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Amsterdam Academy of ArchitectureGraduation Projects 2014-2015Landscape Architecture
Hoogte Kadijk 235Amsterdam, the Netherlands+31 (0)6 2928 2512info@groundcondition.comwww.groundcondition.comnl.linkedin.com/in/jacquesabelmanlandscape architect @groundconditon
Jacques AbelmanUrban LACEInfrastructures of abundance in urban Brazil
Landscape Architecture
Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody. —Jane Jacobs
The Urban L.A.C.E. project explores the potential of agroforestry to create a new type of infrastructure in rapidly developing urban areas in Porto Alegre, the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul at the southern tip of Brazil. The L.A.C.E. acronym stands for Local Agroforestry Collective Engagement. This strategy proposes adding a network of different scales and typologies of urban agriculture to the city. This multifunctional green infrastructure creates new economic opportunities, social networks and educational experiences, new modes of recreation and an additional urban food network based on native-species agroforestry.
The project proposes colonizing public parks, private land, public land, urban fringe spaces and fallow land with indigenous food bearing tree species from the Atlantic temperate rainforest ecosystem. The trees are planted as orchards for intensive production, or in multi-species associations mimicking a natural forest. There are hundreds of fruit bearing and medicinal species in this region which are all part of the living cultural heritage of Brazil. The process of building a network of productive urban agroforestry begins with a look into traditional and nascent practices in the area, from farmer’s markets and the agroecology movement to guerrilla gardening and a growing interest in urban agriculture. Based on the actions, interests, and needs of stakeholders in the city, the project augments these actions into a large scale urban network.
The design and visualization process of Urban L.A.C.E. asks if a new landscape infrastructure can be added to the city; in order to do so, many assemblages and alliances of stakeholders could potentially take place in the spectrum between bottom up and top down processes. Different scenarios are illustrated along this continuum, from individual actions multiplied into closely knit neighbourhood alliances to city wide transformation of public spaces initiated by the mayor’s office, changing the identity of the city. The Urban L.A.C.E. project has the potential to catalyze parallel processes of urban evolution with the landscape architect acting as a mediator. Based on dialogue, design, and the democratic ideal of inclusion, Urban L.A.C.E. works toward this vision for change as one piece of a complex process in creating the cities of tomorrow.
This project was made possible by the generous contributions of the NHBOS Foundation for landscape architecture and the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture Internationalization fund.
Graduation date19 12 2014
Commission membersJana Crepon (mentor) Marieke TimmermansHan WiskerkeRogier van den Berg
Additional members for the examinationJohn LonsdaleMirjam Koevoet
Jacques AbelmanUrban L.A.C.E.Infrastructures of abundance in urban Brazil
Jacques Abelman
Landscape Architecture
1. canopy / tall tree layer2. sub-canopy / large shrub layer3. shrub layer4. herbaceous layer5. groundcover / creeper layer
6. underground layer7. vertical / climber layer
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creating food forests: multi-layer agroforestry sectionusing a palette of native food-bearing species
urban agriculture: networks made of people
5 major ecosystems within the urban fabriceach with specific food-bearing species
organizing stakeholders: short food production chains in the city
high steppecampo
aluvial plains forestmata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
mountainside forestmata dos morros
aluvial plains forestmata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
lowland forest and swampmosaico
aluvial plains forestmata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
lowland shady forestmata com figueiraaluvial plains forest
mata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
aluvial plainsmata aluvial
aluvial plains forestmata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
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neighborhood families andvolunteers
neighborhoodcoalition
municipal work program
street sellers
street beach park festival
individual consumersfamilies
restaurantsfoodbankscatererssmall scale artisanal products
distribution network wholesalers
farmers co-operative
local storefarmer’s market
who produces? who distributes? who consumes and where?
short food production chain: the network in action
short food production chain: alternatives of food production and distribution
short food supply chain (sfscs) is a term that describes a broad range of food production-distribution-consumption configurations, such as farmers’ markets, farm shops, collective farmers’ shops, community-supported agriculture, solidarity purchase groups. more in general, a food supply chain can be defined as “short” when it is characterized by short distance or few intermediaries between producers and consumers.
