Case Study Nürtingen 1

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Core Question 1: In how far does this project reveal your concept of future landscapes?

This project is a good example for how to create multi-purpose, useful places with interdisciplinary work. I would emphasize the collaboration with the locals what is in my opinion, crucial in success of public spaces, and the reuse of building materials. I think a future landscape should be a base of the local identity, and therefore strengthen the local identity and the locals awareness of their environment. This project is an example for this.

Landscape and/or urban context

Buffalo Bayou is a main waterway flowing through Houston, in Harris County, Texas, USA. It begins on the west side of the county near Katy, Texas and flows approximately 53 miles (85 km) east to the Houston Ship Channel and then into Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way the bayou receives several significant tributary bayous, such as White Oak Bayou, Greens Bayou, and Brays Bayou and passes by several major parks and numerous smaller neighborhood parks. [1]

The Buffalo Bayou Promenade connected Houston's downtown to the river through a formerly neglected area that has a lot of freeways and bridges.

The recuperation and re-use of this area was extremely important, so this area filled with trash was transformed to an attractive area, converting it into a 3,000 linear feet of urban park that provides a prominent gateway to downtown Houston.

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• How is the area/project/plan used and by whom?
• Is the use changing? Are there any issues?

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Core Question 2: What is the role of landscape architecture in this project?

Landscape architecture plays a very important role in this project, as for making the project successful and cohesive,and for making it useful and pleasant to the people, planning every detail in advance makes this one a functional project. With landscape architecture all sources can be putted into use, from the correct use of plants,to the design of the parks and areas, all of this to be used by the people. This plays the most important role of all , without planning and good execution no project can be finished successfully.

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http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=12240

http://www.buffalobayou.org/BB_Phase2.pdf.pdf

http://www.buffalobayou.org/guidetobb.html

http://www.buffalobayou.org/pdf/VegMngPlan.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bayou#Restoring_the_Buffalo_Bayou

http://www.swagroup.com/

http://www.asla.org/2009awards/104.html

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1145/is_5_44/ai_n32406437/?tag=content;col1