presentation crown heights
DESCRIPTION
Presentation Review 2 on 25/11/2011 by Antrees Engelen, Koen Moesen, Pieter Van den Poel, Arnout Van Soom, and Sofie VerjansTRANSCRIPT
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CROWN HEIGHTSExploring the grid
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CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
HISTORY
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
Street Grid
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Bridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgers to LA
Immigration and Nation-ality Act
Crown Heights Riots
IncreasedRacialTension
1855 1868 1883 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008StreetGrid
EasternParkway
BrooklynBridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgersto LA
Immigrationand Nation-ality Act
CrownHeightsRiots
IncreasedRacialTension
500
2.000
8.000
32.000
128.000
512.000
65 % Caucasian35 % African American
100 % Total Population
Total Population
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CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
HISTORY
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
Street Grid
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Bridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgers to LA
Immigration and Nation-ality Act
Crown Heights Riots
IncreasedRacialTension
1945 1957 1965 1991 2008WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgersto LA
Immigrationand Nation-ality Act
CrownHeightsRiots
IncreasedRacialTension
182718141660Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
500
2.000
8.000
32.000
128.000
512.000
30 % African American
70 % Caucasian
100 % Total Population
Total Population
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CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
HISTORY
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
Street Grid
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Bridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgers to LA
Immigration and Nation-ality Act
Crown Heights Riots
IncreasedRacialTension
1991 2008CrownHeightsRiots
IncreasedRacialTension
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
StreetGrid
EasternParkway
BrooklynBridge
OpeningSubway
60% African American
30 % Caucasian
10 % Hispanic
100 % Total Population
Total Population
500
2.000
8.000
32.000
128.000
512.000
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CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
HISTORY
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965 1991 2008Lenape Indians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
Street Grid
Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn Bridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgers to LA
Immigration and Nation-ality Act
Crown Heights Riots
IncreasedRacialTension
18271814 1855 1868 18831660 1920 1945 1957 1965LenapeIndians
Weeksville & Carrville
FultonFerry
StreetGrid
EasternParkway
BrooklynBridge
OpeningSubway
WhiteFlight
BrooklynDodgersto LA
Immigrationand Nation-ality Act
60 % African American
15 % Caucasian
25 % Hispanic
100 % Total PopulationTotal Population
500
2.000
8.000
32.000
128.000
512.000
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THE GRID
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TRAFFIC INTENSITY
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CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
LAYERS OF INFRASTRUCTUREBike lanes, busses and (subway-)trains
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COMMERCIAL SYSTEMInfrastructure defi nes landuse
Infrastructure Commercial and offi ce buildings
Mixed residential and commercial buildings
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INDUSTRIAL LINEInfrastructure defi nes landuse
Manufacturing S- & L-train
Transportation and utility Atlantic Avenue
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INFRASTRUCTURE
How can we prevent infrastructure from defi ning borders?
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THE GRID
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IRREGULARITIES IN THE GRID
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IRREGULARITIES IN THE GRIDTotal area of irregularities
23 %
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vacant land
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vacant land and IRREGULARITIES
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vacant land and IRREGULARITIES
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CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
vacant land and IRREGULARITIES
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CROWN HEIGHTS Exploring the grid
IRREGULARITIES
How can we use these irregularities in the grid more effi ciently?
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TYPOLOGY
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TYPOLOGY
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TYPOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Manufacturing Commercial Multi residential Institution
Transportation and utility
Mixed use Single residential Vacant
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TYPOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Manufacturing Commercial Multi residential Institution
Transportation and utility
Mixed use Single residential Vacant
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TYPOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Do we need a new fl exible typology, on the scale of the block?
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PUBLIC HOUSING AND POVERTY NYCHA Development
Median household income below $ 25.000
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TOWER IN THE PARKA problematic episode for the neighborhood
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TOWER IN THE PARK
How can we rehabilitate the ‘tower in the park’, without simply pushing the low-income tenants out?
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Opportunities for a ‘toolbox’ to improve the grid