Bustler, which provides news on architectural events and competitions, wrote that Schonherr Landscape and ADEPT Architects, two Danish firms, beat out Norman Foster + Partners in a competition for a master plan for a new settlement in Helsingborg, Sweden. The new settlement, called H+, will feature major landscaped areas interwoven into the city (green infrastructure), as well as various form of connectivity, including access to transportation, broadband, and the surrounding water.
The master plan design jury said of the “Tolerant City” design proposal: “The Tolerant City, of all the entries, offers the most extensive and balanced range of solutions to the challenges posted by the competition. With its strong blue /green connection, the structure plan is very convincing and full of development potential. The proposal also shows how cultural, provisional, entrepreneurial and sustainable initiatives can be integrated with the area’s physical environment.”
The “Tolerant City” is driven by a unique vision of sustainability: “Nothing disappears or is generated from nothing in The Tolerant City; visibility and learning create awareness of the city’s cycles and processes. The city is used and created simultaneously; it is never consumed or expended.” Schonherr Landscape focuses on connectivity: ”In this city, there are jobs for the innovative trades and industries, with sea view, berths for private boats, and fast connections to both digital and physical infrastructures.”
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