Antwerp Ring Cover Design, Architecture, Architect, R1, New Belgian Park
Antwerp Ring Cover
R1 Belgian Park & Liveability Development – Built Environment in Belgium
12 Dec 2016
Antwerp Ring Cover: Design Teams Call
Call for Design Teams for Antwerp Ring
Call for design teams / Oproep voor ontwerp teams
ON THE RING
English text (scroll down for Dutch):
POSITIONING THE PROJECT: A HISTORICAL OPPORTUNITY

In early 2016, the Flemish government appointed intendant Alexander D?Hooghe, with the assignment to prepare a road cover and liveability project by the beginning of 2018 for the R1 (the Ring through Antwerp).
The intendant wishes to concretize the cover for the Ring with implementation projects by (a pool of) five design teams. The goal of realizing a cover over the Ring is a historic opportunity that can fundamentally transform the city. For the first time the inner and outer city can be structurally connected with each other through the realization of a large park element around the city. The potential social benefit is also greater greater than simply better access to mobility or a healthier environment.
The cover is a wide-reaching urban project that can improve liveability in many diverse areas. The cover will add public green and shared public space to the city, as well as boulevards, plazas, parking, public transportation and space for new developments and monuments.
THE INTENDANTSHIP: PROCESS

The mission of the intendant translates chiefly into the inves...