The Decay of the Void

ARCH+, Junya Ishigami

Here are some more interesting links related to nature and the city/arch. The first is the article from Arch+ which is an interview with Junya Ishigami. Also check out some of the other articles from this issue as they are pretty interesting. Then there are a few videos also about Ishigami, one about Japan (more here) and the other about the KAIT Workshop. Enjoy!

Private/Public Parks

Here is an episode of 99% Invisible about the 'Public' spaces in San Francisco that are actually private. I thought it might be interesting to someone and there are quite a few other episodes that everyone might also find interesting.

explore berlin community

Here is the link to the website of the community I was talking about in todays critique:

link to website

Squatter to guard abandoned house

Today I read about an strange concept to deal with abandoned houses. There is a dutch company, called camelot, who does legal squattering to save abandoned houses from vandalism and real squattering. One can for example live in an childrens hospital and pays a ridiculous low rent. If somebody lives in the house, the chance of vandalism sinks, so they say. Official, the inhabitant does not live there for the sake of dwelling. He is officially a guard, that lives in the object he guards.

Void Analysis Berlin

Berlins green surface today is displayed black. The amount of green shrinks towards the middle. Mind, that due this is an pixel analysis based map, the brown surfaces like pastures are also whitened.

 

Different Void Patterns

The following maps have all the same scale.

Suburbia

Loose Strips

Blocks

Chart comparison of green space against non green space (buildings, water, streets, etc)

Gilles Clements third landscape theory

Outline of the third landscape theory

Lac de Vassiviere: a typical 3rd landscape

Gilles Clement

Interesting links:

comment to gille clements publication nine planetary gardens in milan, italy

For those who speak french, here you can find an article and an interview with him, where he speaks about the third landscape in Marseille:
Gilles Clément illustré par Marseille

Can anyone tell me if I am wasting my time with these?

S-Bahn Voids

S2

S7

S9

Here are two drawings I've made, not sure if it's exactly what our professors have in mind, but I think they are a beginning to something.  Any thoughts?

Void Video - neighbourhood diagramm

An other idea was suggested right now by Lucas: The videos could be arranged like neighbourhoods.