Design patterns for an urban waterfront. A case study: Designing the sea-walk of West Vancouver.
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The paper consists of five steps. The first step is to study and explore theories of order,time image,and meaning of place. A hypothetical equation is proposed which defines a place as having three basic components: time,order and meaning. Special attention is paid to the time image of a place through the thesis. The second step is to organize the theories as a set of systematic design ideas. Twelve design categories are further introduced,which include Rhythm,Season,Celebration,Layer,Future,Sequence,Derelict,Night,Center,Boundary,and Sacred Places. The third step is to generate a set of patterns for the waterfront design under twelve design topics. Pattern is a bridge between principle and design. The conversion of a design idea into a design pattern can be seen as a procedure to test the validity of design ideas. The fourth step is to apply the design patterns to a specific site on the West Vancouver Waterfront. In a sense,the application of the patterns is an experiment,aimed at testing the patterns,hence the whole thesis as a hypothesis. The final step is to review and evaluate the thesis and the project.