Urban Nomads | Urban Design course, theme: narrative urban design

EUROMÉDITERRANÉE (Marseille, F)

Waterfront Marseille,foto Centre d’informations d’Euroméditerranée

Design project

‚La coer une gande metropole méditerranéenne‘ is the ambitions subtitle of the transformation of the waterfront from Marseille into a European metropolitan city. 480 hectares of the existing city should be transformed into a spectacular urban waterfront with a mixture of functions and different public areas. The project Euroméditerranée is devided into 2 development phases. The transformation of phase 1 (including ZAC Cité de la Méditerranée, ZAC Joliette, ZAC Belle-de-Mai, ZAC Sant Charles, ZAC Rue de la Republique and ZAC J4) started already in 1995 and offers idynamic urban spaces and famous architects, like the new tower Marseillaise from Jean Nouvel. The 2 phase is ready to start and will transform the quarter north of the CAM tower into a complete new city close to the waterfront.

During this expedition you will analyze the transformation of the Euroméditerrané waterfront and compare this development with reference cities like, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Naples and Rotterdam. You will design an urban development plan for parts of the Euroméditerranée area and develop a concept of a sustainable transformation of Marseilles waterfront.

Design weeks

The first design week stresses the analyze of reference areas. You will work in the Rotterdam harbor (week 42) and analyze the transformation of it. You will research about the used strategical planning tools and the provided spatial qualities of the new designed areas. In the second design week in Marseille (week 48) you will work on your design concept and present it to professionals how are familiar with the context.

DP Euroméditerranée, Centre d’informations d’Euroméditerranée

Partners

NHL University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden
Stadshavens 2035 projectenbureau Rotterdam
Academie van Bouwkunst Rotterdam

Results

Final presentation:
Give insight in your developed design principles by spatial analyses- and research drawings, or models.
Present a sustainable strategical concept for the sustainable transformation of Marseilles waterfront.
Present an urban design plan for a chosen area of Euroméditerranéé.
(Site plan, detailed ground floorplans 1:500, sections, perspectives and a model of the chosen area)

full - view expedition 2019

Waterfront Marseille, MuCEM by Rudy Ricciotti

Course contents

Competences:
In this Urban Nomads program you will develop 6 professional competences: Concept, Urban Design, Analysis, Urban Research, Urban Strategy, Being aware of surroundings.
During 1 semester you will work continuously and integrally on these competences. You work individual and you will get weekly feedback in classes on your products. This project includes 2 design weeks and a final presentation.

Feedback on products:
Once a week (see schedule) you get individual feedback on the design products in the studio of Urban Nomads in Rotterdam.

Final presentation:
At the end of the course you will present your project to professionals.

Portfolio:
After the final presentation your portfolio will be accessed by certificated assessors on the 6 competences. You will receive a certificate

Schedule

Concept schedule winter term (September – December)

                     September               October                          November                  December
week 1      introduction                concept / research      urban design             urban design
week 2    prof. week                   design week1    urban design           final presentation
week 3    concept / research   urban design                 urban design             portfolio ass.
week 4      concept / research    urban design                design week2

Period:
2018 winter term

Work load:
40 hours per week

Costs
€ 4800.-

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