TURIA RIVERBED, VALENCIARelevance

Blank slateMajor road was rejectedMediterranean contextCrossed by busy roads

Through core of larger cityTwice as wideSunken siteBound by major streets

History

Region

former river

diverted river

Centerpiece: City of Arts and Sciences

Source: Mike Lowe opera house planetarium/IMAX

500 ft

Typical snapshot of park

science

museum

• Architects: S. Calatrava and F. Candela• Major tourist attraction

• 1.7 million people live in metro Valencia• The Turia river fl ooded massively in 1957 • It was diverted in 1973 at the city limits

1970

TURIA RIVERBED, VALENCIA

horticultureponds

fountainsfl owers

soccer fi eldsrugby fi eld

athletics trackcafés

artworkclimbing walls

zen gardenmuseums

Source: Flickr user Sueinvalencia2006

Source: Flickr user Sueinvalencia2006

Source: Flickr user Sueinvalencia2006

Source: Flickr user Chantrybee

Source: Flickr user Yosoynacho

Pedestrian/bicycle pathwayswell-confi ned space

2-way bike facilities

poor pedestrian spaceraised areas create viewpoints

variety of path surface

“ T h e r i v e r i s o u r s a n d w e w a n t i t g r e e n ! ” - 1 9 7 0 s s l o g a n

Comprehensive Plan, 1988

Ricardo Bofi ll Plan, 1981

Diff erent

uses: