Nova Arctica
Study of an Offshore Urbanism in the Arctic area North Pole / Greenland / 2009
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NOVA ARCTICA IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF AN AREA AS A PHYSICAL LINK BETWEEN USERS, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EVOLUTION OF OUR SOCIETY.
THE ARCTIC AREA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF A CYCLE OF BOTH EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION. BEGINNING WITH THE DISCOVERY OF OIL AND THE HUNTING OF MARINE MAMMALS. IT ALSO BECAME A STRATEGIC AREA DURING WORLD WAS II AND THE COLD WAR.
ITS LATEST ROLE IS NOW BEING IMAGINED AS THE NEXT IMPORTANT PLAYER IN THE RAPID GLOBALIZATION OF THIS PART OF THE WORLD.
AFTER THE END OF THE COLD WAR AND THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION, THE MEDIA COVERAGE CONCERNING THE ARCTIC, REPORT THE CONSTANT MELTING OF THE SEA ICE. AS SEA LEVELS RISE, THE STRATEGIC POTENTIAL OF THE ARCTIC ALSO INCREASES.
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NOVA ARCTICA IS THE TRANSFORMATION OF AN AREA AS A PHYSICAL LINK BETWEEN USERS, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EVOLUTION OF OUR SOCIETY. THE ARCTIC AREA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF A CYCLE OF BOTH EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION. BEGINNING WITH THE DISCOVERY OF OIL AND THE HUNTING OF MARINE MAMMALS. IT ALSO BECAME A STRATEGIC AREA DURING WORLD WAS II AND THE COLD WAR. ITS LATEST ROLE IS NOW BEING IMAGINED AS THE NEXT IMPORTANT PLAYER IN THE RAPID GLOBALIZATION OF THIS PART OF THE WORLD. AFTER THE...
- Year 2009
- Work started in 2008
- Work finished in 2009
- Status Research/Thesis
- Type Public Squares / Waterfront / Government and institutional buildings / multi-purpose civic centres / Port Areas / Landscape/territorial planning / Monuments / River and coastal redevelopment / Marinas / Passenger Terminals / Strategic Urban Plans
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