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Tammam Munir

Tammam Munir

New York, NY, US

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SKY ROUTE

A MASTER PLAN SOLUTION WHICH REACTS TO THE CHANGING CONDITIONS OF A MAJOR FLOOD ZONE SITE. WATER TOWERS ARE RECONFIGURED AS MULTI-USE PUBLIC AND PRIVATES SPACES WHICH FLOAT ABOVE THE FLOOD SITES AND FILTER THE WATER FROM BELOW TO A POTABLE STATE. VARIOUS TREES AND PLANTS ARE USED TO REMEDIATE  AND SHAPE THE FLOODED LAND. THE PROJECT WORKS AS A MULTILEVEL, MULTI-SYSTEM WHICH IS MEANT EVOLVE OVER TIME AND ALLOW ENGAGEMENT TO A SITE WHICH IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING. 

 
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Status: Competition Entry
Location: Des Moines, IA, US
Additional Credits: PARTNERS; SALVATORE COSENZA

THE DESIGN SCHEME WAS FOR THE 2011 DES MOINES WATER WORKS PARK COMPETITION.