EUROPEAN CITY; MAASTRICHT
PARTICIPANTS 11The first truly European workshop was held at the "REGIONS IN EUROPE" confernce in maastricht. At this conference, organized by Spratak, participants from different european countries joined in groups to develop their Utopian Cities.
As the name implies, tolerance is the foundation Tolerancelona. Everyone and everything is tolerated. Herewith people are given responsibility for their own city, its social and physical structure. This high level of tolerance might translate in segregation, which in turn will be tolerated.
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The city is planned from above, with various levels performing different functions. A compact city centre serves as the focal point for the surrounding neighbourhoods. These suburban areas, featuring a circular street plan,have their own centre with essential facilities as schools, markets, restaurants.
An artificial hill forms the backbone of Eurotopia. All unpleasant, negative elements, such as factories, power plants, transportation systems, are incorporated in the hill. All people live and work on its slopes. In order to preserve Europe’s tradition, the slope functions as a historical graph too. At the lowest point one finds ancient landmarks, ending at the top with present day buildings.
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