2010 Urban change : The prospect of transformation

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    Nowy Dwór Мuchobór
    (AESOP, 2010) Hakbart, Bartosz; Klemendi, Naim; Lahutsenak, Darya; Nogalski, Szymon; Rossato, Chiara; Serrenho, Tiago
    Fabryczna is the largest borough of Wrocław with crucial industrial facilities. Situated in the western part of the city south of the Odra river it contains the Nowy Dwór and Muchobór Mały neighbourhoods with 15.000 and 5.000 inhabitants respectively. They are surrounded by allotments, a large shopping mall, industrial and intensive agricultural areas, a large park (Park Tysiąclecia – Millenium Park), a river, railways, a congested inner city ring-road and a planned motorway bypass. Contrasting architectural typologies characterise these housing estates. Nowy Dwór, a latemodernist prefabricated development from the 1970s with schools, community centres, a swimming pool, church, retail, large open areas and cul de sac access to blocks of flats varying between 3 and 15 stories creates an anonymous and dehumanising atmosphere. Muchobór Mały a low density, pre-war working-class housing district, organised on a grid model with single, mostly one-storey family villas with private gardens, small businesses, green areas, but few local services has a suburban feel. Local services are located along the busy road separating the two estates which are accessed by buses and by rail from the city centre.
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    Ring road (WZ) : Road vs street
    (AESOP, 2010) Hakbart, Bartosz; Klemendi, Naim; Lahutsenak, Darya; Nogalski, Szymon; Rossato, Chiara; Serrenho, Tiago
    FROM ROAD TO STREET We make a conceptual distinction between a road and a street. A street is something more than a road. The street is a paved public way with adjoining buildings in an urban context, where people may freely assemble, interact and move about. We are focusing on the current mono-functional character of the road, which serves commuters and local inhabitants. The road should become a street, and its multifunctional aspect should be reinforced to open it to additional categories of users and activities. ANALYSIS We assume that existing traffic on the WZ road will decrease thanks to the building of the DSR ring road and that car technology will reduce noise and air pollution. DIFFERENT AGENTS, DIFFERENT SCALES We assessed this place from the perspective of different stakeholders with diverging interests. For the local authorities this place is potentially very valuable due to its central location, but it is actually a hurdle with negatively impacts on the city’s image as a meeting place. For car users its value is ambivalent, as it is a very convenient shortcut with wide lanes, but with a congestion problem. For bicycle users, it is a good connection through the city, but currently difficult to use, due to heavy traffic and limited number of crossings. For pedestrians, the place is potentially valuable as a connection with the city centre and a place of distinctive heritage character, but it is currently impracticable due to air and noise pollution. For its inhabitants, the area has similar advantages as for pedestrians, but they are more likely to feel the actual drawbacks. Tram users should perceive the place positively due to its good connections and accessibility. For economic agents, this place might bring opportunities, but at present the lack of pedestrian traffic makes it unattractive.
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    Wrocław sharpen the eye
    (AESOP, 2010) Hakbart, Bartosz; Klemendi, Naim; Lahutsenak, Darya; Nogalski, Szymon; Rossato, Chiara; Serrenho, Tiago
    A pragmatic look at the city highlighted its green – blue assets. Like many cities, Wrocław was located on its river for its livelihood. The river system continues to play a prime role as a symbol and a nature reserve in the city structure, although its economic functions such as navigation have declined. Its propensity to flood has turned the river into a risk and has impaired its accessibility, safe for speculative developments in flood planes contradicting plans. Rivers present also obstacles to traffic flows due to lack of crossings. Wrocław’s large amount of green areas, agricultural land and allotments is a historic accident which endows the city with unique assets. Disliked by planners and developers allotments provide a sense of belonging and a socialising platform for their users. Continuous car based suburbanisation has worsened traffic and pollution and threatens Wrocław’s considerable heritage.