First of all I apologize by the result while publising this page. Some computers got the whole post, others not. I am struggling to make it simple, beauty and easy, showing offf all the very good works of the students. Please, take a while...
Despite being so later, it´s rather to show off the results of the first semester in the module that cope with the theme about skyscrapers and their new possibilities in 21th Century. Just to remind the quite few readers of this blog, the contest is sponsored by EVOLO electronic magazine , which accept students projects of skyscrapers all over the world. The two main question they should address were: what those massive structure could be in the future?; and what are the new responsibilities of the architects regarding the environment and all its connected structure?
The students I present here were mine in the module of 2011 winter/spring, and they had two months to develop all their jobs.
The Aerotropolis
Authors: Andre rezende e Rafael Santos
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| first plate: aerotropolis |
Nothing but a massive
structure built with features, new technologies and materials to serve as an
airport and its neighborhood focused in the services provided by the airport.
As defined by http://www.aerotropolis.com/,
aerotropolis are new urban form placing airports in the
center with cities growing around them, connecting workers, suppliers,
executives, and goods to the global marketplace. Major airports have become key
nodes in global production and enterprise systems offering them speed, agility,
and connectivity. They are also powerful engines of local economic development,
attracting aviation-linked businesses of all types to their environs. These
include, among others, time-sensitive manufacturing and distribution
facilities; hotel, entertainment, retail, convention, trade and exhibition
complexes; and office buildings that house air-travel intensive executives and
professionals.
In this project, Andre and Raphael admitted
to be inspired by all fictional novels that they like. The most impressive is
that their dreams about technology are quite well explained in their drawing.
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second plate: functionality of aerotropolis
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