please add your references here''

----
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Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2

2014-12-14T09:25:43Z

Jacksoni: /* Projective drawings */

---> back to group page [[Green_Infrastructure_2014_-_Working_Group_B|working group B]]

'''''Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden'''''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden ''
|-
| '''Country''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Venezuela''
|-
| '''City''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Caracas''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Irene Jackson''
|-
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== Rationale ==
''Caracas is a valley, entirely surrounded by green,the most important mountain of the city is National Park and a reference of every caraquenians. Caracas is a fragmented city, created by patch, creating multiple types of street networks, and hurt by the highway, making impossible cross north-south connectivity. In Caracas found a forgot and dirty river, where untreated waste of the city are deposed, which sometimes in rain season overflows, collapsing the roads and making grievances.
These are general characteristics of the city, and casually, found all in the proposed study case, connected by a large greenery mass: Parque los Caobos and in the other side of the highway: Botanical Garden of Caracas.
This area is the geographical center of the city and this area was focus of investments in last decades, that is why we found a lot of important pieces of history, that gives this complex and diversity to the city and specially to the plot;
The most common street network are colonial grid, isolate residential building, and informal construction. Represented all next to the park.
In the south of the Botanical Garden is the most important modern architectural piece is University City, a enormous complex with high cultural and historical value.
On the west border, The highest tower of the city is called "Parque Central" 255m, and the biggest cultural complex of the city, Bellas Artes Museum, Sciences Museum, Teresa Carreno Theater, University of Arts. And inside the park in this area, the buildings of El Sistema, National System of youth Orchestra.
Although this park has too many interesting things close, a privileged location in the city and sizable, this park nor the Botanical Garden represent any of the GI concepts.
''

== Author's perspective ==
''I have a degree in architecture, I always have being interested in the environment and urbanism, that is why I want to work improving the urban landscape. I'm from Caracas, born and raised, I have studied in "Universidad Central de Venezuela", very close to this place, and casually in the physical center of the city, for me, one of the most disconnected and chaotic places in Caracas. I found potential in this place because in this little area one can find a lot of aspects to create a good Green Infrastructure, river, greenery, cultural places, prominent topography, etc., and the challenge to make this place worth, because in plan is a big green area, but when you walk around you don't feel all these benefits. That's why I think is being missing a great opportunity for the people of the city can enjoy the possibility of having a green pulmon in the middle of the city.''

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

*''Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics''
*''Illustrations: maps; sketches; short descriptive analyses''

<gallery caption= "Illustrations" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:cenital greenery.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
</gallery>

== Analytical drawings ==
*''Please use analytical drawing for visualising the conflicts/potentials of your site''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:inside the plot.jpg|Important buildings inside the plot
Image:context.jpg|Elements outside the plot
Image:uses.jpg|Uses
Image:Topography_colors_legend.jpg|Topography
</gallery>

== Green Infrastructure benefits for this site ==
''Despite this area is in the middle of the city, '''connectivity''' is the most potential aspect in this case. First, connect the area itself, north part (Los Caobos Park) with the south one (Botanical Garden) to create a real gig green mass, creating a green heart.

This new green mass could benefit itself the connectivity with other potentials green infrastructures in the city, the Avila Mountain in the north and Los Proceres Park in the south. Which is also a riverside, in this north south connection, one can find several pocked parks which will facilitate the travel between destiny points and could create an urban '''ecological corridor'''.

The ecological north-south corridor will include management hydraulic activation of the rivers “Quebrada Mariperez and “Rio Valle”, preserving as well its bellowing ecological system and wildlife. This corridor could also include elements of public space, bike paths and passive recreation, in order to increase the usability and environmental and living conditions of the area.

This green mass could be understood as gears of a complex system center on it. In this district, where the park is located, live around 150.000 people, it means the '''social''' aspect is very important, just thinking about the local impact. The existence of different urban network increase the social diversity; favelas, isolate residential building, and unfamiliar houses. All typologies could have, in its respective scale and dimension, renovations in order to be coherent to the new technologies and supporting the new system the park and corridor offer.
This area is '''culturally''' rich, a lot of buildings with historical value and cultural center will improve the touristic interest on the area, increasing as well the '''economic''' value of the district. ''

== Potential for multifunctionality ==
''Los Caobos Park and Botanical Garden have several multiple functions potentials, proper use of the cultural, social, greenery and economical sources can integrate very important areas of the city and provide benefits, such as increase lifestyle (providing recreational-educational spaces for dismissed communities), create better conditions for biodiversity, improve river conditions (well water treatment), protect biodiversity, connect with other green infrastructures areas to create a complete green system that will benefit the hole city.''

