Green climate-adaptive streetscapes regeneration – The De Urbanisten Experience in Antwerp
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climate-adaptive architecture, nature-based solutions, streetscapes, urban regeneration, De UrbanistenAbstract
The contribution aims to explore the theme of complexity in relation to some of the current and urgent challenges of our time. Reflecting on trans-disciplinarity in architecture means venturing into uncertain territory: architecture employs hybrid ways of understanding reality, bridging scientific and non-scientific knowledge, as well as theoretical and practical insights. The paper introduces an ongoing research about nature-based climate-adaptive streetscape applied in the City of Matera, focusing on the role of research-driven design processes in urban regeneration. Inside this theoretical and operational framework, the paper reflects upon the crucial contribution of the globally Dutch architectural Studio De Urbanisten and its spatial approach to contemporary complexity, with a focus on climate adaptation and nature inclusivity. In this regard, the paper discusses the ongoing Research by design experimentation for the Belgian City of Antwerp, which resulted in a global Masterplan and a pilot project currently under implementation.
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Received: 20/09/2024; Revised: 15/10/2024; Accepted: 17/10/2024
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