{"id":2590,"date":"2014-06-12T04:09:10","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T04:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hebel.arch.ethz.ch\/?p=2590"},"modified":"2014-06-12T04:09:10","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T04:09:10","slug":"cities-without-high-rises-in-fcl-magazine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/cities-without-high-rises-in-fcl-magazine-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities without High-Rises in FCL Magazine No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hebel.arch.ethz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/fcl2mag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2591\" alt=\"fcl2mag\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hebel.arch.ethz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/fcl2mag-537x202.jpg\" width=\"537\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second issue of the FCL Magazine addresses the shifting character of contemporary cities, and examines what this has to say about the fortunes of future cities. Dirk E. Hebel and Felix Heisel contributed an article titled &#8220;Cities without High-Rises&#8221; in this recent publication, which can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hebel.arch.ethz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Hebel-and-Heisel-2014-Cities-without-High-Rises.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>ADDIS 2050 is a so-called \u2018synergy project\u2019 at the Future Cities\u00a0Laboratory in Singapore. It combines the collective activities\u00a0and collaborations within FCL and African partners over\u00a0the last few years in Ethiopia, especially in its capital Addis\u00a0Ababa. The title ADDIS 2050 is derived from an international\u00a0conference in November 2012, where FCL, together with our\u00a0partner, the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building\u00a0Construction and City Development EiABC, developed a\u00a0vision for the city of Addis Ababa as well as the Ethiopian\u00a0nation state at large. The research work conducted could be\u00a0classified in three different scales applying similar tools and\u00a0methodologies: UNIT, CITY and NATION. The UNIT scale\u00a0deals with the question of construction materials and methods.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia will be confronted with a population increase of 45\u00a0million people over the next 15 years, along with increased<br \/>\ndemand for basic needs like food, water, safety, and shelter.\u00a0Given this challenge, the project asks for appropriate modes\u00a0of 21st century urbanisation, rather than relying on out-dated\u00a0models from the developed world or following luxury trends\u00a0from the Arabian peninsula. The CITY scale discusses the\u00a0future development of the city of Addis Ababa. Here, questions\u00a0of urban design, infrastructure, production, and invention are<br \/>\non the foreground of investigation, while the NATION scale\u00a0focuses mostly on future energy concepts for Ethiopia at large.<\/p>\n<p>The article at hand deals with the medium scale and future\u00a0development of Ethiopia\u2019s capital. It is an attempt to show\u00a0alternative possibilities towards the dominating argument for\u00a0high-rise buildings in Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second issue of the FCL Magazine addresses the shifting character of contemporary cities, and examines what this has to say about the fortunes of future cities. Dirk E. Hebel and Felix Heisel contributed an article titled &#8220;Cities without High-Rises&#8221; in this recent publication, which can be found here. 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