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1 Cities of the Future Water and Public Realm in Urban Design Festival of Ideas, Stirling City Herbert Dreiseitl: 1

2 Oasis Beni Abbes in the Central Sahara a permanent fight for Water 2

3 Pittsburgh USA 3

4 Dresden main station No Time, no Space......for Rain Water 4

5 Water in Forests Water in Cities infiltration infiltration runoff evaporation evaporation runoff 5

6 Zürich Daylighting - Zurich opens up its streams 6

7 Gummersbach city center Situation 1998 Water feature for Gummersbach renewal for the city center 7

8 Day and night more city life CONDITIONS The Volme River in Hagen 2002 The forgotten water un uggly concrete canal 8

9 Master Plan Overview Redesign On a length of 2 Miles Volme River Restoration 9

10 RATHAUSTREPPE Lichtkonzept Ufergestaltung und Treppenanlage 10

11 Water Art Wall Town Hall Interior 11

12 Oslo River management (Norway) and Stormwater concept for the Alna, Oslo, Norway Rehabilitation Alna - First phase project: Hølaløkka Oslo (Norway) Rehabilitation Alna - First phase project: Hølaløkka 12

13 River management and Stormwater concept for Hølaløkka River Inflow Swimming and Retention Pond 15cm Fluctuating Waterlevel Settling Pond Reduced Outflow Retention Swale Reduced Outflow Infiltration Swale for Cleansing of Combined Waste Water Inflow from Sewer Pipe Atelier Dreiseitl Multiconsult /13.3. River Detention in a park for leisure and recreation Atelier Dreiseitl Multiconsult /

14 River Detention in a park for leisure and recreation Fornebu Oslo Transition from airport to a sustainable city 14

15 Stormwater run-off flows directly to the central lake, or... ATELIER DREISEITL OCT

16 ... is retained and cleansed in permeable bioswales in the park areas ATELIER DREISEITL OCT 2004 Green corridors bring the water from bioswales to the lake ATELIER DREISEITL OCT

17 Reduced Overflow to the Sea Water Level Fluctuates The central lake temporarily retains the stormwater ATELIER DREISEITL OCT 2004 Water Design and Cleansing Biotopes in Fornebu, Oslo, Norway by Atelier Dreiseitl 17

18 Artwork for Fornebu in Atelier Dreiseitl Studio Bodensee,

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20 Queens Botanical Garden New York, USA Queens Botanical Garden Visitor Center, New York, USA 20

21 Sustainable Stormwater Management Design Philosophy 21

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24 Future Imagination Workshop 24

25 Presenting the results Peeling back the skin of the city 25

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28 Northrup Street Rainwater Pavillon Boardwalk Seating Steps with timber decks Spring Timber pontoon 11th Avenue Park ladder walkway Seating niches Little Creek Cleansing biotope Wetland pool Artwall 10th Avenue Seating Steps with timber decks Marshall Street 28

29 Dedication Ceremony Dedication Aug. 5th

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31 An Osprey catching a fish at Tanner Springs Park right in the City of Portland OG in front of people 31

32 Karlsruhe Kronenplatz, a lonely place

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34 Hannoversch-Münden a historical city the central place just for traffic? Situation 1999 A waterfeatureforeverybody Stage for interactions 34

35 Mrs. President Playing together: turkish and german children 35

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38 Traffic flow Yesterday Today Tomorrow? 38

39 Zhangjia wo New Town Plot 4 Plot 3 Infiltration ditch Infiltration ditch filled Open Drainage Gully Orchard Retention area Pump chamber Overflow to River Emergency overflow to river up/downstream Phase 1 Feng Chang River ATELIER DREISEITL 39

40 Zhangjiawo New Town, Tianjin A highly polluted canal was restored to clean and renaturalized river. A dynamic and diverse open space concepts meets the needs of all residence. 40

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43 Zhangjiawo New Town, Tianjin existing canal Zhangjiawo New Town, Tianjin 43

44 HuaMing New Town, Tianjin 44

45 Potential Projects Bishan Park 45

46 Better Regulation of Flow Volumes: Reducing Peak Flows during Storms Impermeability Increasing Base Flows during dry periods What is needed to make Singapore to be a successful Hydropolis? Rethinking of the Hydraulic System: 1. Regulate Flow Volumes 2. Improve Water Quality 46

47 Thinking in Sectors Integrated Thinking This means: Overlapping of Territories River Park Overlapping of Responsibilities PUB - NP Overlapping of Maintenance and Service PUB - NP 47

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50 Geotextile fastened wth short wood stakes Manning s n value of Wooden cribwall with Branch Layers Manning s n value of

51 River Design Overview Footer On-site bioengineering workshop with peter geitz date: 08 Jan 2009 Commercial area - Amphitheatre 51

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55 Linnenbauerplatz 2007 Ein einsamer und trostloser Platz in Herford 55

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59 Plaza Run-off Circulation Cistern Underground Infiltration Groundwater tapping Stormwater Use 59

60 Thank you! 60

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