Infrastructures and Urban Development: Discontinuities, Design and Planning

Paulo Silva

doi:10.6092/issn.2036-1602/5033

Authors

Paulo Silva
He holds a Phd degree in Environmental Applied Sciences, a master degree on Human Geography and Local and Regional Planning and Diploma on Architecture. He teaches since 1997 and researches since 1995. He works as practitioner on spatial planning since 1992 and on architecture since 1988

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1602/5033

Keywords:

accessibilities, urban structures, Lisbon metropolitan area, urban discontinuities, consolidated spaces

Abstract

This paper focuses on the role of infrastructures in place-making. We approach the concept of urban discontinuity, ways to produce and read landscapes and new paradigms in terms of urban form. The impact of infrastructures in landscape is based on Lisbon Metropolitan Area recent infrastructures. In order to discuss solutions for the impact of infrastructures in landscape, the relation between accessibilities, urban grid and urban tissue and the production of consolidated, non-consolidated and traced public spaces will be approached. The paper focuses on four nodes on the motorway A2, the main access to Lisbon by south. To conclude, a model to deal with urban discontinuities will be presented, integrating as a new element the concept of new urban structure.

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