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Review of the book- The Evolving cities- urban design proposals by Ulrich Franzen and Paul Rudolph for the purpose of Urban Design

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The evolving city- Urban Design Proposals -Ulrich Franzen and Paul Rudolph Rituraj Sarma 2013eal25 Semester- 9
INTRODUCTION ? The book focusses on two proposals in the city of Manhattan. The first proposal is centred around the Upper East Side of the island between 59th and 96th streets, a portion of the Queens and the East River. The other proposal focusses on the corridor of the once proposed and the much discussed Lower Manhattan Expressway. ? Franzen concentrates on reordering and reapportioning the public right-of-way for greater pedestrian use at grade level and proposes entirely new transportation modes and suggests very little buildings except the utility service structure. Rudolph proposes new construction in the Lower Manhattan Expressway in relation to and integrated with the transportation network. Buildings are inserted into the transportation right-of-way to make the area more complex and more intensively used. The corridor thus becomes a contiguous and visible organising element of the city.
Manhattan’s East Side from 57th street to 96th streets, East river and adjacent part of the Queens About the place: ? High density predominantly residential area disrupted by dehumanising, citywide goods distribution system of trucks, overscaled and obsolete gasoline powered transportation and other vehicular service systems. ? The citywide distribution, surface transportation and support systems have no relation in terms of function, liveability or scale to the residential needs or the living patterns. ? The resultant sound and air pollution have produced harmful consequences to the residents of the neighbourhood. ? The Queen’s sector is primarily an underutilised industrial land. ? The east river has immense potential to be developed as a place which will have traits extremely opposite to the mechanical city life of Manhattan.
Design proposals Avenues transformed into public spaces and promenades Greater public use rather than use of automobiles Residential avenues transformed into multi-level multiple-use spaces Services and vehicles run through cross river tube bridges Superimposed levels of activity the Queens sector near the East River Section showing the superimposed levels in the Queens sector Pod vehicles which retains the urban environment and offer the people an exciting ride as well without disturbing the proposed public spaces
Lower Manhattan Expressway- presently connecting Holland tunnel to Lower Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge ? At present, the place exhibits a character ranging from an active and mixed residential- commercial neighbourhood to underutilised light industrial districts mixed with some loft- type housing. ? New opportunities may arise in areas near the Holland Tunnel, Williamsburg Bridge and Brooklyn bridges. ? Street congestion is quite common in this area due to heavy truck traffic which creates a lot of noise and exhaust, thus creating a very unhealthy living condition. Williamsburg Bridge Holland Tunnel Lower Manhattan Bridge
Design proposals Cross corridor buildings where the buildings have the same span as the expressway itself Multifunctional buildings which have two distinct functional spaces- the office spaces and the residential spaces The HUB has distinctly distributed residential, commercial, public spaces etc. Parkings and connectivity to all levels/modes to transport are available. It is a dynamic and volumetric matrix of spaces, systems and landscapes The system of designing the buildings Section of a multifunctional building
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The evolving city urban design proposals

  • 1. The evolving city- Urban Design Proposals -Ulrich Franzen and Paul Rudolph Rituraj Sarma 2013eal25 Semester- 9
  • 2. INTRODUCTION ? The book focusses on two proposals in the city of Manhattan. The first proposal is centred around the Upper East Side of the island between 59th and 96th streets, a portion of the Queens and the East River. The other proposal focusses on the corridor of the once proposed and the much discussed Lower Manhattan Expressway. ? Franzen concentrates on reordering and reapportioning the public right-of-way for greater pedestrian use at grade level and proposes entirely new transportation modes and suggests very little buildings except the utility service structure. Rudolph proposes new construction in the Lower Manhattan Expressway in relation to and integrated with the transportation network. Buildings are inserted into the transportation right-of-way to make the area more complex and more intensively used. The corridor thus becomes a contiguous and visible organising element of the city.
  • 3. Manhattan’s East Side from 57th street to 96th streets, East river and adjacent part of the Queens About the place: ? High density predominantly residential area disrupted by dehumanising, citywide goods distribution system of trucks, overscaled and obsolete gasoline powered transportation and other vehicular service systems. ? The citywide distribution, surface transportation and support systems have no relation in terms of function, liveability or scale to the residential needs or the living patterns. ? The resultant sound and air pollution have produced harmful consequences to the residents of the neighbourhood. ? The Queen’s sector is primarily an underutilised industrial land. ? The east river has immense potential to be developed as a place which will have traits extremely opposite to the mechanical city life of Manhattan.
  • 4. Design proposals Avenues transformed into public spaces and promenades Greater public use rather than use of automobiles Residential avenues transformed into multi-level multiple-use spaces Services and vehicles run through cross river tube bridges Superimposed levels of activity the Queens sector near the East River Section showing the superimposed levels in the Queens sector Pod vehicles which retains the urban environment and offer the people an exciting ride as well without disturbing the proposed public spaces
  • 5. Lower Manhattan Expressway- presently connecting Holland tunnel to Lower Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge ? At present, the place exhibits a character ranging from an active and mixed residential- commercial neighbourhood to underutilised light industrial districts mixed with some loft- type housing. ? New opportunities may arise in areas near the Holland Tunnel, Williamsburg Bridge and Brooklyn bridges. ? Street congestion is quite common in this area due to heavy truck traffic which creates a lot of noise and exhaust, thus creating a very unhealthy living condition. Williamsburg Bridge Holland Tunnel Lower Manhattan Bridge
  • 6. Design proposals Cross corridor buildings where the buildings have the same span as the expressway itself Multifunctional buildings which have two distinct functional spaces- the office spaces and the residential spaces The HUB has distinctly distributed residential, commercial, public spaces etc. Parkings and connectivity to all levels/modes to transport are available. It is a dynamic and volumetric matrix of spaces, systems and landscapes The system of designing the buildings Section of a multifunctional building