Reimagining Social Infrastructure

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday January 11, 2023
      3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location: Reinsch-Pierce Auditorium
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: Lecture Kai-Uwe Bergmann Partner, BIG 2023 Portman Prize Critic

Full Summary: Ryan Gravel a Georgia Tech student seeking a Masters in Architecture and City Planning submitted a master’s thesis that would transform Atlanta through his vision for a Beltline – retrofitting underutilized or abandoned rail lines into a continuous loop of economic and social opportunity that has led to over $10 Billion in economic investment in the outer districts of Atlanta. The infrastructure of the industry of the past seems to be inevitably appropriated as the framework for the social and cultural life of the present. Similarly the old train tracks on Manhattan’s lower west side have turned into the Highline – the most popular park in NYC today. The Tate Modern in London was an old power plant. The world’s first ski-lifts were repurposed mining lifts – rather than bringing metals down they began dragging skiers up the slopes. Somehow the pioneering of the infrastructure of industry paves the path for mainstream architecture.

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School of Architecture

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Public
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Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
beltline, School of Architecture, Kai-Uwe Bergmann, atlanta
Status
  • Created By: shanne3
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 10, 2023 - 11:53am
  • Last Updated: Jan 10, 2023 - 11:53am