== Projective drawings ==
* ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
''-Achieve integration of both parks, in the first phase with uses connections and increase of biodiversity in the area.

-Achieve the approach and involvement of neighboring communities, to create social comprehension of the area and benefits, maximize the use and development of the park.

-Achieve walkability in the area, improving street network with sidewalks, pedestrian path and bike routes to connect the city north-south.
''

* ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''
** ''you may add a short explanation here''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
*''100 words approx.''

== Image Gallery ==
''Please add further images/photos here''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:caracas 1967.jpg|Caracas 1967
Image:caracas 19942.jpg|Caracas 1994
Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-071.jpg|your image text
Image:vistaplazavenezuela.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
</gallery>

== References ==

*''please add your references here''

----
[[Category:Green Infrastructure 2014 Case Study]]

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Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2

2014-12-14T09:25:01Z

Jacksoni: /* Projective drawings */

---> back to group page [[Green_Infrastructure_2014_-_Working_Group_B|working group B]]

'''''Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden'''''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden ''
|-
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|-
| '''City''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Caracas''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Irene Jackson''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-072.jpg|300px]]
|-
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== Rationale ==
''Caracas is a valley, entirely surrounded by green,the most important mountain of the city is National Park and a reference of every caraquenians. Caracas is a fragmented city, created by patch, creating multiple types of street networks, and hurt by the highway, making impossible cross north-south connectivity. In Caracas found a forgot and dirty river, where untreated waste of the city are deposed, which sometimes in rain season overflows, collapsing the roads and making grievances.
These are general characteristics of the city, and casually, found all in the proposed study case, connected by a large greenery mass: Parque los Caobos and in the other side of the highway: Botanical Garden of Caracas.
This area is the geographical center of the city and this area was focus of investments in last decades, that is why we found a lot of important pieces of history, that gives this complex and diversity to the city and specially to the plot;
The most common street network are colonial grid, isolate residential building, and informal construction. Represented all next to the park.
In the south of the Botanical Garden is the most important modern architectural piece is University City, a enormous complex with high cultural and historical value.
On the west border, The highest tower of the city is called "Parque Central" 255m, and the biggest cultural complex of the city, Bellas Artes Museum, Sciences Museum, Teresa Carreno Theater, University of Arts. And inside the park in this area, the buildings of El Sistema, National System of youth Orchestra.
Although this park has too many interesting things close, a privileged location in the city and sizable, this park nor the Botanical Garden represent any of the GI concepts.
''

== Author's perspective ==
''I have a degree in architecture, I always have being interested in the environment and urbanism, that is why I want to work improving the urban landscape. I'm from Caracas, born and raised, I have studied in "Universidad Central de Venezuela", very close to this place, and casually in the physical center of the city, for me, one of the most disconnected and chaotic places in Caracas. I found potential in this place because in this little area one can find a lot of aspects to create a good Green Infrastructure, river, greenery, cultural places, prominent topography, etc., and the challenge to make this place worth, because in plan is a big green area, but when you walk around you don't feel all these benefits. That's why I think is being missing a great opportunity for the people of the city can enjoy the possibility of having a green pulmon in the middle of the city.''

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

*''Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics''
*''Illustrations: maps; sketches; short descriptive analyses''

<gallery caption= "Illustrations" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:cenital greenery.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
</gallery>

== Analytical drawings ==
*''Please use analytical drawing for visualising the conflicts/potentials of your site''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:inside the plot.jpg|Important buildings inside the plot
Image:context.jpg|Elements outside the plot
Image:uses.jpg|Uses
Image:Topography_colors_legend.jpg|Topography
</gallery>

== Green Infrastructure benefits for this site ==
''Despite this area is in the middle of the city, '''connectivity''' is the most potential aspect in this case. First, connect the area itself, north part (Los Caobos Park) with the south one (Botanical Garden) to create a real gig green mass, creating a green heart.

This new green mass could benefit itself the connectivity with other potentials green infrastructures in the city, the Avila Mountain in the north and Los Proceres Park in the south. Which is also a riverside, in this north south connection, one can find several pocked parks which will facilitate the travel between destiny points and could create an urban '''ecological corridor'''.

