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New methods in urban analysis and simulation

Documentation of teaching results from the spring semester 2015 of the seminar Digital Urban Simulation at the Chair of Information Architecture, ETH Zurich

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Ab<strong>and</strong>oned Railtrack <strong>in</strong> Basel: Residential or<br />

Commercial?<br />

Chunhui Liu<br />

< <strong>in</strong>troduction ><br />

Timisoara’s historic center is <strong>in</strong> the process of becom<strong>in</strong>g an pedestrian-only area, except<br />

for the traml<strong>in</strong>es. The center is a succession of 3 public spaces - the Union square, the<br />

Liberty square <strong>and</strong><br />

the Opera square - each with their own characteristics. While the Union square is completely<br />

treeless <strong>and</strong> host<strong>in</strong>g two major cathedrals <strong>and</strong> the arts museum, the Opera square<br />

is host<strong>in</strong>g the national opera <strong>and</strong> the orthodox cathedral with rows of trees <strong>and</strong> flower<br />

beds, the Liberty square is the smallest of the three <strong>and</strong> used to be more a small parc with<br />

40 trees than a square, nevertheless be<strong>in</strong>g perceived as a square.<br />

I F<strong>in</strong>al project documentation<br />

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