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Alessandro Pagliuca

How do I cross the River? A Line to reconnect the Valley . Firminy

Alessandro Pagliuca . How do I cross the River A Line to reconnect the Valley . Firminy afasia (10)

Alessandro Pagliuca

The infrastructural interventions in the Loire Valley are the perfect example of how the frenetic changes in human needs are shaping the natural context. With the construction of the Grangent dam in 1958, the Loire underwent a drastic transformation. Industries, the ancient railway, and paths have been submerged, erasing key connections between the numerous historic and precious sites in the area.

The intervention proposed has the purpose to reuse the abandoned viaduct by creating a floating walkway

used has a tool to mend these lost connections and create across it an infrastructure that will host open functions and activities. Since 1958 people have been forced to enjoy the Loire from the top of a hill, the project aims to bring them back to the heart of the valley
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