The Horizontal Metropolis Between Urbanism and Urbanization

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1 The Horizontal Metropolis Between Urbanism and Urbanization

2 Paola Viganò Chiara Cavalieri Martina Barcelloni Corte Editors The Horizontal Metropolis Between Urbanism and Urbanization 123

3 Editors Paola Viganò EPFL École Polytechnique Fédérale de Switzerland Martina Barcelloni Corte EPFL École Polytechnique Fédérale de Switzerland Chiara Cavalieri EPFL École Polytechnique Fédérale de Switzerland ISBN ISBN (ebook) Library of Congress Control Number: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018, corrected publication 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

4 The original version of the book was revised: For detailed information please see Erratum. The erratum to this book is available at v

5 This book is the result of the: VIII International Ph.D. Seminar Urbanism & Urbanization Symposium Latsis EPFL 2015 Scientific Committee Paola Viganò, EPFL, Università IUAV, Venezia (chair) Cristina Bianchetti, Politecnico Torino Stephen Cairns, Future Cities Lab, ETH Singapore Elena Cogato Lanza, EPFL Michiel Dehaene, U-Gent Bruno de Meulder, KU Leuven Vincent Kaufmann, EDAR, EPFL Sébastien Marot, ENSA VT Paris Marne-la-Vallée Brian McGrath, Parsons, The New School for Design, NY Han Meyer, TU Delft Dominique Rouillard, ENSA Paris-Malaquais Joaquim Sabaté, UPC Barcelona Kelly Shannon, University of Southern California Charles Waldheim, GSD Harvard Organizing Committee Chiara Cavalieri (chair), Farzaneh Bahrami, Martina Barcelloni Corte, Marine Durand, Roberto Sega, Matthew Skjonsberg (Lab-U, EPFL) The Symposium has been organized thanks to the generous support of LATSIS Foundation, Geneva vii

6 Contents The Horizontal Metropolis: A Radical Project... 1 Paola Viganò Part I Horizontal Metropolis: Theories and Roots, a Transcultural Tradition Horizontal Metropolis: Theories and Roots, a Transcultural Tradition: Introduction Chiara Cavalieri Horizontal Metropolis: Theories and Roots, a Transcultural Tradition Statements Elena Cogato Lanza The Other Horizontal Metropolis: Landscapes of Urban Interdependence Nikos Katsikis Industrial Economy and Agrarian Urbanism Charles Waldheim The Echoes of Broadacre City in the Twenty-First Century Catherine Maumi From the Russian Chernozem to the Valley Section: A Micro-Story of Soil Marine Durand Genius of Utopia: The Evolutionary Nature of Genius Matthew Skjonsberg Berlin Dispersed: A Genealogy of Ideas Laura Veronese ix

7 x Contents The Patchwork Metropolis: Between Patches, Fragments and Situations Carlo Pisano Aesthetics and Spatial Practices. Some Examples from Switzerland Mirza Tursic Better Living Through Extensity Jason Rebillot Towards a Desakota Extended Metropolis? Growth and Spatiality of New (Peri-)Urbanism in Chinese Metropolitan Regions George Lin Urban-Rural Systems in Asia: A Research Agenda Stephen Cairns Horizontal Metropolis: A Tool for a New Kind of Territoriality? Bénédicte Grosjean Part II Horizontal Metropolis: Spatial, Social and Natural Capital Horizontal Metropolis: Spatial, Social and Natural Capital: Introduction Brian McGrath and Martina Barcelloni Corte Horizontal Metropolis: Spatial, Social and Natural Capital Statements Christophe Girot The Art of Horizontal Urbanization: The Urban Questions of Engineer August Mennes in the Antwerp Agglomeration Tom Broes Taking Care of the Residual Fraction: The Provincial Projects for the Electrification of Belgium in a Perspective of Urbanisation Dieter Bruggeman Mobility Scenarios in Veneto Metropolitan Area: Learning from the Pre-car Era Alvise Pagnacco Retracing Water Flows. Diffuse Infrastructure in the Apulian Territory Irene Toselli

8 Contents xi Abundance of Interplays Delivered by Scattered Patterns of Occupation. San Joaquin in Cuenca, a Case of Study in the Southern Highlands of Ecuador Monica Rivera-Muñoz Elements in Desakota Qinyi Zhang Section Across the Horizontal Field: A Case Study of the Asymmetrical Condition of Bogotá s Periphery Claudia Lucia Rojas Bernal Alternative and Horizontal Spatial Practices: The Case of the Estero Salado in Guayaquil, Ecuador Giulia Testori Centralization, Decentralization, and Metropolization: Cultural Attractors in Brussels Metropolitan Area Yannick Vanhaelen Vanishing Points: Thoughts on the Horizontality of Israeli Urbanism Els Verbakel The Horizontal Metropolis as an Environmental Toolbox Panos Mantziaras Part III The Horizontal Metropolis: Issues and Challenges of a New Urban Ecology The Horizontal Metropolis: Issues and Challenges of a New Urban Ecology: Introduction Martina Barcelloni Corte Horizontal Metropolis: Issues and Challenges of a New Urban Ecology Statements Michiel Dehaene Territorial Development and Metropolitan Areas: Transformations in the Last Decade Gioacchino Garofoli What Is Happening to Industrial Districts? Michele Cerruti But Towards a Productive Mesh of the European City-Territory Roberto Sega

9 xii Contents After Tomorrow: Three Perspectives on Urban Wastelands Cecilia Furlan Hidden Forest Figures in the Horizontal Metropolis: From Placeholders to Micro-biotopes, the Case of Liedekerkebos Wim Wambecq Territory Between Product and Project: Rethinking the Limits Guillaume Vanneste Unlocking the Potential of Collective Spaces in the Peri-urban Condition: The Case of South-West Flanders Maarten Gheysen Building Horizontality? The Impact of Road Design Regulations on Urban Ecosystems Antoine Vialle Walkability After the Car: Looking into Low-Density Urbanity Farzaneh Bahrami Inventing a Common Home: An Experiment in the Ave Valley Nuno Travasso Metabolic Properties of Urban Systems: Changing Paradigms in the Cultural Evolution of Human Settlements Peter Baccini Between Plan and Pragmatism: Families of Challenges Joachim Declerck The Horizontal Metropolis Needs a Soul Rereading the Book Zwischenstadt After Twenty Years: Conclusions Thomas Sieverts 12 Points from a Roundtable: Afterword D. G. Shane Erratum to: The Horizontal Metropolis Between Urbanism and Urbanization... E1 Joachim Declerck, Chiara Cavalieri and Martina Barcelloni Corte