kiruna on the move
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a refugee story in northern swedenTRANSCRIPT
KIRUNA
ON THE MOVE!
KIT TING KARIE YU
A REFUGEE STORY IN NORTHERN SWEDEN
2012
but where?
RESIDENCE FOR 18,000 ?CITY CENTRE
2015
2030
relocation of city centre
LKAB in favor of moving north
Kiruna Kommune decieded to move east
Kiruna Kommune:
ground is cracking!
we have to move out !
stadshuset (city hall). Kiruna kyrka (church)
under the ground
OUT!
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BUT.... WHERE?
2012Moving never stop! + 2030under the ground
RESIDENCE FOR 18,000 ?
Deformation never stop after relocation of city centre and areas with higher threat.
In 2060, half of the city space will be under deformation. The municipality needs to look for space to relocate the ‘refugees’.
2060
OUT!
WHERE?
2090
Underground mining continues, deformation became more severe. The Old Kiruna will be totally “eaten up by crack”. New Kiruna is on the threat.
Mines in different sites have started drilling for a while, and most of the neighboring area are bought by mining companies for explorations and drilling.
Seems there is no save ground to move?
KIRUNA
ON THE MOVE!
2090KIRUNA
ON THE MOVE!
Where to moveTHIS TIME?
Because of unfavourable living condition,people (especially youth) move out of Kiruna every year.
Because of mining, the Kiruna city is moving and expected to be on move every decades.
KIRUNA
ON THE MOVE!
How big is the scale of this move?
KIT TING KARIE YU
The dream of MODEL CITY?
RESIDENCE FOR 18,000 ?
RESIDENCE FOR 38,000 ?
RESIDENCE FOR 1,000 ?
CITY CENTRE
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KIRUNA
ON THE MOVE!KIRUNA
ON THE MOVE!KIRUNA
ON THE MOVE!
KIT TING KARIE YU
If Kiruna is just a mining townthree possible sceniros in 2090:
population unchanged
New technology development, on site mining workers are no longer needed, the city of Kiruna may not be needed, population decreased dramatically.
Development of neighbour mining sites brings labours to the area, Kiruna develops as the HUB of the northernScandinavia
Speculation:
Moving Kiruna is not about moving house.It is about regeneration of the social landscape and eco-system.
Is the current ‘refugee way of relocation’ a sustainable way to rebuild a city?
Kiruna was built to be an ideal town, Mining , created the town but it ‘s also destroying.
Can mining and the city co-exist sustainably?
Where does Kiruna go the next?Or .... does Kiruna still exist in the next century?
Where is the dream of model city?
What are we going to do with the after-mined and deformed landscape?
KIRUNA
ON THE MOVE!
KIT TING KARIE YU