ALTERNATIVE LEGACY RECIPES BOOK

This  is  a small introduction to local food; the  seeding, planting and caretaking of the  vegetable garden and the harvest possibilities within the 100-mile diet circle
of Bergen city, on the West Coast of Norway. The book is a result of photos taken of the plants followed from seed to fruit during the diploma period, and the investigations concerning production of food on an artisan level and nutritional facts and numbers that become relevant on this level of planning, education and action.Enjoy! 

 Altenative legacy recipes e book-laura ve

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BUILDING EXHIBITION

Re-used windows for exhibition wall is up!




































Collected windows measured and counted.
Idea for wall design;

Voila!

INVERSION CAP & TREE BORDER - ZONING LARGE SCALE FOR PRODUCTION

POTENTIALS & ANALYSIS_1

ANALYSIS & REGISTRATIONS FROM WERGELAND

REGISTRATIONS FROM WERGELAND_2

REGISTRATIONS FROM WERGELAND

WINTER GARDEN GALLERY FOR BAS (and my exhibition)

My conservatory / gallery for the green growing things is up!

BERGEN - LANDSCAPE, PRODUCTIVE LAND & NEEDS

The  city of Bergen is situated on the west coast of Norway and has been one of the most important national (and international) harbours in its history, with connection to the rest of the world mainly by sea in its first hundred years. 

The city is situated in a landscape with strong
caracter surrounded by 7 more or less steep
mountains, shaped in arcs called Bergens buene.
This hilly topography causes the caracteristic
humid climate the city is known for; mild humid
air from the North Sea and Atlantic comes in and
is pushed up along the mountain sides, causing the
temperature to drop and rain. The topography of
Bergen also makes city-planning challenging,
regarding settlement pattern and infrastrucutral
mobility strategies connected to settlement and
densification.

After centuries of beeing a city connected by sea
and horse (and by foot naturally), from 1900
Bergen developed connection-lines by rail.

Bergens banen crossing the mountain to the
eastern part of Norway (Oslo) was built in the
beginning of the 20th century. But also within its
city-limits and to neighboring municipalities (now
some included into Bergen Municipality) light rail
lines were developed, one of them turning in
todays light rail stop, access-point : Wergeland.

From the middle of the 20th century the private
car was more and more prioritated, and by massive
development of the road system a new settlement
pattern spread out caused by the accessibility of
the car.

Later plane traffic for people and goods has also
escalated. Connecting Bergen to the rest og the
world with oil.











This development of Bergen (prioritating private car infrastructure) has continued up until today,
and still seems to be the political mentality in the Region of Bergen.
Bergen Municipality masters an area of 465,68km2. 50% of this landscape is above 160m. 4,4% is
freshwater surface.

The urban areas are spread out over 108,5 km2, 23,3% of the total area of the Municipality,
divided into eight boroughs. With 267 860 inhabitants it is not a big city.

3,5% of Bergens area is farmland supporting only 11 780 people with food, on a vegetarian diet.
On a meat diet it is only sufficient to support 1980 peole through the year.

If all the 267 860 inhabitants was living on a vegetarian diet and it was all to be produced
within the Municipality it would require 333,58 km2, 71,6% of the landscape floor.

The Goverments amitions for the future is that we must be able to support ourselves
with 50% of consumed food within national borders to not put ourselves in a voulnerable position.
Based on these goals and ambitions to lower our eco-footprints
a change in local political mentality is required.

FROM GREY TO GREEN

Check out this fantastic project!

under the concrete : green

PLANNING WITH FOOD

The illustration shows the cycle of food. In the modern city making food visible in all its processes 'from field to fork' can be an important tool to develop more resilient communities. Glassed galleries on buildings, green houses on roofs and conservatories in the gardens for people to have extended production seasons. Children at school seeding and planting in their gardens and green houses. Grocery stores, cafes and restaurants in the streets selling local produce. Production fields for the new urban agrarian businesses and urban farmers to supply restaurants, grocery stores, kindergartens, schools, canteens, institutions etc. Clover covering the fields resting until next season. Festivals celebrating the seasons and local food, farmers markets, and people enjoying their own produce in their backyard with the neighbors. Organic waste composed and used directly in the vegetable gardens and production fields.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR CATALOG

(y)our  alternative  legacy
developing urbanity along bergen light rail

How do we plan for future urban life, and develop a good background for future generations to live easier “green” lives?
The 21st century will be characterized by big changes in style of life, the way we know it. Governments sign treaties and make regulations on how to lower our green gas emissions. We will maybe not go short on oil and gas during the first 50 years, but regulations on emissions will make it difficult to continue in the same way as we have done the last 50 years.
From the ecological point of view other aspects matters more for the future; biodiversity over and under the sea surface, eco-systems supporting our way of life, valuation of productive land and how we decide to manage these resources, the impact we have on the planet.
With focus on the ecological footprint of our lifestyle, the project explores a possible future scenario in a site situated along the light rail line in Bergen, access point : Wergeland.
The ecological footprint of the average Norwegian in 2008 was 6,8 gha (global hectares), according to the Living Planet Report. Relative to available bio-capacity and the existing population of the planet, the ideal ecological footprint is 1,8 gha.
Working with conceptual strategies to lower our energy consumption within the five eco-footprint parameters : #MOBILITY, #SHELTER, #GOODS, #SERVICES and #FOOD, the necessary focal point of the project becomes:
- production of food (Urban Agriculture)
- visualization of the processes involved.
“From field to fork” is my strategy to develop more resilient communities along the light rail. Celebration of  food is important for our future life in the cities.

#1 MOBILITY

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