The ecological north-south corridor will include management hydraulic activation of the rivers “Quebrada Mariperez and “Rio Valle”, preserving as well its bellowing ecological system and wildlife. This corridor could also include elements of public space, bike paths and passive recreation, in order to increase the usability and environmental and living conditions of the area.

This green mass could be understood as gears of a complex system center on it. In this district, where the park is located, live around 150.000 people, it means the '''social''' aspect is very important, just thinking about the local impact. The existence of different urban network increase the social diversity; favelas, isolate residential building, and unfamiliar houses. All typologies could have, in its respective scale and dimension, renovations in order to be coherent to the new technologies and supporting the new system the park and corridor offer.
This area is '''culturally''' rich, a lot of buildings with historical value and cultural center will improve the touristic interest on the area, increasing as well the '''economic''' value of the district. ''

== Potential for multifunctionality ==
''Los Caobos Park and Botanical Garden have several multiple functions potentials, proper use of the cultural, social, greenery and economical sources can integrate very important areas of the city and provide benefits, such as increase lifestyle (providing recreational-educational spaces for dismissed communities), create better conditions for biodiversity, improve river conditions (well water treatment), protect biodiversity, connect with other green infrastructures areas to create a complete green system that will benefit the hole city.''

== Projective drawings ==
* ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''-Achieve integration of both parks, in the first phase with uses connections and increase of biodiversity in the area.
-Achieve the approach and involvement of neighboring communities, to create social comprehension of the area and benefits, maximize the use and development of the park.
-Achieve walkability in the area, improving street network with sidewalks, pedestrian path and bike routes to connect the city north-south.
''

* ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''
** ''you may add a short explanation here''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
*''100 words approx.''

== Image Gallery ==
''Please add further images/photos here''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:caracas 1967.jpg|Caracas 1967
Image:caracas 19942.jpg|Caracas 1994
Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-071.jpg|your image text
Image:vistaplazavenezuela.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
</gallery>

== References ==

*''please add your references here''

----
[[Category:Green Infrastructure 2014 Case Study]]

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Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2

2014-12-10T10:48:28Z

Jacksoni: /* Potential for multifunctionality */

---> back to group page [[Green_Infrastructure_2014_-_Working_Group_B|working group B]]

'''''Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden'''''

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|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden ''
|-
| '''Country''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Venezuela''
|-
| '''City''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Caracas''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Irene Jackson''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-072.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"|{{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=10.4993413
|lng=-66.89381449999996
|zoom=15
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Rationale ==
''Caracas is a valley, entirely surrounded by green,the most important mountain of the city is National Park and a reference of every caraquenians. Caracas is a fragmented city, created by patch, creating multiple types of street networks, and hurt by the highway, making impossible cross north-south connectivity. In Caracas found a forgot and dirty river, where untreated waste of the city are deposed, which sometimes in rain season overflows, collapsing the roads and making grievances.
These are general characteristics of the city, and casually, found all in the proposed study case, connected by a large greenery mass: Parque los Caobos and in the other side of the highway: Botanical Garden of Caracas.
This area is the geographical center of the city and this area was focus of investments in last decades, that is why we found a lot of important pieces of history, that gives this complex and diversity to the city and specially to the plot;
The most common street network are colonial grid, isolate residential building, and informal construction. Represented all next to the park.
In the south of the Botanical Garden is the most important modern architectural piece is University City, a enormous complex with high cultural and historical value.
On the west border, The highest tower of the city is called "Parque Central" 255m, and the biggest cultural complex of the city, Bellas Artes Museum, Sciences Museum, Teresa Carreno Theater, University of Arts. And inside the park in this area, the buildings of El Sistema, National System of youth Orchestra.
Although this park has too many interesting things close, a privileged location in the city and sizable, this park nor the Botanical Garden represent any of the GI concepts.
''

== Author's perspective ==
''I have a degree in architecture, I always have being interested in the environment and urbanism, that is why I want to work improving the urban landscape. I'm from Caracas, born and raised, I have studied in "Universidad Central de Venezuela", very close to this place, and casually in the physical center of the city, for me, one of the most disconnected and chaotic places in Caracas. I found potential in this place because in this little area one can find a lot of aspects to create a good Green Infrastructure, river, greenery, cultural places, prominent topography, etc., and the challenge to make this place worth, because in plan is a big green area, but when you walk around you don't feel all these benefits. That's why I think is being missing a great opportunity for the people of the city can enjoy the possibility of having a green pulmon in the middle of the city.''

