估计这是我在曼哈顿期间最后一个城市设计的项目，主题是改造Brooklyn Heights旁的码头区域，除了不能多占现有水面面积之外，其他可以自由发挥。自拟出了Project vision，principles and programs,具体设计图以及项目书还在细化中。
一直希望能将都市农业与社区和文化发展结合，项目地势原因所以想到了梯田的混合。水面的利用借鉴一些运河的模式。看这次juxtapose出什么样子。
This project is the creation of a mixed-use waterfront community for local and global citizens. Urban agricultural space and related activities will be the focus of the project to assist and catalyze the integration of the social, environmental and economical aspects of the community. The goal is to shape an environment that is physically, emotionally and intellectually nourishing and sustainable for the benefit of the immediate and related communities unrestricted by geographical boundaries.
Principles
• Adopt a long-term vision: Decisions will involve a review of present and future costs and benefits, which allows the flexibility for future improvement and growth.
• Triple Bottom Line: The project will consider the impacts our decision has on the social, environmental and economic systems. (these principles will apply to all the business and developers working at the waterfront community)
o Social: Democratic, well-informed decision-making will be pursued. Community Involvement in Planning and Development. Encourage Diversity, Equity, and Individual Opportunity. Respect of local knowledge and culture.
o Environmental: Careful Waste Reduction, Use of Renewable Resources, Energy and Recyclable Materials. Adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Not only to prevent damage but aiming to improve the environment.
o Economic: encourage community and cultural focused enterprise, recruit compatible business opportunities, also to enhance and support our local work force. (allows future flexibilities for entrepreneurial ideas and incubations)
• Beyond boundaries:
o The project will consider not only the local impacts on our community, but also the regional (relationship with other Borough) and the global effects (as setting examples, residents leaving and bringing the community culture to other places, creating a replicable and scalable managing model that can be adapted by other areas).
o Foster cross sector partnership. (Inclusive decision making process and long-term management support)
o Foster sense of interpersonal connection and community. (Agriculture, culture, education….)
o Integration among the commercial, recreational, communal, cultural and residential programs. (through slower movement, street pattern, point of attraction…)
• Vitality and Diversity: Promoting continuous generation of new ideas and improvements through supportive space and policies.
o Knowledge creation and retention: Promote continuous learning and education related activities.
o Promote and support the appreciation, creation and exchange of Arts and Culture
o Create and improve opportunities for social exchange and communication, and to explore better ways of community building. (Use of internet connection to weave the community together and stay in touch even when leaving. Use creative platforms to assist community involved decision making process)
从具体program 上来说，图在绘制中，但为了好比较形象上和布局元素相当与这些图像元素(from flickr)的综合。。。(Terrace印加和中国的梯田，运河，Asansör电梯）
