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P2 Midterm PresentationComplex Cities Graduation Studio Monitored by Verena Balz and Leo van den Burg Studied by Tanja Grubic_4118928

BELGRADE MEETING ITS RIVERFRONT

Bathers on the Sava River, source: http://www.dexpressbg.com/

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Analysis

Causes

Context

HistoricalCity FormPlanningPoliticalTerritory

City-River ContactFunctions

MorphologyBelgrade I, II, III

City FormDevelopment

Image Centralities

DISCONTINUITY

DISCONNECTION

FRAGMENTATION

ASYMMETRYRIVER SCALE

CITY SCALE

REGIONAL SCALE

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P2/METHODOLOGY GUIDE

METHODS

PLACE AND NON-PLACE

PLACELESSNESS

EXISTENTIAL SPACE

METHODOLOGY

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Strategic Interventions

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CONTEXT

The Frozen Sava River, http://www.dexpressbg.com/

• Administrative position• Geographic position• Political position

REGIONAL SCALE

CITY SCALE

• Administrative division

RIVER SCALE

• River Sectors• Coast Boarder

150 km

100 mi


REGIONAL SCALE

Administrative Position

Geographic Position

Balkan Peninsula position Position in Sava-Danube-network of cities

Coats of arms as the identifications and representations of the cities

CONTEXT

Belgrade1.15 millionBelgrade

Belgrade

Budapest1.73 million

Zagreb792.000

Ljubljana270.000

Vienna1.7 million

Bratislava431. 000

Danube

Sava

Danube

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Position in Europe

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Coats od arms, source: wikipedia.com

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Position in the region Position in Serbia

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Rhine–Main–Danube Canal connecting North Sea and Black Sea

Belgrade Position

Black Sea

EU member states EU member states - river role


REGIONAL SCALE

CONTEXT

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CITY SCALE

• Administrative division

RIVER SCALE

• River Sectors• Coast Boarder

Municipality of Zemun

Municipality of Palilula

Municipality of Zvezdara

Municipality of Voždovac

Municipality of Grocka

Municipality of Rakovica

Municipality of Čukarica

Municipality of Old Town (Stari Grad)

Municipality of New Belgrade

Municipality of Savski Venac

Municipality of Vračar

COAST BORDER

Municipal-administrative division of the city

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TO INTEGRATE BELGRADE AND ITS RIVERS THROUGH A STRATEGIC DESIGN WITH RESPECT TOWARDS EXISTING/DISREGARDED VALUES (CULTURAL

VALUES, HERITAGE VALUES, NATURAL VALUES ETC.) BASED ON A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND (GEO)POLITICAL AS-

PECTS OF THE CITY

THE PROJECT AIM:

DIAGNOSIS ORIENTED DIMENSIONS OF THE AIM

-VARIOUS INFLUENCES OF THE CITY DEVELOPMENTto understand how historical events, political climates and social changes impact city development.

-VALUESto analyze the spatial organization of the river and its surroundings, in order to identify values on differentlevels (cultural, natural, political, historical and social etc.), potentials and constraints.

THEORY ORIENTED DIMENSIONS OF THE AIM

-NON-PLACESto understand the meaning and manifesting of the phenomenon of place and non-place, through a theoreticalstudy, and to identify its manifestations on the Belgrade Riverfront

PROJECT ORIENTED DIMENSIONS OF THE AIM

- SPATIAL CITY-RIVER CONNECTIONto develop a spatial strategy to cohesively connect city and the river in order to consolidate the cultural,historical, social and functional dimension

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DISCONNECTION

FRAGMENTATION

ASYMMETRY

PLACE AND NON-PLACE

PLACELESSNESS

EXISTENTIAL SPACE

Strategy

Strategic Plan


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DISCONTINUITY

DISCONNECTION

FRAGMENTATION

ASYMMETRY

Belgrade around 1938, source: http://www.dexpressbg.com/

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DISCONTINUITYDISCONTINUITY

Historical

City Form

Political

Territory

Planning

Analysis

Causes

• Historical literature reviews• (Geo)political climate under-

standing from literature and prac-tice - Ognjen Gogic (political sci-ences)

• Understanding planning methods, trends and implementation from literature and practice - Miodrag Kecman (urbanism)

Final Product

Methods

Strategy

dominant

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City History Timeline

Before YU

YU period

Historical

City Form

Political

Territory

Planning

Analysis

Causes

DISCONTINUITY

DIAG

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SISROLESPAST

Historical

City Form

Political

Territory

Planning

Analysis

Causes

City-River Roles History Timeline

DIAG

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SISWAR

NATURE

PAST-TODAY

Historical

City Form

Political

Territory

Planning

Analysis

Causes

DISCONTINUITY

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SISPLANNING

TIME

Historical

City Form

Political

Territory

Planning

Analysis

Causes

DISCONTINUITY

Historical

City Form

Political

Territory

Planning

Analysis

Causes

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SISCLASSICAL PRINCIPLES

IDEOLOGIC PLANS

DISCONTINUITY

Kovaljevski’s illustrative vision of New Belgrade based on traditional values, 1923, (Blagojević, 2007) Werner March’s plan for monumental Olympic Stadium in Belgrade , 1939, (Blagojević, 2007)

