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Industrial Sites and !

Regenerative Landscapes!
LA"#" $ Fall "%#&

Brownfield
In the United States in urban planning jargon!
a brown"eld site is land previously used for
industrial purposes and#or some commercial
uses$ The land may be contaminated by low
concentrations of hazardous waste or
pollution! and has the potential to be reused
once it is cleaned up$%
Wikipedia!&'()%

***Superfund sites are di*erent because they have

extremely high amount of dangerous pollutants$%

Brownfield

Brown+eld Re-Development

Typical Contaminants#Pollutants :%
! %gas stations +issues in cleaning up Route ,,-%
! %hydrocarbons%
! %dry cleaning products%
! %pesticides%
! herbicides%
! %lead from paints%
! %asbestos +naturally found in some areas-%
! %mining & milling products%
! products of war%
! closed military bases%

Brown+eld Development!
and the EPA!
Protecting the Environment !
and the Health & !
Well-Being of People!
Promoting Partnerships!

In the US estimated to be &%%'%%%

potential sites(!
)" trillion dollars of real estate is
)estimated to be undervalued(!
)*National Brown+eld Organization,!

Development issues : !
)Whose responsibility - clean-up? !
)environmental hazards !
)remediation' regeneration !
)reuse)

Brownfield
Remediation:%
%Bioremediation%
%
%phyto.remediation : uses deep rooted plants%
%In situ oxidation%
%
%organosilica material%
%Soil vapor extraction%
%Cap and Cover%

Strengthening the Marketplace!

Sustaining Reuse!
Victory Park in Dallas, Texas is home of
the American Airlines Center

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Richard Haag (1923 -)

Gasworks Park

Seminal in changing peoples perception of industrial landscapes.

Founded the Department of Landscape Architecture at the
University of Washington
Medal of Honor Award from ASLA

Seattle, Washington
20 acres
Coal glasification plant (benzene)
Richard Haag - Landscape Arch.

1971 Masterplan
Cleaning & Greening
Bio-Phyto-remediation
Cap and cover

Gasworks Park
Seattle, Washington
Richard Haag - Landscape Architect

Analemmatic Sundial
by Charles Greening, 1978

Gasworks Park
Seattle, Washington
Richard Haag - Landscape Architect

Duisburg Park-Nord Germany

Peter Latz und Partner, Landscape Architects
Post Industrial
Site Design
1991

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The Emscher

Nordrhein
Westfahlen

Emscher .River/)

Emscher

Emscher Weg

Old Thyssen Foundry

Coal and Steel Production - Mill

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Landschafts Park , Duisburg Nord

Peter Latz & Partner

Edward A. Cowper
Square

Edward A. Cowper
Square

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Mineral Deposit Storage Areas

now individual gardens and theater in background

Piazza Metallica

Huge sheets of Hematite each weighing over 7 tons,

originally from the smelting furnaces

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Klarwasser Kanal
Emscher River Canal

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Julie Bargmann, MLA Harvard

D.I.R.T. Studio - Design Investigations Reclaiming Terrain
Charlottesville,VA
Celebrates Landscape Healing

Vitondale,
Pennsylvania
Julie Bargmann
1994-2005
Dealing with acid mine drainage

Vitondale
Pennsylvania

Mass MoCA
North Adams, Mass
Abandoned Textile Factory

Julie Bargmann
D.I.R.T.

Vitondale,
Pennsylvania

Mass MoCA
North Adams, Mass

Julie Bargmann
D.I.R.T.

1997

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Turtle Creek Waterworks

Dallas, 2002
Julie Bargmann

Turtle Creek Waterworks, Dallas, 2002

Julie Bargmann D.I.R.T.

D.I.R.T.

The High Line

New York City

! James Corner Field Operations, Landscape Architects

! With Piet Oudolf (world renowned Dutch plant expert)

! Diller, Scofidio and Renfro, Architects

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Wellesley College, Restored Alumnae Valley

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates 2001-2005

Wellesley College, Restored Alumnae Valley

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates 2001-2005

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Shanghai Houtan Park, Regenerative Living Landscape

Shanghai Houtan Park, Turenscape, 2010

Along the Huangpu River, Shanghai, China

Turenscape, 2010

Along the Huangpu River, Shanghai, China

Constructed wetland, ecological flood control, urban agriculture
and treat polluted river water

Shanghai Houtan Park,

Along the Huangpu River
Shanghai, China
Turenscape, 2010

Shanghai Houtan Park,

Along the Huangpu River, Shanghai, China
Turenscape, 2010

Shanghai Houtan Park,

Shanghai Houtan Park,

Along the Huangpu River, Shanghai, China

Turenscape, 2010

Along the Huangpu River, Shanghai, China

Turenscape, 2010

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Shanghai Houtan Park,

Shanghai Houtan Park,

Along the Huangpu River, Shanghai, China

Turenscape, 2010

Along the Huangpu River, Shanghai, China

Turenscape, 2010

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