The thesis begins with an analysis of the perception of the city of Monterrey, Mexico through the construction of a visual urban imagery. The photographic and artistic research is divided into several thematic chapters: Early Mapping concerns the relationship between the territory and the city, Pure Land the way in which the people perceived the landscape, Human and Mountain the local identity, Architecture in the Landscape the way in which the buildings have been placed in relationship with the context, City of Mountains the overall urban-territorial vision, and A Living Landscape finally focuses on the climatic and ephemeral conditions of the place. The following chapters are divided in three subtopics. The Geographical Context describes physical conditions of the country, the territorial mountain range and the project’s site. A catalogue of the regional and local flora and fauna is compiled in order to propose the ecosystems to be used in the landscape project. The agricultural region is described to show the importance of shaping productive landscapes. The geological plans relating to the territory, the project area and its context are also examined. The section entitled Quarries as Architecture investigates the quarries’ landscape as opportunities, from historical regeneration projects to recent ones. Botanical Landscapes review examples of botanical gardens focused on local vegetation, and particular preservation gardens of desert and semi-desert regions. Finally, the project is presented starting with the Ecological Corridors on regional, territorial and urban scales. The Historical Evolution of the quarry shows the change of seasons and the recovery of wild vegetation. The Masterplan shows the idea of creating a public space, as a theater that looks at the city from the mountain, but also vice versa. The Main Stage Plan explain the proposal of landscape regeneration through a botanical intervention placed in particular islands implemented in different phases, which will progressively spread to the rest of the quarry environment. These actions, together with the park program will create a new ecology and a new public place at the disposal of the inhabitants, able to bring the mountain back to the city of Monterrey.
La tesi inizia con un'analisi della percezione della città di Monterrey, in Messico, attraverso la costruzione di un percorso visivo nell'immaginario urbano. La ricerca fotografica e artistica è suddivisa in diversi capitoli tematici: Early Mapping riguarda il rapporto tra il territorio e la città, Pure Land il modo in cui le persone hanno percepito il paesaggio, Human and Mountain l'identità locale, Architecture in the Landscape il modo in cui gli edifici sono stati pensati in relazione al loro contesto, City of Mountains la visione complessiva territoriale-urbana, e A Living Landscape si concentra infine sulle condizioni climatiche ed effimere proprie del luogo. I capitoli successivi sono divisi in tre argomenti: Il Geographical Context descrive le condizioni fisiche del paese, la catena montuosa territoriale e il sito del progetto. Viene composto un catalogo della flora e della fauna regionali e locali al fine di proporre gli ecosistemi da utilizzare nel progetto paesaggistico. La regione agricola è descritta per mostrare l'importanza di dare forma a dei paesaggi produttivi. Si prendono inoltre in esame i piani geologici relativi al territorio, all’area di progetto e al suo contesto. La sezione intitolata Quarries as Architecture indaga sul paesaggio delle cave come opportunità, dai progetti di rigenerazione storici a quelli recenti. Botanical Landscapes passa in rassegna esempi di giardini botanici incentrati sulla vegetazione locale e particolari giardini di conservazione delle regioni desertiche e semi-desertiche. Infine, il progetto viene presentato a partire dagli Ecological Corridors a scala regionale, territoriale e urbana. La Historical Evolution della cava mostra il cambiamento delle stagioni e il recupero della vegetazione spontanea. Il Masterplan mostra l'idea di creare uno spazio pubblico, come un teatro che guarda alla città dalla montagna, ma anche viceversa. Il Main Stage Plan spiega la proposta della rigenerazione del paesaggio per mezzo di un intervento botanico collocato in particolari isole implementate in diverse fasi, che si diffonderanno progressivamente al resto dell'ambiente della cava. Queste azioni, insieme al programma del parco, creeranno una nuova ecologia e un nuovo luogo pubblico a disposizione degli abitanti, capaci di riportare la montagna alla città di Monterrey.
Botanical quarry : a public space to bring the mountain back to the city
MARTÍNEZ MUÑOZ, LINDA ALEJANDRA
2017/2018
Abstract
The thesis begins with an analysis of the perception of the city of Monterrey, Mexico through the construction of a visual urban imagery. The photographic and artistic research is divided into several thematic chapters: Early Mapping concerns the relationship between the territory and the city, Pure Land the way in which the people perceived the landscape, Human and Mountain the local identity, Architecture in the Landscape the way in which the buildings have been placed in relationship with the context, City of Mountains the overall urban-territorial vision, and A Living Landscape finally focuses on the climatic and ephemeral conditions of the place. The following chapters are divided in three subtopics. The Geographical Context describes physical conditions of the country, the territorial mountain range and the project’s site. A catalogue of the regional and local flora and fauna is compiled in order to propose the ecosystems to be used in the landscape project. The agricultural region is described to show the importance of shaping productive landscapes. The geological plans relating to the territory, the project area and its context are also examined. The section entitled Quarries as Architecture investigates the quarries’ landscape as opportunities, from historical regeneration projects to recent ones. Botanical Landscapes review examples of botanical gardens focused on local vegetation, and particular preservation gardens of desert and semi-desert regions. Finally, the project is presented starting with the Ecological Corridors on regional, territorial and urban scales. The Historical Evolution of the quarry shows the change of seasons and the recovery of wild vegetation. The Masterplan shows the idea of creating a public space, as a theater that looks at the city from the mountain, but also vice versa. The Main Stage Plan explain the proposal of landscape regeneration through a botanical intervention placed in particular islands implemented in different phases, which will progressively spread to the rest of the quarry environment. These actions, together with the park program will create a new ecology and a new public place at the disposal of the inhabitants, able to bring the mountain back to the city of Monterrey.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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