Diplomprosjekt

Large infrastructure projects for electricity and agriculture have placed huge strains on the Inner Niger Delta, which has long been the “rice-bowl” of the region, and one of the largest and most biologically rich wetlands on the continent despite its extremely dry climate.

I dette prosjektet er de administrative kommunegrensene brutt ned, og lokale entusiaster med fremtidstro og pågangsvilje har fått nye roller og oppgaver. For å oppnå effekt utover individnivå, er nettverksbygging sentralt. Landskapssnittet viser hvordan ressurser er knyttet sammen slik at nye muligheter kan vokse frem.

Havet gjenoppstår som infrastrukturell sammenkobler, der aktive småkaier representerer en desentralisert infrastruktur som samler og videreforedler kystkulturen og som gjenoppretter viktige sosiale møtepunkt. 

 

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After shutting down in 2006, various stakeholders are engaging in an active debate about the future of the site. High costs of decontamination and differing interests of stakeholders slowed down the planning process until today. Although Long-term Industrial Wastelands often imply problems in urban development and can be a great burden to municipalities, these areas don‘t just pose a problems, but also offer great potential. How can these potentials best be found and highlighted? 

In pursue of improving life quality for citizens, I researched the different parameters on how to create a space of urban quality in harmony, with the guidelines for a more conscious design. It implements the basic meaning of Sense of place. The scheme evolves while being use and it creates a closer link between the people and the place. So, how can an integral strategy of multiple scales be implemented in Barranquilla? Will it manage to start a process of urban regeneration?

 

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