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SUMMARY:Mid-Term Review\, Studio "Water in the city" / Point Supreme
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Athens has lost its relation to water. Part of a general absen
 ce of any conscious\, let alone designed\, integration of nature in the co
 ntemporary city\, the presence of water has been completely eradicated fro
 m the city center and its urban experience \; an ironic fact considering t
 hat in Ancient times Athens was covered by a network of rivers that were s
 acred.  Athenians considered water to be a supreme good\, an inextricable
  part of daily routine with cisterns at the center of the Academies. \n\n
 The rivers of Athens were built upon and tu ned into highways in the years
  of intense construction. There are extremely few public or open pools. Th
 ere are not even any drinking fountains on streets or public spaces. It is
  difficult to explain why and how the city erased water from its daily pub
 lic life so dramatically\, especially considering the climate change causi
 ng record-high global temperatures and life-threatening heat waves that ar
 e going to be longer and more frequent\, a condition coupled with reduced 
 rainfalls.\n\nAt the same time there exists the underground Hadrian Aquedu
 ct\, a 20km long ancient monument from 140CE\, that still has water runnin
 g below the city. \n\nIt is therefore urgent to bring back the presence a
 nd public use of water\, creating new types of quality public spaces for c
 itizens to be closer to nature\, in turn creating a more efficient and res
 ilient city with more walking and biking\, less motorized transport and a 
 more enjoyable urban life.\n\nWater has always been a significant part of 
 the construction and identity of cities worldwide\, whether with an emphas
 is on program (leisure)\, the creation of icons or functionality (aquaduct
 s). The studio will study examples of water projects in the scale of the c
 ity.
LOCATION:SG 294.22 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==SG%20294.22
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