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

*''Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics''
*''Illustrations: maps; sketches; short descriptive analyses''

<gallery caption= "Illustrations" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:cenital greenery.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
</gallery>

== Analytical drawings ==
*''Please use analytical drawing for visualising the conflicts/potentials of your site''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:inside the plot.jpg|Important buildings inside the plot
Image:context.jpg|Elements outside the plot
Image:uses.jpg|Uses
Image:Topography_colors_legend.jpg|Topography
</gallery>

== Green Infrastructure benefits for this site ==
''Despite this area is in the middle of the city, '''connectivity''' is the most potential aspect in this case. First, connect the area itself, north part (Los Caobos Park) with the south one (Botanical Garden) to create a real gig green mass, creating a green heart.

This new green mass could benefit itself the connectivity with other potentials green infrastructures in the city, the Avila Mountain in the north and Los Proceres Park in the south. Which is also a riverside, in this north south connection, one can find several pocked parks which will facilitate the travel between destiny points and could create an urban '''ecological corridor'''.

The ecological north-south corridor will include management hydraulic activation of the rivers “Quebrada Mariperez and “Rio Valle”, preserving as well its bellowing ecological system and wildlife. This corridor could also include elements of public space, bike paths and passive recreation, in order to increase the usability and environmental and living conditions of the area.

This green mass could be understood as gears of a complex system center on it. In this district, where the park is located, live around 150.000 people, it means the '''social''' aspect is very important, just thinking about the local impact. The existence of different urban network increase the social diversity; favelas, isolate residential building, and unfamiliar houses. All typologies could have, in its respective scale and dimension, renovations in order to be coherent to the new technologies and supporting the new system the park and corridor offer.
This area is '''culturally''' rich, a lot of buildings with historical value and cultural center will improve the touristic interest on the area, increasing as well the '''economic''' value of the district. ''

== Potential for multifunctionality ==
''Los Caobos Park and Botanical Garden have several multiple functions potentials, proper use of the cultural, social, greenery and economical sources can integrate very important areas of the city and provide benefits, such as increase lifestyle (providing recreational-educational spaces for dismissed communities), create better conditions for biodiversity, improve river conditions (well water treatment), protect biodiversity, connect with other green infrastructures areas to create a complete green system that will benefit the hole city.''

== Projective drawings ==
* ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''you may add a short explanation here''

* ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''
** ''you may add a short explanation here''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
*''100 words approx.''

== Image Gallery ==
''Please add further images/photos here''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:caracas 1967.jpg|Caracas 1967
Image:caracas 19942.jpg|Caracas 1994
Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-071.jpg|your image text
Image:vistaplazavenezuela.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
</gallery>

== References ==

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Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2

2014-12-10T09:56:31Z

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'''''Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden'''''

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| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden ''
|-
| '''Country''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Venezuela''
|-
| '''City''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Caracas''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Irene Jackson''
|-
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== Rationale ==
''Caracas is a valley, entirely surrounded by green,the most important mountain of the city is National Park and a reference of every caraquenians. Caracas is a fragmented city, created by patch, creating multiple types of street networks, and hurt by the highway, making impossible cross north-south connectivity. In Caracas found a forgot and dirty river, where untreated waste of the city are deposed, which sometimes in rain season overflows, collapsing the roads and making grievances.
These are general characteristics of the city, and casually, found all in the proposed study case, connected by a large greenery mass: Parque los Caobos and in the other side of the highway: Botanical Garden of Caracas.
This area is the geographical center of the city and this area was focus of investments in last decades, that is why we found a lot of important pieces of history, that gives this complex and diversity to the city and specially to the plot;
The most common street network are colonial grid, isolate residential building, and informal construction. Represented all next to the park.
In the south of the Botanical Garden is the most important modern architectural piece is University City, a enormous complex with high cultural and historical value.
On the west border, The highest tower of the city is called "Parque Central" 255m, and the biggest cultural complex of the city, Bellas Artes Museum, Sciences Museum, Teresa Carreno Theater, University of Arts. And inside the park in this area, the buildings of El Sistema, National System of youth Orchestra.
Although this park has too many interesting things close, a privileged location in the city and sizable, this park nor the Botanical Garden represent any of the GI concepts.
''

== Author's perspective ==
''I have a degree in architecture, I always have being interested in the environment and urbanism, that is why I want to work improving the urban landscape. I'm from Caracas, born and raised, I have studied in "Universidad Central de Venezuela", very close to this place, and casually in the physical center of the city, for me, one of the most disconnected and chaotic places in Caracas. I found potential in this place because in this little area one can find a lot of aspects to create a good Green Infrastructure, river, greenery, cultural places, prominent topography, etc., and the challenge to make this place worth, because in plan is a big green area, but when you walk around you don't feel all these benefits. That's why I think is being missing a great opportunity for the people of the city can enjoy the possibility of having a green pulmon in the middle of the city.''

