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

analysis of the region’s past and present, before concluding with the strategy
relating to the specific region. The sub-questions related to these chapters are:
Chapter II: The Metropolitan Region
1. How did the system of the Stelling van Antwerpen in Antwerp’s period as
the nation’s National Redoubt work?
2. How is the relationship between the remnants of this system and major
ecological, morphological, infrastructural, and economical structures in
Antwerp’s metropolitan region?
3. How can the interplay between the set – the rampart, the traffic artery, and
the park – give spatial direction and definition to the metropolitan region?
Chapter III: The Suburban Region
1. What was the composition of the the inner fortification belts in Antwerp’s
suburban region?
2. How do the remnants of this composition relate to the major ecological,
morphological, infrastructural, and economical structures in Antwerp’s
suburban region?
3. How can the interplay between the set – the rampart, the traffic artery,
and the park – create a polycentric strategy for the suburban region, while
keeping a relationship to the inner-city of Antwerp?
Chapter IV: The City Region
1. What was the composition of the defensive structure of the inner-city and
Linkeroever?
2. What is the spatial response of the area adjacent to the ring in the inner-city
and suburban region?
3. What are the basic morphological characteristics of the city districts along
the ring?
4. How can the interplay between the set – the rampart, the traffic artery, and
the park – give thematic direction to the green ring and create a densification
plan for the city and suburban districts along the ring, and Linkeroever
as part of the inner-city of Antwerp?
Following these chapters, chapter V holds the conclusion and reflection of this
study. Time-crunched readers may want to read the following selection: chapter
1.4, 2.2, 3.2, 4.2, and the conclusion. This includes the positioning of the
main research question, the main findings of all the chapters, and the design
for the three city regions.
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