green corridors, eco parks, ecological parks, linear parks, green spines….

hi easa

is anyone aware of what cities have green corridors in them, or of any recent schemes which were about trying to create new green corridors in cities, especially more built up ones.
someone was mentioning a national geographic article about using old rail tracks as a new city park, i have been unable to trace this scheme, i think it was new york?

im looking at a scheme to make a new 18km long circular park through dublin city, which will incorporate the existing 2 canals of the city, europes largest city park; phoenix park and the botanic gardens
another side to it would be to attempt to get the cities soon to be built metro to travel underground the green corridor. ive called the scheme the “botanic spine” but im finding it very hard to come accross information
www.dublin.ie

so perhaps you might be able to help
thanks
dunk

above image from a proposal for such a scheme in chicago in the US
www.emporis.com

posted by duncan
Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:55:36 GMT

We are working in three shifts in order to finish what became more that INCM event, for us…. We have amazing surprise for you all … just consider this as another week of thinking are the scaffoldings good place to live in :) also we arranged for you one of the most beautiful sights on Belrade from your beds.
Because of my arrangement in all kind of activities I didn’t have time to check how our PR is going, so I would be very sad if some of you miss this great opportunity to visit Belgrade due of low level of information…..
so welcome!!!!

JANKO and 3rd shift from Belgrade!!!



posted by janko
Fri, 29 Oct 2004 23:21:54 GMT

Hi all,
as few people asked me about this already – seems that it’s cheaper for some to get to Budapest rather than flying directly to Belgrade – I’ve compiled an email with some information.
I am not posting it here, in order not to advertise travel agencies [or slag train companies :)], but if anyone is interested, just email me at jovan [@] orange [.] net and I’ll be glad to send it to you…
Take care, and see you soon,

jovan_UK.

posted by jovan
Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:48:24 GMT

ANARCHITECTURE: Architecture is a political act
is the statement or manifesto that Lebbeus Woods used to call his book from 1988.

the helicopter drop is one of my favourite architectural ideas
its from a scheme he called “zagreb free zone”





”state of emergency” is my little interjection, it refers to something that i feel is unhealthy and rampant in todays architectural community, that being the apparant lack of critical discussion, thinking and action on issues both architectural and political.

perhaps its because we, europeans, have gone through a particularly turbulant time over the last few years and the wounds have not yet healed; perhaps its easier and better for some to not have to remember the past horrors.
perhaps its because we are living in an evergrowing consumer society that really doesent care, “live for today as tomorow you will be dead”
perhaps people associate political thinking and action only with being part of political parties and working in that system.

in my opinion, and many others too, the western world view is slowly going through a massive paradigm shift with the result that we are beginging to ask new questions, develop new ways of doing things, making new methods and places for our species to talk with itself in a meaningful way.
but i feel that this progressive thinking is, for the most part, absent from the archtitectural communities that i am part of.

EASA started with this SPIRIT, back in liverpool city in 1981; seeing problems and doing creative things to resolve them. but that SPIRIT then drifted to care free summers on mediterainian islands, last year there was an attempt to come back to the fundamentals of what architecture is for; people and cities. A request was made for 400+ architectural students to come to a semi-derelict building and to attempt to engage with the local communities, to excite them, to share their dreams, to work with them, play with them, get to know them. in short to make it clear that the condition publique was for them to use, work in, play in, dream, discover………
but for the most part it did not happen, it seems that the experiment was not a success, EASA did not come up with the goods…

im writing this for a few different reasons,
-to share with the community my views
-to throw out an idea in the hope that it generates some positive and exciting discussion
-to attempt to further find out what is going on in the different architectural pockets of europe, whats new, whats exciting, whats different from here
-to establish whether this “state of emergency” is real or imagined

so ill leave you with a few words from Lebbeus Woods
www.thesnowshow.net

Woods is the cofounder and scientific director of the Research Institute for Experimental Architecture, Europe (RIEAeuropa), and they happen to have their base in bern, switerland, which is the country for the upcoming EASA005

www.riea.ch

”whoever occupies the freeespaces and the free zone will have control of the powers inherent in them: the power of access to global communications networks, with their databases and priveleged information; the power to broadcast, and to interfere with the broadcasts of existing institutions of authority…..”

posted by duncan
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:16:48 GMT

Hi –
Im looking for anyone who knows of any asylum seeker centres that that have been established internationally.
Im about to take my architecture thesis subject in the area-and Im looking for some guidance in the form of models which have already been proposed/built.

This is a fresh topic in Dublin, Ireland. The system at the moment is of dispersal to disparate regions rather than integration, which I hope to propose.

I would really appreiciate anyones comments and guidance on the subject.

Thanking you
Lola Browne – Irish 5th year student-DIT

posted by lolabrowne
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:55:22 GMT

So finally I met Rui Franco, president of the portuguese nacional arquitecture students union, and he really wants a portuguese participation in the easa community. We decided that I’ll make a short presentation of easa at their national congress, cnea, this weekend, and hopefully we’ll find someone who have the time and the money for going to Belgrade. Otherwise I can be the contact here so we at least gather a delegation for easa 2005.

