Overpass Landscapes
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| Name | Overpass from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Neustadt bahnhof | |
| Location | Dresden | |
| Country | Germany | |
| Authors | Natalia Kita and Dragana Romic | |
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| <googlemap version="0.9" lat="51.055747" lon="13.744926" zoom="13" width="300" height="300">
51.040584, 13.73188 Dresden Hauptbahnhof 51.065511, 13.739862 Dresden Neustadt bahnhof </googlemap> | ||
Short Introduction to the Area of Study
Overpasses are important as a transport structures, but also as elements of everyday landscape which thousansd of people pass on their way.
Dresden’s railway overpass is located in the western part from the city center and connects 3 train stations: Dresden Neustadt, Dresden Mitte and Dresden Hauptbahnhof. Points where overpass cut the streets, space under and it’s surrounding lie in area of our biggest interest. It’a place where pedestrian, cyclists, people going by car and train meet for short moment, to continue travel to their destination.
These places usually exist in people’s minds as not pleasant for the eye structure, sometimes dirty and scary which they need to just go through to get on the other side, in reality the usage and meaning of it, can be much more sophisticated. Overpasses create landscape windows, they can be background, foreground, accent or cover to different spaces.
Exercise 1: Sketching the Landscape
Time frame: October 25 - November 15, 2011
Student activities:
- Creation of analytical drawings and sketches
- Presentation of results
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Sketches and Drawings
Similarity beetwen the shapes of two important city flows
Comparing focuses- Neustadt-stucture in focus, Mitte- frame in focus, Hauptbahnhof-background in focus
Comparing movements -Neustadt, Mitte and Hauptbahnhof using the typology of colours
Comparing light -Neustadt, Mitte and Hauptbahnhof using the typology of light
Comparing textures- Neustadt, Mitte and Hauptbahnhof with different dominant surfaces
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.
Land use map shows different funcional areas that are important in the city and influenced by Dresden's railway
Character of place and human habits map shows how do people percive different places in the wider area of Dresden’s railway influence
Historical map that shows the development of this area in the begining of XX century
Historical map that shows the areas of destruction in the mid XX century
Map that shows different levels in vertical city structure and movement connected with these levels
Combination of the photos taken on the way alog the overpass from Neustadt Banhof to Hbf, presenting the look on the overpass
Combination of the photos taken on the way alog the overpass from Neustadt Banhof to Hbf, presenting the look from the overpass to the surrounding landscape
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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
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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.
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