2050 Midwest Structural Masterplan & A Transit Hub for St Louis

2050 Midwest Structural Masterplan & A Transit Hub for St Louis

Wagoner, R.J.

Bennekom, H.V. (mentor)
Bergsma, A. (mentor)
Dixit, M. (mentor)

Architecture

Architecture

Materialization

2013-07-04

The project initiated with researching the condition of the Midwest, it’s major challenges and potential opportunities within the themes of infrastructure, energy, and landscape. After 5 months of research and analysis, the studio produced a 2050 Structural Masterplan for the Midwest. This masterplan involved a strategy for creating a unified, economically strengthened region along with a set of proposals that highlighted potential solutions to some of the specified challenges. This was executed through the lens of large-scale, top down, future vision planning in order to address very complex and challenging issues. Following the research and Masterplan design, each student selected their own site, project, and program within the context of the Midwest: a multi-modal transit hub (highlighting the increased value of passenger rail and the introduction of a maglev high speed rail) within St Louis (at the location of the existing passenger train station). The goal was to test the ideas of the 2050 Structural Masterplan of the Midwest within a city context and at a building scale. The St Louis Transit Hub focused on integrating multiple modes of transportation while providing a more inviting and welcoming experience into the city. This gateway experience became a guiding concept for the project, offering a gateway for the pedestrian, a gateway for the trains, and a symbolic gateway moment for the inhabitants of St Louis: a moment of passing from one mentality to another (an opportunity to offer education, awareness, and understanding about the challenges and opportunities). A gateway in three dimensions.

Midwest
Infrastructure
Train Station

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2013-07-04

Student theses

master thesis

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