Beneath the City: Rivers, Seoul Biennale 2021 installation
The Beneath the City: Rivers research project by GAMBJTS, a collaborative research practice based in Toronto, is revitalizing the city by proposing urban interventions modelled after the process of daylighting at the Seoul Biennale 2021 in the “Cities Exhibition”.
The Beneath the City-Rivers Exhibition Installation
The group consists of interdisciplinary architects, designers, and academics with graduate degrees from the Daniels School of Architecture, Landscape, and Design and OCAD University. They engage the built and natural environments at multiple scales that situate speculation as a discursive practice.
The project will catalyze possibilities for innovative design interventions by daylighting hidden waterways with the process of excavation and embankment. According to the group, the masterplan being proposed reinforces the urgency to establish and commit to a reciprocal relationship between the city and the rivers beneath. It demonstrates that Toronto can become a model for a sustainable and resilient city. The Beneath the City-Rivers Exhibition Installation
Proposing several urban interventions re-naturalizes human-altered landscapes, especially creeks and rivers, to manage stormwater and mitigate flood risks: ?It is a strategic ?cut and fill? that will intervene in specific sites to expose buried watercourses,? says GAMBJTS. ?The Cut excavates sites necessary to daylight selected rivers concealed by Victorian-era culverts made from pipe, ...
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