The Rampart, The Traffic Artery, and the Park; Designing for the city regions of Antwerp

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fortification spiral as the third structuring
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Industrial corridors; the Brialmont belt as connecting corridor
The fortification spiral as cultur
Figure 2.11
Drawing of the industrial corridors in
the metropolitan region, with the Brialmont
belt as the connecting corridor.
on the right bank to connect to the northern edge of the peripheral green
belt, and two other green forest chambers are added to limit the growth of the
low-density settlements. On the left bank two radials are added to the north
and south of Zwijndrecht, and further to the south a larger agricultural radial
to connect the forts to Sint-Niklaas and a nearby forest area.
Industrial corridors
The existing industrial corridors along the Albert Canal, the A12, and the river
valley of the Scheldt’s tributaries will remain there and can be expanded in
this area. In addition to this, the Brialmont belt will act as a connecting belt
between the various industrial areas in the suburban region, and connect to
the harbour on both sides of the Scheldt. Whether industrial areas can expand
here, and to where, will be determined in the next chapter. An additional
industrial corridor on the left bank in the form of the chaussee to Ghent, and
its adjacent railway will be made to bind the larger industrial entities along this
road to the Brialmont belt on one side, and the industrial belt on the periphery.
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