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Master Thesis_Montijo's Riverfront Requalification

Located on the South Bank of theTagus river, the town of Montijo is part of a logic o territorial developmentthat includes a coastal ring wich develops around the Tagus Estuary, and isthus a privelegd territory in many aspects.
The present work ams at upgradingthe riverfront of Montijo, giving this space a climate of Urbanity that allowsthe same feel the pulse of the city itself, in order to connect two distinctmoments arise that although urban integrated by very strong territorialcontiguities.
This is a proposal based on theconcept of promoting the encounter between man and the natural environmentthrough a suit of related activities that can be developed in urban areas witha view to stimulating the local economy while promoting new urban dynamics, anda different way to see and live the Territory.
Thus the program recommended forthis proposal is essentially based on the packaging of activities in line withthe capacity and appetite natural soil that they occupy.
Therefore this concept is discussedin order to underpin the urban design of the proposal in order to achieve theproposed objectives and targets, since the aggregation of urban networks inoppressed territories to the stimulation and development of local economies. 
: riverfront, Montijo, South Bank,Territory, natural environment, urban design, riverfront
Ambience Simulation 

Ambience Simulation
Master Thesis_Montijo's Riverfront Requalification
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Master Thesis_Montijo's Riverfront Requalification

This is my final project to get my Master's degree at Urban and Territorial Planing. It is a work in development, so will be upgraded gradually. Read More

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