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Name	Frankfurt am Main River Area
Location	Frankfurt am Main
Country	Germany
Authors	S. Pio Brown Staikidis
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Short Introduction to the Area of Study

Frankfurt is an international, dynamic and financial city with the highest towering skyscrapers silhouette of Germany, in whose streets the plurality of languages is something natural, famous for the Main River, which is the heart of the city.

The case study area extends from the historical bridge, called Eiserner Steg, to the surroundings of the old Großmarkthalle, place where the new Frankfurt Hafen park, proposed by Sinai Faust Schroll Schwarz Landscape Architects, and landscape areas of the Skytower house of the new European Central Bank, proposed by Vogt Landscape architects are being developed.

The banks of the river are the meeting place of the city, serving as a green space surrounded by museums, historical buildings and parks. It is characterized by its system of circulation, with interconnecting walkways, recreational facilities and open spaces full of contrasts, binding the modern with the traditional, the urban and the rustic associated with the life of the city, becoming an international oasis of culture, history, and landscape development.

Exercise 1: Sketching the Landscape

Time frame: October 25 - November 15, 2011

Student activities:

• Creation of analytical drawings and sketches
• Presentation of results

Please upload a selection of your drawings/sketches/mental maps and add them to the image gallery

Sketches and Drawings

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  Sketch view of Frankfurt City from the study area

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  Construction area of the new sky tower project and Hafen Park in the east site of the Main River in Frankfurt

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  View under the railway bridge, closed to the Skytower project

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  Study area and surroundings

Exercise 2: Landscape Layers

Time frame: November 15 - 29, 2011

• time based changes and 'landscape biography', and/or:
• topography, open spaces, built, green, traffic and water structures on different layers. *Definition of zones with coherent character
• Description of this character.

Frankfurt History 796-1880

• 794 is the first time at the royal estate "Franconovurd" (ford of the Franks) as the site of an important synod of the Frankish nobility, led by Emperor Karl mentioned the Great.

• 1152 Frederick I. is elected German king and the city determined the choice of the German city of kings. This provided for recovery and growth.

• 1478 are at the Frankfurt Fair and subsequently represented as booksellers. The city is developing in the following decades to one of the most important commercial centers in Germany.

• 1585 -At the end of the Middle Ages, Frankfurt was one of the richest and most powerful commercial centers in central Germany.

• 1806 the Old Kingdom, its central place in Frankfurt am Main to the end, was dissolved.

• 1866 Frankfurt was annexed by the Prussians. In 1880, the Old Opera House was inaugurated.

• 1884 the first electric tram in the world was put into operation. This was in service between the Old Bridge in Frankfurt and Offenbach am Main.

• Four years later, in 1888, the main railway station, Europe's largest railway station was opened

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  Frankfurt History 796-1880

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  St. Catherine's Gate, Frankfurt am Main. The church on top right is St. Catherine's, the square on top left is Hauptwache square in central Frankfurt. The gate was bulit in late 12th century and demolished 600 years later

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  The fountain in the ramparts follow the course of the medieval city walls, in the early 19th Century were demolished and grassed over.Thus, in the heart of the city from the former defensive wall is well worth seeing green belt.

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  Frankfurt am Main, Germany: This part shows the Judengasse (jewish ghetto) and the monastery of the dominican order.

Shows the evolution of Frankfurt city between 796 - 1880

• '''Frankfurt History 1880- present'''
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  River Layer

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  Open/Green space Layer

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  Pathway Layer

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  Traffic Layer

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  Urban Layer

Please publish your findings here

Exercise 3: Behaviour Patterns

Time frame: December 6 - 20, 2011

• How do people behave in this area? How do they use the space? What is important for them?
• Observation of study area, interviews with local people and mapping of use patterns.
• Preparation of short presentation

Please publish your findings here

Exercise 4: Communication Concepts

Time frame: December 19, 2011 - January 17, 2012

• Based on the different landscape assessment approaches students will develop a communication concept for their area of study
• Which measures would be necessary for enhancing the awareness for the area?
• Students are free to choose their method.

Please publish your findings here

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