Vision for a New Belgrade made by Urban Institute of Serbia in 1947 , (Blagojević, 2007)

Historical

City Form

Political

Territory

Planning

Analysis

Causes

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SISLA VILLE RADIEUSE

DISCONTINUITY

Plan for New Belgrade made by Nikola Dobrovic in 1948 , (Blagojević, 2007) Design plan for New Belgrade made by Vido Vrbanic in 1950 , (Blagojević, 2007)

Branko Petricic’s plan based on “La Ville Radieuse” made in 1958 , (Blagojević, 2007)

Plan for central zone of Belgrade that was result of combination of two plans, 1960 , (Blagojević, 2007)

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City Form

Political

Territory

Planning

Analysis

Causes

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DISCONTINUITY

Political Timeline

Before YU

YU period

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City Form

Political

Territory

Planning

Analysis

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Palace of SerbiaScale too big in comparisson to the needs

- Radius of impact changes- Demographic profile changes- Role is changes?

Territorial changes (Topalović, 2011)

Headquarters of YU governmentScale corresponds to country needs* Foundation and the first conference of the Non-aligned movement 1961

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DISCONTINUITY

Historical literature reviews

Understanding of (Geo)political cli-mate from literature and practice - Ognjen Gogic (political sciences)

Understanding planning methods, trends and implementation from lit-erature and practice - Miodrag Kec-man (urbanism)

Strategy

HistoricalCity Form

PoliticalTerritory

PlanningAnalysis

Causes

METHODSPROBLEM-DEFINING METHODS FINAL PRODUCT

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SIS

DISCONNECTIONDISCONNECTION

City-River Contact

Functions

Morphology

Analysis

Causes

• Mapping river area according to different criteria

• Typological studies and categories• Literature and in-practce research, based on current state of the river and the city

Final Productdominant

Methods


Strategic Plan

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City-River Contact

Functions

Morphology

Analysis

Causes

DISCONNECTIONCity-River Connection, owned by the author, source: Urban Planning Institute of Belgrade and group of authors, 2010

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City-River Contact

Functions

Morphology

Analysis

Causes

Belgrade Port

Sava Amphitheater

Old Center Zemun

City-River Connection, owned by the author, source: Urban Planning Institute of Belgrade and group of authors, 2010

http://www.beogradcvor.rs/files/savski_amfiteatar.jpg

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City-River Contact

Functions

Morphology

Analysis

Causes

DISCONNECTION

Infrastructure Distribution of Industrial Sites

Distribution of (in)active green areas

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City-River Contact

Functions

Morphology

Analysis

Causes

OFF THE RIVERCITY SHAPE

DISCONNECTIONowned by the author

Mapping river area according to differ-ent criteria

Typological studies and categories

Literature and in-practce research, based on current state of the river and the city

Analysis

Causes

City-River Contact

FunctionsMorphology

DISCONNECTIONStrategic

Interventions

Strategic Plan


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SIS

Belgrade I, II, III

City Form

Analysis

Causes

FRAGMENTATIONFRAGMENTATION


Strategic Plan

• Mapping river area in a broader coast-belt in order to understand fragments

• Typological studies and categories• Literature and empirical research

of fragment manifestations


Methods

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3rd Belgrade

New Belgrade

City Center

RURAL

MODERNIST CITY

COMPACT CITY

NATURAL CONTACT WITH WATER

RECREATIONAL RIVER CONTACT

INDUSTRIAL RIVER CONTACT

Belgrade I, II, III

City Form

Analysis

Causes

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Belgrade I, II, III

City Form

Analysis

Causes 3rd Belgrade

New Belgrade

City Center

RURAL

MODERNIST CITY

COMPACT CITY

NATURAL CONTACT WITH WATER

RECREATIONAL RIVER CONTACT

INDUSTRIAL RIVER CONTACT

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Belgrade I, II, III

City Form

Analysis

Causes

“STABILITY OF INFORMAL AND INSTABILITY OF THE FORMAL”

(Topalovic, 2011)

Topalovic, 2011, p.

FRAGMENTATION

Compact block changes, owned by the author

Modernist City changes, owned by the author, source - (Topalovic, 2011)

Padina - example of the informal settlement, (Topalovic, 2011)

Mapping river area in a broader coast-belt in order to understand fragmentsTypological studies and categories

Literature and empirical research of fragment manifestations

Analysis

Causes City Form

Belgrade I, II, IIIStrategic

Interventions

Strategic Plan

FRAGMENTATION


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ASYMMETRY

• Understanding river from its ori-gin as a space due to its undefined symbolic

• Mapping and studying relations be-tween centralities in the city

• Literature and empirical research on urban asymmetry and its ex-pressions


Methods

Strategy

Strategic Plan


Development Line

Centralities

Analysis

Causes

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SIS

Development Line

Centralities

Analysis

Causes

START OF THE RIVER DEVELOPMENT AFTER THE CITY BECOMES A CENTER

ASYMMETRYCitz Development, owned by the author, source, Grozdanic, 2008

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SIS

Commercial and economic centers

Historical centers

RIVER

CITY

Brownfield centers

Development Line

Centralities

Analysis

Causes

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Understanding river from its origin as a space due to its undefined symbolicMapping and studying relations be-tween centralities in the cityLiterature and empirical research on urban asymmetry and its expressions

