New methods in urban analysis and simulation
Documentation of teaching results from the spring semester 2015 of the seminar Digital Urban Simulation at the Chair of Information Architecture, ETH Zurich Documentation of teaching results from the spring semester 2015 of the seminar Digital Urban Simulation at the Chair of Information Architecture, ETH Zurich
Optimizing Pedestrian Networks and Solar Massing in the Paris de la Concorde, Geneva Peter Ortner < introduction > Timisoara’s historic center is in the process of becoming an pedestrian-only area, except for the tramlines. The center is a succession of 3 public spaces - the Union square, the Liberty square and the Opera square - each with their own characteristics. While the Union square is completely treeless and hosting two major cathedrals and the arts museum, the Opera square is hosting the national opera and the orthodox cathedral with rows of trees and flower beds, the Liberty square is the smallest of the three and used to be more a small parc with 40 trees than a square, nevertheless being perceived as a square. I Final project documentation 65
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Optimiz<strong>in</strong>g Pedestrian Networks <strong>and</strong> Solar Mass<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
the Paris de la Concorde, Geneva<br />
Peter Ortner<br />
< <strong>in</strong>troduction ><br />
Timisoara’s historic center is <strong>in</strong> the process of becom<strong>in</strong>g an pedestrian-only area, except<br />
for the traml<strong>in</strong>es. The center is a succession of 3 public spaces - the Union square, the<br />
Liberty square <strong>and</strong><br />
the Opera square - each with their own characteristics. While the Union square is completely<br />
treeless <strong>and</strong> host<strong>in</strong>g two major cathedrals <strong>and</strong> the arts museum, the Opera square<br />
is host<strong>in</strong>g the national opera <strong>and</strong> the orthodox cathedral with rows of trees <strong>and</strong> flower<br />
beds, the Liberty square is the smallest of the three <strong>and</strong> used to be more a small parc with<br />
40 trees than a square, nevertheless be<strong>in</strong>g perceived as a square.<br />
I F<strong>in</strong>al project documentation<br />
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