Now I wonder if there’s somebody out there who know where to find some nice and representable pictures from easa in roubaix for the presentation? Unfortunately I don’t have any myself…

Herman_swe/porto

posted by herman_
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:51:16 GMT

flo! i would really like to come…. I need to get out of zürich for a while. is that ok for Duby?
could you call me or answer my mail. I couldn’t find anything really cheap….
kiss and see you soon

posted by eliza_ch
Sat, 23 Oct 2004 12:33:23 GMT

Margaret Hassan is an irishwoman in iraq that is being threathened with decapitation (chopping the head of with a sword or cutting head off with a knife, as happened some hostages aparently)

you can help stop this, please do take 30 seconds to help save a life

perhaps the kidnappers believe Margaret Hassan is british, or maybe they are confused about the fact that éire is nothing to do with the british state? (i say this as i spent some time in muslim countries and many thought we were part of britain)

there is no sense in killing her.
i hope and believe she will be home soon.
inshallah

you can help by telling the kidnappers and al-jezeera that she is irish and therefor can not be used as a bargaining chip with britain
please go to their website and help make this point
thanks to those that read this and help
www.aljazeera.com

dunk

further news as it develops here
www.indymedia.ie

posted by duncan
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:42:33 GMT

Like always, everything kind of happened quickly and on Friday evening I should be in Vienna, so let me know who (what) is around. I’m probably staying till Tuesday.
Heard some rumors here in Zagreb that Dubravka is visiting us soon. Is that true? Hope it isn’t at the time I won’t be here.
Greetings to everybody!
Josip>>>>>AddVJing

posted by jerk
Wed, 20 Oct 2004 23:49:27 GMT

thanks very much easa people….is a little bit late..but we just finish with the elea in nicaragua….well i just want to thanks jerome and all the easa 2004..all the great european persons that i met in Roubaix…I hope join you next year in Zurich(if florian and Tobis give me the chance…jejeje)……and thanks very much really gusys you were GREAT

ahhhhh…………and hope see you next year in the 22nd ELEA in LA HABANA. CUBA


FRANCISCO BROWN
NICARAGUA

posted by pancho brown
Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:42:56 GMT

…i hope it will be nice in august next year…what is the usual temperature for that time of the year in those mountainous areas…
asking, as i saw this photo from Davos today:



with caption:’first snow in Switzerland’

jovan_uk.

posted by jovan
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 20:44:01 GMT

Hællooo all you nice people…
It seems I´m having a small detour to the warm Sydney australia
to catch a last minute internship, celebrate christmas and new years…whohoo
So if anybody is having tips, tricks or whatever, please give me your suggestions. See you all/mikkel

posted by mikkelleros
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 21:34:08 GMT

Dubi darling,
Olli and I were just talking to some beautiful people studying architecture at the uni of Tampere (a city about a few hundred km up north of Helsinki), and they were nearly peeing in their pants, wanting to join EASA…would it be possible, (since Olli and I can’t make it), that two representatives from the school of Tampere would come instead of us? I know INCM propably isn’t really the best way to introduce newcomers, but they are REALLY excited (who wouldn’t be!?!?!!!)…that way you’d still get the finnish touch ;) WE KNOW YOU WANT IT!!!!! ;)
Let me know. They’re so set on coming, that they might just come as hang-arounds to Belgrad anyways…Sorry this is coming so late, I know you must be busy as hell, but just give me a quick yes/no. If accomodation is a problem, I’m sure they can sort it out by themselves…or then they can just bring some reindeer skins and sleep on the street…you know us finns, survival of the toughest (as long as you have vodka ;))
BIIIIG kiss*a

posted by anni sf
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:43:23 GMT

Ciao darlings,
Greetings from up north! The sky is brightbrightblue, and the leaves are everything from bright yellow to dark red…nice but (increasingly) chilly.
Our class is heading towards Japan next friday for two weeks. We’re going to cover Tokyo, Osaka and Kioto. our schedule is hectic, but if any of you guys have some “not-to-miss”-sites, bars, etc, please share!
Unfortunately it looks like Finland is going missing for the upcoming INCM. So sad!!! We’re so overloaded with work due to this trip, that there’s no way possible to take any more days off school. Money is also an issue, this trip will (and has already)totally drained us financially.
But hope all of you are well, big kisses from the land of reindeer
*a
ps- Sennahoj darling…I’m expecting an e-mail from you asap….

posted by anni sf
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:55:41 GMT

Hi everyone
The XXI ELEA is over, and it was a succes.
It`s a shame that no one from EASA experienced it but i´m sure there´ll be a next time.
I´ll try to send some pictures







Carlos Lanuza

posted by carlos-lat
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:57:17 GMT