Tentacular interfaces - Uncovering latent qualities of East London industrial waterfronts

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

M.K. Adamik Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

J.P.M. van Lierop Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
A.S. Alkan Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
H.F. Eckardt Architectural Technology - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2023 Marta Adamik
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Published Date

12-10-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The research aims to uncover the specific qualities of East London waterfronts and its post-industrial structures. The neglected, but still partially untreated by commercialized approach waterfronts were found to be a unique chain of polluted yet biodiverse areas.
The research is followed up by a design project in which the agency for resilient nature and industrial waterfront heritage became the conceptual premise. Bordering between disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning, the research proposed a strategy and intervention for the fragment of post-industrial biodiverse waterfront in Purfleet. The project aimed to ‘reactivate’ the waterfront and reunite people with water while embracing the specific qualities of the area.