urban design

As part of the national territorial planning strategy led by SEDATU (Secretariat of Agrarian, Territorial, and Urban Development), a comprehensive renovation of the Calderitas Boardwalk was proposed, located about nine kilometers from the center of Chetumal city in the state of Quintana Roo. The project’s concept aims to weave different activities together through a guiding thread that serves as the central axis of the entire project. The gastronomic area of the site, identified as the section with the highest pedestrian, vehicular, and tourist traffic on the boardwalk, is integrated with the natural and artificial sea, utilizing the existing beach area with a structured walkway system that allows pedestrians to safely pass over the water. Mobility and accessibility were crucial aspects of the project. Before intervening in the roadways, priority was given to pedestrians and cyclists. This was achieved by adjusting the traffic flow to a single direction, narrowing the street to a single lane, expanding the sidewalk and bike lane, and placing both vehicular and pedestrian traffic at the same level, separated by bollards. These actions improved site accessibility, incorporating new intersections with the renovated space.

The project was carefully integrated into the local Vistula natural context and adapted to the very specific nature of the site, which is a floodplain. All of the canopies could be submerged. For this reason, the shape of the canopies was made soft and streamlined, so that when the river is flooded they offer as little resistance as possible to the force of the flowing river.

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Recently unveiled proposals to build America’s tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City represent an outdated way of thinking about cities’ cultural status, writes Ryan Scavnicky. The 20th-century American metropolis is failing in the 21st. Cities that once welcomed flocks of working-class citizens and immigrants are now playgrounds for wealthy oligarchs and real-estate moguls. Streets covered in

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