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At a Tangent: Delineating a New Ecological Imaginary
Author(s) -
Gandy Matthew
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.2533
Subject(s) - the imaginary , politics , urban park , environmental ethics , sociology , architectural engineering , geography , political science , law , environmental planning , engineering , philosophy , psychology , psychotherapist
Abstract How are the ‘iron landscapes’ of disused railway tracks of the 19th and 20th centuries rejuvenated by encouraging inclusive and diverse uses? Matthew Gandy , a professor of geography at the University of Cambridge, charts the phased design of the Park am Gleisdreieck in Berlin. He questions whether the design of the park can be considered separately from the politics of housing as he highlights tensions between civic society and urban regeneration.