Analysis

CausesCentralities

Development Line ASYMMETRY

Strategy

Strategic Plan



DISCONTINUITY

Historical literature reviews

Understanding of (Geo)political cli-mate from literature and practice - Ognjen Gogic (political sciences)

Understanding planning methods, trends and implementation from lit-erature and practice - Miodrag Kec-man (urbanism)

Strategy

HistoricalCity Form

PoliticalTerritory

PlanningAnalysis

Causes


Mapping river area according to differ-ent criteria


Literature and in-practce research, based on current state of the river and the city

Analysis

Causes

City-River Contact

FunctionsMorphology

DISCONNECTIONStrategic

Interventions

Strategic Plan

Mapping river area in a broader coast-belt in order to understand fragments


Literature and empirical research of fragment manifestations

Analysis

Causes City Form

Belgrade I, II, IIIStrategic

Interventions

Strategic Plan

FRAGMENTATION

Understanding river from its origin as a space due to its undefined symbolicMapping and studying relations be-tween centralities in the cityLiterature and empirical research on urban asymmetry and its expressions

Analysis

CausesCentralities

Development Line ASYMMETRY

Strategy

Strategic Plan


DIAGNOSIS

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Place & Non-Place

Placelessness

Existential space

WHY THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND HOW?

“He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.”

Leonardo da Vinci

Approach

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Place & Non-Place

Placelessness

Existential space

PLACE AND NON-PLACE PLACE

SPACE

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Approach

WHY?

• Specific Case of river that has undefined charac-ter and that its values cannot be measured ac-

cording to existing urban tissue

• Relating Place to different notions of politics, cul-ture, social characteristics, planning etc...

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Place & Non-Place

Placelessness

Existential space

PLACELESSNESSMANIFESTATIONS

PLACELESSNESS

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“A. Other-directedness in places- Landscape made for tourists- Entertainment districts- Commercial strips- Synthetic or pseudo-places- Futurist places

B. Uniformity and standardization in places- Instant new towns and suburbs- Industrial commercial developments- New roads, airports etc.- International styles in design and architecture

C. Formlessness and lack of human scale and order in places- Subtopias- Gigantism (skyscrapers, megalopoli)- Individual features unrelated to cultural or physical setting

D. Place destruction (Abbau)- Impersonal destruction in war (e.g. Hiroshima, villages in Viet-nam)- Destruction by excavation, burial- Destruction by expropriation and redevelopment by outsiders (e.g. urban expansion)

E. Impermanence and instability of places- Places going continuous redevelopment (e.g. many central busi-ness districts)- Abandoned places “ (E Relph, 2008., p. 118-119.)

Place & Non-Place

Placelessness

Existential space

PLACELESSNESS

MANIFESTATIONS

Approach

EXISTENTIAL SPACE THEO

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Place & Non-Place

Placelessness

Existential space

Approach

THEO

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BY NORBERG SCHULZ, DRAWN BY E RELPH (2008)

Place & Non-Place

Placelessness

Existential space

EXISTENTIAL SPACE

Approach

Levels of existential space (E Relph, 2008., p. 71)

THEO

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CONNECTION WITH THE PROJECT

Place & Non-Place

Placelessness

Existential space

Approach

EXISTENTIAL SPACE

Elaborating on “Belgrade school“ (+other types of floor-plans that il-lustrate change in how people live) concept of apartment floor-plans in order to show culture of living as a background for individual percep-tion of space and place .

Understanding the morphology of different street and urban patterns in relation with different peri-ods of time when those were dominant. After gen-eral analyses of those types on a scale of the city as whole, more detailed studies on typologies will take place. The detailed observations will take place broader riverfront area. In this way project will fo-cus on morphological and cultural existing context.

Fig. 48 floor-plans in Belgrade in 50’s (Mecanov, 2008, p. 130)

Fig. 49, The city centralities : old city centers, brownfield centralities, commerce and of-fice centralities respectfully, owned by the author, source (Petrovic, 2001)

Fig. 50, The timeline-based drawing of conclusions about geopolitics, history, nation etc., owned by the author

Fig. 47 - Levels of existential space (E Relph, 2008., p. 71)

EXISTENTIAL SPACE

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Development of the city in 1945owned by the author, source: Korica, 1989

Development of the city from 1945-1980owned by the author, source: Korica, 1989

Dominant morphological types of blocks in 1945, owned by the author

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DISCONNECTION

FRAGMENTATION

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FINAL PRODUCT

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Image Centralities

DISCONTINUITY

DISCONNECTION

FRAGMENTATION

ASYMMETRYRIVER SCALE

CITY SCALE

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