Landscape Ecology in Planning – stoa

Spring 2020

Group X — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 18:00:57 +0000

Name Landscape Ecology in Planning
Type Studio course
Organiser Aalto University, Department of Architecture, Group X
Partners University of Helsinki
Level Master/Doctoral
Teachers Juanjo Galan (Aalto Univ.) / Johan Kotze ( Univ Helsinki)
Students featured Allan Delesantro, Kati Efraimsson, Elka Lupunen, Kai Hakala, Kaie Kuldkepp, Kaisla Rahkola, Annika Tuominen, Loviisa Luoma, Sofia Kangas, Vera Rantalainen, Riikka Lauri, Tom Mantell

From Pieces to Patterns

Group X — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:54:08 +0000

With more than 7000 new inhabitants, the growing university, and work communities, Otaniemi will look significantly different in 2050 than the Otaniemi we see today. Issues such as urbanization and climate change, densification, and demographic changes will alter the built environment and increase the pressure on existing green areas.

In order to cope with the potential magnitude of such changes, new master plans for Otaniemi have been defined. However, there is also a need for methods to analyze the potential resilience of these plans. The aim of this work was to attempt to create a new analysis tool that could be used to analyze a master plan proposal from the socio-ecological perspective and based upon the analysis, to improve the master plan in question. As a case study, we have applied this tool to analyze the master plan for Otaniemi in 2050 proposed by the landscape.

architecture office SLA.

CO-EVOLUTION!

Group X — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:23:18 +0000

OTANIEMI_Embracing Complexity

Group X — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:14:24 +0000

We aim to propose an alternative system of valuing that can be used to plan for places and systems which are complex, diverse and as a result, resilient.