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

*''Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics''
*''Illustrations: maps; sketches; short descriptive analyses''

<gallery caption= "Illustrations" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:cenital greenery.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
</gallery>

== Analytical drawings ==
*''Please use analytical drawing for visualising the conflicts/potentials of your site''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:inside the plot.jpg|Important buildings inside the plot
Image:context.jpg|Elements outside the plot
Image:uses.jpg|Uses
Image:Topography_colors_legend.jpg|Topography
</gallery>

== Green Infrastructure benefits for this site ==
''Despite this area is in the middle of the city, '''connectivity''' is the most potential aspect in this case. First, connect the area itself, north part (Los Caobos Park) with the south one (Botanical Garden) to create a real gig green mass, creating a green heart.

This new green mass could benefit itself the connectivity with other potentials green infrastructures in the city, the Avila Mountain in the north and Los Proceres Park in the south. Which is also a riverside, in this north south connection, one can find several pocked parks which will facilitate the travel between destiny points and could create an urban '''ecological corridor'''.

The ecological north-south corridor will include management hydraulic activation of the rivers “Quebrada Mariperez and “Rio Valle”, preserving as well its bellowing ecological system and wildlife. This corridor could also include elements of public space, bike paths and passive recreation, in order to increase the usability and environmental and living conditions of the area.

This green mass could be understood as gears of a complex system center on it. In this district, where the park is located, live around 150.000 people, it means the '''social''' aspect is very important, just thinking about the local impact. The existence of different urban network increase the social diversity; favelas, isolate residential building, and unfamiliar houses. All typologies could have, in its respective scale and dimension, renovations in order to be coherent to the new technologies and supporting the new system the park and corridor offer.
This area is '''culturally''' rich, a lot of buildings with historical value and cultural center will improve the touristic interest on the area, increasing as well the '''economic''' value of the district. ''

== Potential for multifunctionality ==
''Green infrastructure has typically multiple functions. What could be achieved for your site in this respect?''

== Projective drawings ==
* ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''you may add a short explanation here''

* ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''
** ''you may add a short explanation here''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
*''100 words approx.''

== Image Gallery ==
''Please add further images/photos here''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:caracas 1967.jpg|Caracas 1967
Image:caracas 19942.jpg|Caracas 1994
Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-071.jpg|your image text
Image:vistaplazavenezuela.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
</gallery>

== References ==

*''please add your references here''

----
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Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2

2014-12-10T09:56:01Z

Jacksoni: /* Green Infrastructure benefits for this site */

---> back to group page [[Green_Infrastructure_2014_-_Working_Group_B|working group B]]

'''''Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden'''''

{| align="right" width="300pt" style="background:Gainsboro; color:black"
|-
| '''Name''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Los Caobos Park + Botanical Garden ''
|-
| '''Country''' ||style="background:Lavender"| '' Venezuela''
|-
| '''City''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Caracas''
|-
| '''Authors''' || style="background:Lavender"|''Irene Jackson''
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"| [[Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-072.jpg|300px]]
|-
| ||style="background:Lavender"|
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="background:silver"|{{#widget:GoogleMaps
|width=300
|height=240
|lat=10.4993413
|lng=-66.89381449999996
|zoom=15
|centermarker=yes
|maptypecontrol=yes
|overviewmapcontrol=yes
|largemapcontrol=yes
|scalecontrol=yes
}}
|}

== Rationale ==
''Caracas is a valley, entirely surrounded by green,the most important mountain of the city is National Park and a reference of every caraquenians. Caracas is a fragmented city, created by patch, creating multiple types of street networks, and hurt by the highway, making impossible cross north-south connectivity. In Caracas found a forgot and dirty river, where untreated waste of the city are deposed, which sometimes in rain season overflows, collapsing the roads and making grievances.
These are general characteristics of the city, and casually, found all in the proposed study case, connected by a large greenery mass: Parque los Caobos and in the other side of the highway: Botanical Garden of Caracas.
This area is the geographical center of the city and this area was focus of investments in last decades, that is why we found a lot of important pieces of history, that gives this complex and diversity to the city and specially to the plot;
The most common street network are colonial grid, isolate residential building, and informal construction. Represented all next to the park.
In the south of the Botanical Garden is the most important modern architectural piece is University City, a enormous complex with high cultural and historical value.
On the west border, The highest tower of the city is called "Parque Central" 255m, and the biggest cultural complex of the city, Bellas Artes Museum, Sciences Museum, Teresa Carreno Theater, University of Arts. And inside the park in this area, the buildings of El Sistema, National System of youth Orchestra.
Although this park has too many interesting things close, a privileged location in the city and sizable, this park nor the Botanical Garden represent any of the GI concepts.
''

