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City Planning
I have always been a fan of city planning and modernity.
Quite difficult when living in a medieval city which got a port activity that as resumed and got some factories later on, making sure we ended up with small worker houses.
Check out what they are planning in Ghent, near the docks.
Quite interesting to know when you are looking for a new house to buy/invest.
Flanders in Belgium is distinguished by several magnificent historical inner cities of medieval origin and characterized by a wide spread ribbon (urban) development, which fills the space between the historical centers. This development has lead to a continuous sprawl. Today nearly all growth in Flanders is in the empty outskirts, making the city with its characterized mixed program and densities seem a superseded model.
In Gent, there is a unique possibility to go against this pattern of development and concentrate growth in a zone that will become part of the inner city when the ring road is extended. In a unique way, it is possible to compliment the historical center with a new part that answers to the modern needs of mass infrastructure and liveability.
Expanding the inner city seems the message.
A project by the city of Gent, executes by Rem Koolhaas
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Posted on November 12, 2007
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Port activity resumed? Moved, yes, resumed, no.
Posted by John | November 13, 2007 12:04 PMIt was just a competition, no? Can't imagine the project really being implemented. Would work for me if there was an underground link to De Kouter, the Station and some other critical points in town.