AA Visiting School _ Mittelmeerland _ Algiers _ Port

AA VISITING SCHOOLMITTELMEERLAND 4 ALGIERSPORT OF ALGIERS11-21.11.2012

AMEL BELLALAESMA TEBIBIAN GILLISYASMINE BOUHELOUF

GOOGLE MAP

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BASE MAP

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Environmental problems and pollutionPort activities and discharges of different boats cause pollution of the sea and therefore decrease the diversity of underwater living organisms such as several types of fish.Rupture between the city and the seaBecause of the activities of the port, the presence of people there is not admitted. In addition, wide and fast roads separate the port from the rest of the city. Because of those reasnons, people -who have nothing to do there- shun the port. So they cannot benefit from access to the sea (visual access is maintained through the topography of Algiers).Historical attractvity and tourism opportunitiesThe history of the port of Algiers is several times millennia. All lovers of history and culture could find there their pleasure. The site is ideally suited for both tourists and autoctones wishing to know the history of the place.Recreational opportunitiesThis site has recreational character, conceals potential tourist and leisure:• The strategic location in the town;• Its excellent transport links via a rich network infrastructure;• The presence of many intersting places and square gardens near the port.

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THEMES OF THE SITE

PORT OF ALGIERS

COUNTRY: AlgeriaOFFICIAL LANGUAGE: ArabicPOPULATION: port workers and fishermen CITY: Algiers city centerTOTAL: 37 docksCOASTAL LINE: 8609.80 lm

The site is located in the west side of the Bay of Algiers, it is protected from northwest and west swells by the Cape Caxine and Mount Bouzaréah.Four princple activities are concerned with this port :- Commercial activities ;which are the most important activites in Algiers port. Commerce ensures the provision of services for all categories of goods: solid and liquid bulk, containers, vehicles and heavy equipment.- Military activities situated mainly in La Jetée de Khir Eddine (presence of a historical fort).- Shipping : of passengers from and to other countries as France, Spain..- Fishing with small fishing boats owned by individuals.

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GENERAL INFORMATIONS

PORT OF ALGIERS

HISTORY

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PERSPECTIVE

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PERSPECTIVE

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EMPTY BASE PERSPECTIVE

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PORT OF ALGIERS 10Old city of Algiers and its port (source : Internet)

PORT OF ALGIERS 11Algiers and its port in the Ottoman Era (source: internet)

PORT OF ALGIERS 12Port of Algiers vaults (unknown source)

13PORT OF ALGIERSSource : Encyclopédie de la Carte Postale Ancienne (Alger) (Internet website)

PORT OF ALGIERS 14The La Santé port at Algiers, from a daguerreotype taken by Bettinger, lithograph by Champin; view from the Bettinger Album

PORT OF ALGIERS 15Revue Vies de villes, Hors série, 03 juillet 2012, p 319

PORT OF ALGIERS 16Revue Vies de ville HS n 03 juillet 2012 p 197

PORT ZONES_ORGANIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMERCE

PORT OF ALGIERS AS FOUND

Function: plan view Port of AlgiersSize: approx. 3-4 kilometer

- port is divided into 4 zones, commercial, transport, fishing, military - each zone is organized within its own system - secondary zones near the port include the city transportation lines, train and auto- trucks awaiting entry to the port creating a wall of goodsbetween transportation zone and the port

INDUSTRIAL URBAN THEATRE_ACTORS AND AUDIENCE

PORT OF ALGIERS AS FOUND

Function: industrial actions in the bay Size: approx. the entire bay

- when using the theatre as metaphor the marine industries becomes the actors and the city becomes the audience- this metaphor is extended when thinking of the port as the ‚fourth wall‘ a barrier between city and sea - the audience does not participate in the theatre they are only observers- when the port is moved who/what becomes the actor and what does the audience watch?

SCALE_SEEING THE CITY FROM THE SEA

PORT OF ALGIERS AS FOUND

Function: relationship of scale between port and citySize: approx. 5-6 kilometer

- the difference in scale between the pieces of the city and port occurs at opposite ends of the size spectrum - larger scaled objects are the commercial ships, french occupation era construction, and the Hotel Aurassi- small scale objects include the fishing and pleasure boats, the Casbah buildings and the people of the city - although the large objects become barriers in the city they are visual referances from the sea and help create the image of the city

CITY CENTER THEATER AND VISUAL CONNECTION WITH THE SEA

PORT o ALGIERS

Because of the morphology of Algiers, there are many balconies which have amazing vews on the sea. That creates a very sttong connection between the city and the sea.This connection is broken near the port because of high walls . So people who walk along the port cannot see the sea.

ACCESS TO THE CITY CENTER FROM THE SUBURBS

PORT of ALGIERS

People living in the suburbs who come to City center by buses or train stop in stations which are situated just outside of the port. They after take pedestrian bridges to access the city center.

VISUAL OPENINGS....WIND’S CORRIDORS

PORT of ALGIERS

Large streets lead directly from the city center to the up area near the port. These streets allow people to have direct vew on the sea . They are visual openings but they become also wind‘s corridors.

URBAN TENTACULE ON THE SEA

PORT of ALGIERS

The port elements progress on the sea as unban tentacules, seems like visual continuty of the city on the blue plan

THICK BARRIERES AND THIN CONNECTIONS

PORT of ALGIERS

The train rails, the road, levels difference and port limites are the components of a thick barriere. The city is connected to the port by thin pedestrian connections

THE WALL

PORT of ALGIERS

Port limites and infrastructures constitute a massif wall which does not allow people to connecte at sea level

GLOBAL VEW FROM THE SEA...SEGMENTED VEWS FROM THE CITY

PORT of ALGIERS

The particularity of the bay offers us two different visions.Once from the sea to the land where a one sight vision is possible (global vision).Once from land to sea where sequences of vision are necessary (segmented vision )

NO CLARITY OF VISUAL AND PHYSICAL PERMEABILITY

PORT of ALGIERS

Non clarity of physical and visual permeability.

REJECTED PEOPLE FROM THE PORT

PORT of ALGIERS

People who want to visit the port must obtain permission, there is no public connection to the sea.

Elevated PlatformsAccess from the city by pedistrian bridges creating continuity with the main streetsAbove the commercial docksOpening downward views to the portViews on the sea and on the commcial activities of the port

Cable carsConnecting the city to the port

Views on the city, the Casbah and the sea from the sky

Floating island (Casbah Cruise)Symbolize the 05 doors of the CasbahFrom one mediterranean city to the nextTravelling theathre, bringing Algerian cultureProducing energy Depollution of the sea

Artistic FringeOpening the city on the port Appreciating the sea from same level Artistic expression spaceOpen stage on the sea

NARRATIVE MAPPING