== Author's perspective ==
''I have a degree in architecture, I always have being interested in the environment and urbanism, that is why I want to work improving the urban landscape. I'm from Caracas, born and raised, I have studied in "Universidad Central de Venezuela", very close to this place, and casually in the physical center of the city, for me, one of the most disconnected and chaotic places in Caracas. I found potential in this place because in this little area one can find a lot of aspects to create a good Green Infrastructure, river, greenery, cultural places, prominent topography, etc., and the challenge to make this place worth, because in plan is a big green area, but when you walk around you don't feel all these benefits. That's why I think is being missing a great opportunity for the people of the city can enjoy the possibility of having a green pulmon in the middle of the city.''

== Landscape and/or urban context of your case ==

*''Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics''
*''Illustrations: maps; sketches; short descriptive analyses''

<gallery caption= "Illustrations" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="3">
Image:cenital greenery.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
Image:yourimage.jpg|your visual
</gallery>

== Analytical drawings ==
*''Please use analytical drawing for visualising the conflicts/potentials of your site''

<gallery caption="Analytical Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:inside the plot.jpg|Important buildings inside the plot
Image:context.jpg|Elements outside the plot
Image:uses.jpg|Uses
Image:Topography_colors_legend.jpg|Topography
</gallery>

== Green Infrastructure benefits for this site ==
''Despite this area is in the middle of the city, '''connectivity''' is the most potential aspect in this case. First, connect the area itself, north part (Los Caobos Park) with the south one (Botanical Garden) to create a real gig green mass, creating a green heart.
This new green mass could benefit itself the connectivity with other potentials green infrastructures in the city, the Avila Mountain in the north and Los Proceres Park in the south. Which is also a riverside, in this north south connection, one can find several pocked parks which will facilitate the travel between destiny points and could create an urban '''ecological corridor'''.
The ecological north-south corridor will include management hydraulic activation of the rivers “Quebrada Mariperez and “Rio Valle”, preserving as well its bellowing ecological system and wildlife. This corridor could also include elements of public space, bike paths and passive recreation, in order to increase the usability and environmental and living conditions of the area.
This green mass could be understood as gears of a complex system center on it. In this district, where the park is located, live around 150.000 people, it means the '''social''' aspect is very important, just thinking about the local impact. The existence of different urban network increase the social diversity; favelas, isolate residential building, and unfamiliar houses. All typologies could have, in its respective scale and dimension, renovations in order to be coherent to the new technologies and supporting the new system the park and corridor offer.
This area is '''culturally''' rich, a lot of buildings with historical value and cultural center will improve the touristic interest on the area, increasing as well the '''economic''' value of the district. ''

== Potential for multifunctionality ==
''Green infrastructure has typically multiple functions. What could be achieved for your site in this respect?''

== Projective drawings ==
* ''How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)''
** ''you may add a short explanation here''

* ''And how could it look like in 10-15 years?''
** ''you may add a short explanation here''

<gallery caption="Projective Drawings" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
Image:yourdrawing.jpg|projective drawing
</gallery>

== Summary and conclusion ==
*''100 words approx.''

== Image Gallery ==
''Please add further images/photos here''

<gallery caption="Image Gallery" widths="150px" heights="150px" perrow="4">
Image:caracas 1967.jpg|Caracas 1967
Image:caracas 19942.jpg|Caracas 1994
Image:CARACAS-AEREA-VENEZUELA-071.jpg|your image text
Image:vistaplazavenezuela.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
Image:yourimage.jpg|your image text
</gallery>

== References ==

*''please add your references here''

----
[[Category:Green Infrastructure 2014 Case Study]]

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Green Infrastructure 2014 Group B - Case Study 2

2014-11-27T10:46:01Z

Jacksoni: /* Analytical drawings */

File:Topography colors legend.jpg

2014-11-27T10:44:36Z

Jacksoni: