Portugal, Porto
FC-01x Future Cities (Self-Paced) - Exercise 1 : "Making the Invisible - Visible"
Uploaded on 2020-02-02 by Melissa Almeida
1. On the right, we can see a river, an area of intense light located on the platform next to the river with a lot of people close to bar spaces. We can see that the artificial light located in public buildings stands out, as the scale of the buildings themselves indicates. We also don't see light scattered throughout the downtown area, as it would be expected from housing buildings. Looking at the bottom,there's a bright bridge. Bridges are important "gateways" to the city and, as expected, they are points with a lot of traffic. 2. Two examples are: The centrality of Oporto is one of the reasons for the intense use of the bridge and this way is an invisible information that explains why a lot of people cross the bridge everyday. ; the reduced lightning at the middle of the "hill" shows us that this area is no longer attractive to live. Housing choice patterns influenced by many factors are an invisible information. 3. Choosing the last one, interviewing locals, understanding the role of real state especulation and the new patterns of living are examples that can turn information to knowledge and then help to design future solutions.