Green – Connected – Neighborhoods The park determines how the city grows. With the Rákosrendező project, Budapest has the opportunity to transform one of its last major inner-city redevelopment sites into a new part of the urban core. The 244-hectare, largely undeveloped railway site is located in the northeast of
Urban Transformation of Winter Harbor In the heart of Bratislava, a new waterfront is doubling the city’s boundary with the Danube. With the Winterhafen, Bratislava has the opportunity to integrate its urban development more closely with the Danube. The former port area combines a location close to the city center
Urban Development Master Plan for a Productive Urban Neighborhood Vibrant urban neighborhoods emerge where residential, commercial, and industrial areas are closely intertwined: Frankfurt am Main is promoting this in Gutleut-West. Gutleut-West is centrally located, has developed historically, and is functionally fragmented. Rising demand for housing, structural changes in the commercial
Master Plan for the Expansion of Hamburg’s Downtown Area HafenCity expands Hamburg’s city center by 40 percent and connects the historic fabric of the Speicherstadt with a new, flood-protected urban environment along the Elbe. Historical aerial photographs from 1930 illustrate the former divide between the organically grown city center and
An urban strategy for Cologne How do we want to live in 2030? The city strategy ‘Cologne Perspectives 2030+’ provides answers. Like many large cities in Germany and abroad, Cologne has already had to deal with far-reaching transformation processes. Population growth, demographic change, climate change, climate protection, economic structural change,
Strategic master planning for urban transformation Responsible management of dynamic growth: A robust basic structure with clear rules enables flexibility and ensures that the neighborhood identity is maintained. Over the last 170 years, São Paulo has become Brazil’s largest city and is now one of the largest metropolitan regions in
Master plan for the transformation of the former Wall strip A robust urban planning framework as a basis for urban neighborhoods. Between 1961 and 1989, the Spreebogen area marked a central section of the Berlin Wall. The reorganization of this former no-man’s land received a decisive boost when Berlin Central
A master plan for Hamburg’s main arteries City entrance, first address, district center and at the same time caesura, a barrier and transit space. If you want to shape the growth of the city, you can’t avoid the main thoroughfares. Twelve arterial roads across all themes and locations in the
A strategic control instrument for urban planning Quality instead of quantity: Cologne is growing upwards – with moderation, planning and responsibility. With the Height Development Concept (HEK) for the inner city of Cologne, the city is meeting the challenges of urban growth in a densely built-up metropolis steeped in history,