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Jun
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Waterfront Design, a Three Cities Comparison
Filed Under Revitalization, architect journey, urban design
Once a back area, water ways are no longer looked at being something to be hidden for. This is a good way to promote hygiene and also to observe flood before it comes. During the last decades, waterfront redesign has been in trend to change the face of a city. The pictures were taken from 3 different cities (left-right above-right down; Yogya, Shanghai, Paris), although the quality of the designs are not comparable, the attention and message are clear, waterfront is exactly ‘a front’ piece.
It seems though the design has some kind of a regular guide, pavement, reinstallment of railings, dike and of course urban furniture, such as lighting and bench. A pattern is seemed to be obvious as well, that the concern is no longer just to beautify the space, but also to function as an urban space. This attitude is really good, as a riverside or lake-side or beach, usually take up really long walkways and this means that the addition to city’s urban space is abundant along the water.
What should be considered is that the design should support facilities for the ‘diffables’; people with different abilities, especially the needs for standard dimensions. It is not a merely the design that will attract people to use this kind of space, most importantly is the’soul’, which will be added to the space by the activities that the user is doing. So, each city’s waterfront will have their specific ‘trademark’ according to their costum, culture and life.
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Its nice to know this comparison between jogja, shanghai and paris riverside, thanks for share this!
yes, its true that it can be trademark for each cities. Great pictures!
this waterfronts also consider as a settlement for rural community, thanks for the post!
no other words, G.R.E.A.T!!!
agree with you, the design of this riverside buildings should accustomed also for the diffables; people with different abilities
Nice comparison, but why must Jogja. Any special relationships?
three of them are considered to be places of great significance for each nation’s culture history