i have selected riverfront development as my thesis topic.i would be highly obliged if someone could give me information regarding riverfront architecture, conservation.
whats the program for the project, whats the size, and where's the site ?
since riverfront development could mean anything from designing streetscapes, to whole urban developments-so itd be better to narrow down the possibility and scope
the Memphis Riverfront held a compeition last year for parkfront facilities and a boat dock. They are the RDC. You could use their program and guidelines.
look at pittsburgh - master plan by chan krieger and associates out of boston. not much info on their website but it was handled really well. They also did a bunch of work for the anacostia riverfront in DC, again masterplan stuff.
and cincinnati is better off now than it used to be. they plan on covering over the freeway, which was sunk, with program and park space, will it happen? also, the parking that is out along the riverfront now is meant to be underground. meaning, they are going to build on top of it and create museum space, commercial space and green space. again. t may never happen. putting the reds stadium there was a huge mistake but what was it before?
Baltimore's Inner Harbor development (technically a "water"-front, not "river") is infamous in many ways. Some good info out there about it.
You could also research the Jefferson National Memorial Expansion project for St. Louis, which produced the Gateway ARch by Eero Saarinen. Detracters (I'm not one of them) have often pointed out that it memorializes StL history and westward expansion by having destroyed blocks and blocks of "viable" and historic buildings. Opinions on this vary.
Both Providence, RI and San Antonio, TX have had some fairly good economic success with their riverfront* redevelopments. Architecturally they both leave something to be desired.
*San Antonio's "river" was apparently more of a drainage ditch
I know Toronto has had many waterfront redevelopment plans you might want to look into. Although, they never have settled on one plan... they had one set for the olympics, another for a large movie studio / set space, and the latest I think is some sort of codemminum, mixed development space.
Where the Reds' stadium is now was referred to as the "wedge" site before construction started. It was a surface parking lot between Riverfront Stadium (Cinergy Field) and the coliseum. Another talked-about site for the new ballpark was Broadway Commons at Broadway and Central Avenue about 8 or 9 blocks north, which would have had a larger impact on Over-The-Rhine development and a great view of Mt. Adams.
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i have selected riverfront development as my thesis topic.i would be highly obliged if someone could give me information regarding riverfront architecture, conservation.
whats the program for the project, whats the size, and where's the site ?
since riverfront development could mean anything from designing streetscapes, to whole urban developments-so itd be better to narrow down the possibility and scope
do what cincinnati did. Put two huge stadiums which are only used a few days out of the year and surface parking on the river
Make sure it sits right next to a freeway too.
the Memphis Riverfront held a compeition last year for parkfront facilities and a boat dock. They are the RDC. You could use their program and guidelines.
look at pittsburgh - master plan by chan krieger and associates out of boston. not much info on their website but it was handled really well. They also did a bunch of work for the anacostia riverfront in DC, again masterplan stuff.
and cincinnati is better off now than it used to be. they plan on covering over the freeway, which was sunk, with program and park space, will it happen? also, the parking that is out along the riverfront now is meant to be underground. meaning, they are going to build on top of it and create museum space, commercial space and green space. again. t may never happen. putting the reds stadium there was a huge mistake but what was it before?
Baltimore's Inner Harbor development (technically a "water"-front, not "river") is infamous in many ways. Some good info out there about it.
You could also research the Jefferson National Memorial Expansion project for St. Louis, which produced the Gateway ARch by Eero Saarinen. Detracters (I'm not one of them) have often pointed out that it memorializes StL history and westward expansion by having destroyed blocks and blocks of "viable" and historic buildings. Opinions on this vary.
Both Providence, RI and San Antonio, TX have had some fairly good economic success with their riverfront* redevelopments. Architecturally they both leave something to be desired.
*San Antonio's "river" was apparently more of a drainage ditch
I know Toronto has had many waterfront redevelopment plans you might want to look into. Although, they never have settled on one plan... they had one set for the olympics, another for a large movie studio / set space, and the latest I think is some sort of codemminum, mixed development space.
check out Hargraves and Associates, they do a lot of riverfront planning work
Where the Reds' stadium is now was referred to as the "wedge" site before construction started. It was a surface parking lot between Riverfront Stadium (Cinergy Field) and the coliseum. Another talked-about site for the new ballpark was Broadway Commons at Broadway and Central Avenue about 8 or 9 blocks north, which would have had a larger impact on Over-The-Rhine development and a great view of Mt. Adams.
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