Autor(i)/Author(s): Attila Tóth
Názov/Title: From Spontaneous to Designed: Scenarios for Open Space Conversion in a Historical Town Centre
Zdrojový dokument/Source: Plants in Urban Areas and Landscape :: PUAL
Typ dokumentu/Document Type: Scientific paper
ISSN: 2585-9811
ISBN: 978-80-552-2164-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15414/PUAL/2020.19-27
Vydavateľ/Publisher: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Rok, strany/PY, pages: 2020, 19-27
Publikované online/Published on-line: 2020-04-17
Jazyk/Language: eng
Abstract: Fortifications formed European cities for centuries, from the ancient to modern times. Fortresses and city walls were always linked to open spaces –
be it for strategic (wide open spaces, including moats from the outside of the city walls) or functional reasons (open spaces for leisure and food growing). The Nové Zámky Fortress
built in the 16th century and demolished in the 18th century has still a strong historical legacy in both local identity and urban form. The paper elaborates on a challenging
design assignment – to convert an informal open space with spontaneous and partly invasive woody vegetation to an attractive public park with new open space qualities.
The design methodology consisted of three main working phases – field work, analytical work and design work. The results provide three different design scenarios with various
approaches to introducing a contemporary layer to the historical urban fabric.
Keywords: fortress, landscape architecture, research by design, studio teaching, urban design
Práva/Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence
Toto dielo je publikované pod/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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