{"id":41380,"date":"2009-03-11T13:40:19","date_gmt":"2009-03-11T12:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meonline.hu\/archivum\/water-scene\/"},"modified":"2009-03-11T13:40:19","modified_gmt":"2009-03-11T12:40:19","slug":"water-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meonline.hu\/en\/2009-2-2\/water-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Water-Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former market-place of Nottingham<\/strong><\/p>\n

Landscape architects: Gustafson Porter<\/strong>
\nText: \u00c1gnes Bechtold <\/strong>
\nPhotos: Dirk Lellau, Hamilton Knignt, Gutafson Porter Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The former market-place of Nottingham is one of the oldest ones in England and the second largest in the country to Trafalgar Square with its area of 11,500 square metres. It gained its present-day appearance in 2007 designed by Gustafson Porter\u2019s landscape designing team after an international competition was conducted in 2004 to recreate the former, poorly functioning design not up to the needs of the city. The one submitted by Gustafson Porter\u2019s architects won the approval of the professional jury as well as that of the public. It suited exactly the specifications phrased as the guiding principles of the tender, and the key concepts of the design \u2013 recollection and culture; soul; urban relations; safety; simple approach; layers of utilization; community; materials and surface; water; light \u2013 were based on them. The success of the new image is proven by the fact that it has won several awards both in Hungary and abroad since the inauguration of the square two years ago.<\/p>\n

Client: Nottingham City Council<\/strong>
\nLandscape: Gustafson Porter Project Team \u2013 Neil Porter, Nilesh Patel, Dominik Bueckers, Ines Marcelino<\/strong>
\nEngineers: Ove Arup & Partners Ltd<\/strong>
\nLighting design: Speirs & Major Associates<\/strong>
\nPedestrian study: Space Syntax Ltd<\/strong>
\nConservation consultant: Jules Renfrew Associates<\/strong>
\nMain contractor: Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Ltd<\/strong>
\nWater feature specialist: OCMIS Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t