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== Image Gallery == | == Image Gallery == | ||
<gallery caption=" | '''PANORAMIC VIEWS''' | ||
Image: | <gallery caption="" widths="350" heights="100" perrow="2"> | ||
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Image: | Image:2013-11-26_plan_panorame.jpg|''' panoramic view points''' | ||
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Image:Vacaresti_pan13.jpg|'''(1) panoramic view from the north-west corner (Asmita Gardens Towers) toward the lake - autumn''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan12.jpg|'''(2) panoramic view from the north-west corner (Asmita Gardens Towers) toward the lake - winter''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan04.jpg|'''(3) panoramic view from the north-west corner toward Dambovita river''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan05.jpg|'''(4) panoramic view of the street placed between Vacaresti Lake and Dambovita river''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan06.jpg|'''(5) panoramic view within Vacaresti Lake''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan08.jpg|'''(6) panoramic view from the east side toward the lake - spring ''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan07.jpg|'''(7) panoramic view from the north-east corner toward the commercial area''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan09.jpg|'''(8) panoramic view from the commercial area in the north-east corner toward the lake''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan10.jpg|'''(9) panoramic view of the street bordering the east side of the lake''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan11.jpg|'''(10) panoramic view from the south side toward the lake''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan02.jpg|'''(11) panoramic view from the west side toward the neighboring area''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan01.jpg|'''(12) panoramic view from the west side toward the lake - spring''' | |||
Image:Vacaresti_pan03.jpg|'''(13) panoramic view from the west side toward the neighboring area - improvised dwellings''' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
'''VIEWS INSIDE THE LAKE''' | |||
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Image:IMG_0448.JPG|'''border between the city and the "delta"''' | |||
Image:IMG_10055.JPG|'''lake edge (west side)''' | |||
Image:IMG_1147.JPG|'''external green slope''' | |||
Image:IMG_0506.JPG|'''lake usage - fishing''' | |||
Image:IMG_0537.JPG|'''lake usage - improvised dwelling''' | |||
Image:IMG_0484.JPG|'''lake usage - organized visit''' | |||
Image:IMG_0482.JPG|'''fisher-man and fisher-women''' | |||
Image:IMG_0481.JPG|'''the lake within the lake''' | |||
Image:IMG_0489.JPG|'''withdrawn waters''' | |||
Image:IMG_0446.JPG|'''concrete edge''' | |||
Image:IMG_1146.JPG|'''concrete edge''' | |||
Image:IMG_0541.JPG|'''former dock''' | |||
Image:IMG_10345.JPG|'''paths and improvised dwellings''' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 21:28, 26 November 2013
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Vacaresti Lake ... another world
| Name | Vacaresti Lake | |
| Location | Bucharest | |
| Country | Romania | |
| Authors | Diana Culescu | |
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Rationale: Why is this case interesting?
Vacaresti Lake is actually just a “hole” in the ground. It was born from the megalomaniac wish of a former dictator* to make Bucharest a port city to the Black Sea (over 200 km away). The dictator was overthrown, the project stopped, but Nature just went ahead. Now this so called lake - never filled with water - is hosting an amazing ecosystem that rivals with the Danube Delta [1].
There are but a few of Bucharest’s residents that venture inside “Vacaresti pit” and appreciate its beauty. For the rest of the inhabitants this is just a “bad” … “ugly” … “horrible” place next to the city center.
Recently, an article published in the National Geographic journal (The delta between blocks [2])drew attention to this space and the political environment rushed to find solutions for this “problem”. The ideas range from wishing to transform this place into a natural reservation to making a picnic / barbecue place for all Bucharest. Whatever the intentions, Vacaresti Lake's future is still up for grabs.
* Nicolae Ceausescu was the President of Romania, between 1974 and 1989, during the communist period. His ambition generated a lot of gigantic projects. One of the most famous was “The House of People” (the Guiness Record-holder for the world's largest civilian building, most expensive administrative building and heaviest building [3]) placed in the “Civic Center” complex which crippled Bucharest. He also wanted to transform Bucharest in a port city for the Black Sea and ordered many interventions in this respect, one of them being Vacaresti Lake.
Author's perspective
From which professional background/perspective are your documenting this case?
Landscape and/or urban context of your case
- Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics
- Illustration: Map; sketches; short descriptive analyses
Analytical drawings
Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case and take the following aspects into account:
- natural dynamic versus cultural framework - in how far do these two forces come together in your case?
- dynamic through the year (you may imagine how the site looks in spring and summer, maybe you also remember it)
- highlight potentials and problems
- Analytical Drawings
- Yourfilename1.jpg
analytical drawing 1
- Yourfilename2.jpg
analytical drawing 2
- Yourfilename3.jpg
analytical drawing 3
- Yourfilename4.jpg
analytical drawing 4
Projective drawings
- Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) for your case and take the following aspects into account:
- How would you like this case to change in the near future? (in 1-2 years)
- And how could it look like in 10-15 years?
- Projective Drawings
- Yourfilename1.jpg
projective drawing 1
- Yourfilename2.jpg
projective drawing 2
- Yourfilename3.jpg
projective drawing 3
- Yourfilename4.jpg
projective drawing 4
Summary and conclusion
Please summarize your case and give arguments for your projective design (approx 150 words).
Image Gallery
PANORAMIC VIEWS
panoramic view points
(1) panoramic view from the north-west corner (Asmita Gardens Towers) toward the lake - autumn
(2) panoramic view from the north-west corner (Asmita Gardens Towers) toward the lake - winter
(3) panoramic view from the north-west corner toward Dambovita river
(4) panoramic view of the street placed between Vacaresti Lake and Dambovita river
(5) panoramic view within Vacaresti Lake
(6) panoramic view from the east side toward the lake - spring
(7) panoramic view from the north-east corner toward the commercial area
(8) panoramic view from the commercial area in the north-east corner toward the lake
(9) panoramic view of the street bordering the east side of the lake
(10) panoramic view from the south side toward the lake
(11) panoramic view from the west side toward the neighboring area
(12) panoramic view from the west side toward the lake - spring
(13) panoramic view from the west side toward the neighboring area - improvised dwellings
VIEWS INSIDE THE LAKE
border between the city and the "delta"
lake edge (west side)
external green slope
lake usage - fishing
lake usage - improvised dwelling
lake usage - organized visit
fisher-man and fisher-women
the lake within the lake
withdrawn waters
concrete edge
concrete edge
former dock
paths and improvised dwellings
References
* Please make sure that you give proper references of all external resources used.
* Do not use images of which you do not hold the copyright.
* Please add internet links to other resources if necessary.
External links
[1] Danube Delta - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_Delta
[2] National Geographic article - http://www.natgeo.ro/natura/habitat-conservare/9690-delta-dintre-blocuri
[3] Palace of Parliament (Bucharest - Romania) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Parliament
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