March 14th, 2008

Cities in Motion – Bucharest

Cities in Motion is a design investigation spanning two semesters, organized by the platform Geography, Landscape and Cities (GLC) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. The aim of the investigation is to better understand the relationship between urban form, mobility and projects on an urban or architectural scale. Do such projects to which we referred as “prototypes” reflect the larger context they are situated in, or inversely can they affect this context by means of a kind of urban acupuncture?

The first studio, the subject of this report, dealt with Centrope, a large region including portions of four different nation states and the cities Vienna, Bratislava, Brünn and Györ among others. The second studio was situated in Bucharest and dealt with the scale of a large city. Each studio was working with an external advisor. In the case of Centrope this was Prof. Jeff Kenworthy, an expert on issues of mobility and author of the most concise assessment of the consequences of car dependency. In Bukarest, the studio was working with Anna Rose of Space Syntax, a London based company specialized in the assessment of spatial accessibility.

Projects

Architecture

Primary School Christoph Merian, Basel, 2019 –
Current phase: construction project

Airport Engadine, St. Moritz, 2020 –
Current phase: construction project

Mobility Hub, Zug, 2019 –
Future Parking Facility with retail component
Current phase: execution

Station Square and Roof, Herisau 2015 –
Current phase: public vote

MEWA-Areal, Wädenswil, 2018 –
Transformation Project from the former industrial estate to the mixed-use development with housing
Current phase: framework plan

Viererfeld, Bern, 2018 –
Housing
Current phase: on hold

Office Renovation, Zug, 2020 –
Current phase: execution

House Renovation, Zug, 2020 –
Current phase: preliminary planning

Wilhelmsburg Rowing Club, 2020 –
Current phase: preliminary planning

Cooperative Housing, Wetzikon, 2020 –
Current phase: preliminary planning

Urban Design

Salina Raurica / Salinenhofquartier, Pratteln, 2018 –
Current state: urban framework plan

Metalli, Zug, 2017 –
Current state: urban framework plan

Tech Cluster Zug, 2015 –
Current state: transformation plan

Elbinselquartier Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, 2015 –
Current state: design guidelines

Bahnstadt Nürtingen, 2017 –
Current state: design manual

Urban Space Development Concept for SBB Basel Station, 2018 –
Current state: public consultation

KNZ Wil West, Thurgau / St. Gallen, 2011 –
Current state: urban framework plan

Station Area Dietikon, 2019 –
Current state: study with recommendation for further development

Areal Dübendorf, 2020 –
Current state: study

Areal Oerlikon, 2020 –
Current state: study

Areal Dierikon, 2015 –
Current state: urban framework plan

Station Herisau, 2013 –
Current state: areal development

Innovation Park Bergedorf, 2020 –
Current state: urban framework

Seetalstrasse Meierhöfli Emmen, 2020 –
Current state: test planning

ZHA, Boulevard, Hönggerberg Campus, 2020 –
Current state: ongoing (with Studio Vulkan)

Herrliberg-Feldmeilen station, 2020 –
Current state: study

Port City Riga, 2020 –
Current state: Urban design commission

Wankdorffeldstrasse, Bern, 2020 –
Current state: urban design study

St-Karli Brückenköpfe und Reussinsel, Luzern, 2020 –
Current state: urban design study

Campus Bochum, 2018 –
Current state: urban framework plan

Masterplan HB / Central 2050, Zurich, 2020 –
Current state: test planing (with Studio Vulkan)

Urban System Research

cividi gmbh – civic data intelligence, 2019 –
Digital tools for the analogue city
Current state: ongoing

The Industrious City – Book Publication, 2017 –
(Lars Müller Publishers)
Published in fall 2020

Workplace Area Development, Winterthur, 2019 –
Current state: ongoing

Network strategy 2040 and
future public transport 2050, Zurich, 2020 –
Current state: ongoing (with IBV Hüsler)

Cities in Motion – Bucharest

Projects

Otterbach, Switzerland/Germany - 2020

OTTERBACH FOREST ARCHIPELAGO

Dietikon, Switzerland - 2019 -

Station Area Dietikon

Bochum, Germany - 2019 -

Campus Bochum

Zug, Switzerland - 2020

Office Renovation, Zug

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

The Industrious City

Wetzikon, Switzerland - 2020

MORGENTALQUARTIER

Basel, Switzerland - 2018 -

Station Area Basel SBB

Basel, Switzerland - 2019 -

Primary School C. Merian

Samedan, Switzerland - 2018 -

Airport Engadin

Pratteln, Switzerland - 2018 -

Salinenhofquartier

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

Deep Urbanism

Zug, Switzerland - 2015-2021

Mobility Hub Zug Nord

Hamburg, Germany - 2016 -

Elbinselquartier Wilhelmsburg

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

Switzerland

Zürich, Switzerland - 2020

The Seefelder

Hamburg, Germany - 2015 -

Hafencity Elbbrücken

Wädenswil, Switzerland - 2018 -

MEWA-Areal Wädenswil

Herisau, Switzerland - 2015 -

Herisau Station Square

Zug, Switzerland - 2017, 2019 -

Metalli-Areal, Zug

Bern, Switzerland - 2018 -

Viererfeld

Nürtingen, Germany - 2017 -

Bahnstadt Nürtingen

Weggis, Switzerland - 2020

Valley and Mountain Station Rigi

Wil, Switzerland - 2011 -

Wil West

Zug, Switzerland - 2013 -

Tech Cluster Zug

Zürich, Switzerland - 2019

Greenhouse, ETH Hönggerberg

Dübendorf, Switzerland - 2014

Swiss National Innovation Park

Emmenbrücke, Switzerland - 2019

Kanzlei-Kreisel, Emmenbrücke

Hamburg, Germany - 2019

Beiersdorf Werk 1

Harvard University, USA - Spring 2018

Harvard GSD Studio Report

Wetzikon, Switzerland - 2019

ZOM-Areal Wetzikon

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany - 2017

Dietenbach Freiburg

Uzwil, Switzerland - 2017

Benninger Areal

Heidelberg, Germany - 2015-2017

Heidelberg Innovation Park

Ried-Brig, Switzerland - 2019

Residenz Brigerberg

Bern, Switzerland - 2018

Holliger, Bern

Basel, Switzerland - 2017

Nordspitze Basel

Samstagern, Switzerland - 2018

Areal Bruggeten, Samstagern

Zürich, Switzerland - 2016

Japan Shop Falkenstrasse

Moscow, Russia - 2016

Strelka Institute