Uploaded on 2014-11-20 by pdompert

One interesting aspect of the impact infrastructure has on the built environment is through its possible re-use i think. The first example is from Shanghai, the Shanghai Power Station of Art, which is a conversion of Shanghai's (i think) first power station (electricity/energy infrastructure), which has been made into an art museum. The next example is Zeche Zollverein from Germany, a facility for mining coal in the Ruhrgebiet, which is now a museum (and unesco world heritage). I would classify this case also as a conversion of energy infrastructure, as the coal can be used in the process of making steel and to make electricty. ![enter image description here][2] In the first two cases infrastructure remains in the city as a heritage that is present in the built environment and also gives these places a part of their identity. The third example shows the site of a former channel in Berlin Kreuzberg, the "Luisestaedtischer Kanal", a transport infrastructure that was used during city expansion and rapid growth about 100 years ago to transport goods and building materials. It was eventually filled in after several decades, because of the building of a subway line underground and possibly the smell. In the place of the former canal a park is located now, which remains a distinguishing feature of this area. ![enter image description here][3] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1416492429368523.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14164924691719494.jpg [3]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14164925003563764.jpg