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current green spaces
urban lace newtwork map of new green infrastructure potential in porto alegre’s urban core
full potential of the augmented network
urban green native ecosystemsfavela typology medium density urban typology
high density urban typology
aluvial plains forestmata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
aluvial plains forestmata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
aluvial plains forestmata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
aluvial plains forestmata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
aluvial plains forestmata aluvial
lowland shady forestmata com figueira
lowland forest and swamp mosaicmosaico
mountainside forestmata dos morros
high steppecampo
current spatial typology new green infrastructure potential
native ecosystemsmanaged for agroforestry
urban green
high density urban typology
medium density urban typology
favela typology
agriculture systems
housing
maintained grassland/lawn
agriculture
park
favela
high rises apartments buildings
warehousesindustrial spaces
native forest
native shrubland
degraded forestexposed soil / rock
native grassland
structural elements of lace network
augmenting the green infrastructure of porto alegre
native forest existing parks urban voids linear infrastructure semiprivate green areas
large-scalehardscapesplazas
urban typologies
large-scale parking lotsurban voids
urban squaressmall plazas
parkwaysgreen avenues
linear urban spaces
neighborhood squarespocket parks parks
informal settlementsurban interstices
roadsinfrastructure
large-scalehardscapesplazas
urban typologies
large-scale parking lotsurban voids
urban squaressmall plazas
parkwaysgreen avenues
linear urban spaces
neighborhood squarespocket parks parks
informal settlementsurban interstices
roadsinfrastructure
large-scalehardscapes
plazas
urban typologies
large-scale parking lotsurban voids
urban squaressmall plazas
parkwaysgreen avenues
linear urban spaces
neighborhood squarespocket parks parks
informal settlementsurban interstices
roadsinfrastructure
large-scalehardscapesplazas
urban typologies
large-scale parking lotsurban voids
urban squaressmall plazas
parkwaysgreen avenues
linear urban spaces
neighborhood squarespocket parks parks
informal settlementsurban interstices
roadsinfrastructure
large-scalehardscapes
plazas
urban typologies
large-scale parking lotsurban voids
urban squaressmall plazas
parkwaysgreen avenues
linear urban spaces
neighborhood squarespocket parks parks
informal settlementsurban interstices
roadsinfrastructure
large-scalehardscapesplazas
urban typologies
large-scale parking lotsurban voids
urban squaressmall plazas
parkwaysgreen avenues
linear urban spaces
neighborhood squarespocket parks parks
informal settlementsurban interstices
roadsinfrastructure
Landscape Architecture
praça açorianos seedling banks
praça dos açorianos botanical plaza
maintenance done by municipal workers and work program
municipal workers and work program
small stands in market plazalocal co-ops
outdoor marketfood banks
on plazaschools hospitals
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CONSUME
PREPARE
site-specific narrative of urban agroforestry
starting point: analysis of the site’s social and economic context
section through five ecosystem botanical gardens
illustration of agroforestry through the various zones of the city
concept: creating a showcase for the lace network
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justice tribunal + Tribunal de Mediação e Arbitragem do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
Escola La Salle Pão dos Pobres:social and educational projects for the poor
educar:school organiza-tionmany schools in downtown centro area
cidade baixa:alternative cultural neighborhood of poa.many students, shops, stores, restaurants, cafes, etc.
people take shelter / sleep on plaza during day
procergs:office for processing of official government data
monumento aos açorianos:iconic sculp-ture of the identity of first settlers of poa
centro adminis-trativo do estado do rio grande do sul:main government administration building
praça dos açorianos: social context
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municipal seedling center kiosk native ecosystem plantings ephemeral fruit market
central kiosk
15m 12m 10m 8.5m 5m
botanical plaza legend
Jacques Abelman
praça dos açorianos: botanical flagship plaza for the urban core of porto alegre
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azorean monument
fountain
municipal seedling centerwork program headquarters
botanical circles
fruit market
botanical gardens
lowland forest swamp mosaic
aluvial plains lowland shady forest
high steppe
mountainside forest
Amsterdam Academy of Architecture
Architects, urbanists and landscape architects learn the profession at the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture through an intensive combination of work and study. They work in small, partly interdisciplinary groups and are supervised by a select group of practising fellow professionals. There is a wide range of options within the programme so that students can put together their own trajectory and specialisation.With the inclusion of the course in Urbanism in 1957 and Landscape Architecture in 1972, the Academy is the only architecture school in the Netherlands to bring together the three spatial design disciplines under one roof. Some 350 guest tutors are involved in teaching every year. Each of them is a practising designer or a specific expert in his or her particular subject. The three heads of department also have design practices of their own in addition to their work for the Academy. This structure yields an enormous dynamism and energy and ensures that the courses remain closely linked to the current state of the discipline. The courses consist of projects, exercises and lectures. First-year and second-year students also engage in morphological studies. Students work on their own or in small groups. The design
projects form the backbone of the syllabus. On the basis of a specific design assignment, students develop knowledge, insight and skills. The exercises are focused on training in those skills that are essential for recognising and solving design problems, such as analytical techniques, knowledge of the repertoire, the use of materials, text analysis, and writing. Many of the exercises are linked to the design projects. The morphological studies concentrate on the making of spatial objects, with the emphasis on creative process and implementation. Students experiment with materials and media forms and gain experience in converting an idea into a creation. During the periods between the terms there are workshops, study trips in the Netherlands and abroad, and other activities. This is also the preferred moment for international exchange projects. The Academy regularly invites foreign students for the workshops and recruits wellknown designers from the Netherlands and further afield as tutors. Graduates from the Academy of Architecture are entitled to the following titles: Architect, Master of Science; Urbanist, Master of Science and Landscape Architect, Master of Science.
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