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INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
DEPT. FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT – THE INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
ARNE LORZ
Flats Forward Waterfront SummitCleveland, October 18th
DEPT. FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT – THE INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
DUISBURG : FACTS
: FACTS
• Duisburg situated in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region
• 15th largest city in Germany (488.000 inhabitants)
• 20 % population loss in the last 35 years/ 10 % in the next 15 years
• Around 150 years of industrialdevelopment formed todays urban structure
• Since the 70s decline of industries –beginning of structural change
• Largest and most modern steelproduction site in Germany
• Largest inland port in Europe
ENGLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
ITALY
SPAIN
London
Paris Frankfurt
BerlinDUISBURG
Duisburg... right in theheart of Europe
INNER HARBOR : HISTORY
DEPT. FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT – THE INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
: HISTORY
• 1200 A.D. Rhine river changed flowing directions
• 1828 Beginning of the excavation work for a new harbor connecting the city to the Rhine
• 1889 the port was taken over by the city of Duisburg
• For more than 80 years the Inner Harbor remains the main regional port for wood and grain
• In the 1970s decline of commercial importance
• In the 1980s revival of the port function failed
INNER HARBOR : REBIRTH
DEPT. FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT – THE INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
: REBIRTH
• 1989 International BuildingExhibition Emscher Park
• 1991 International urban planningcompetition - Masterplan by Sir Norman Foster
• 1992 Inner Harbor Duisburg Development Company established
• 1995 Inner Harbor is purchased bythe City of Duisburg
INNER HARBOR : CATALYST
DEPT. FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT – THE INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
: CATALYST
• Initial symbol for structural changein Duisburg
• The city center was extended by amultifunctional urban quarter and anew waterfront
• Public spending of more than 100 million Euros (≈ 133 mio. US $)
• Triggering private investment at a ratio of 1:7.5
• More than 4.000 new jobs mainly in the service sector
• The “good“ news drew regional and national attention to Duisburg
DEPT. FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT – THE INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
INNER HARBOR : ACCESS
: ACCESS
• Gaining access to water
• Creating access to newurban spaces and greenareas in a dense urban structure
• Establishing new places forcultural and leisureactivities
• Proofing the ability to offermore to economicdevelopment but industrialdevelopment
Garden of Remembrance
DEPT. FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT – THE INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
INNER HARBOR : CONNECTIVITY
Hansegracht
: CONNECTIVITY
• Connecting the city centerwith a waterfront
• Canals (grachten) alongwith new housing connecthousing areas of the citycenter with the Inner Harbor
• Bridging the Inner Harborcreated new connections
• Preservation of old wharehouses and design of the Garden of Remebrancereminds of the past portfunction
Five Boats Offices
DEPT. FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT – THE INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
INNER HARBOR : CO-EXISTENCE
Hitachi Europe
: CO-EXISTENCE
• Creating a new, innovative, multi-functional urban quarter
• Old buildings and facilites go along withmodern architecture
• Offices (145.000 m²), Museums, Parks, Cafés, Restaurants, 450 newHomes, Marina
• Not contradiction butco-existence
Kueppersmuehle Arts Museum
INNER HARBOR : A SUCCESSFUL STORY
DEPT. FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT – THE INNER HARBOR DUISBURG
Five Boats Offices
: A SUCCESSFUL STORY
The story of the Inner Harboris a successful one because itis the story of the beginningof a new image and a newidenty of Duisburg
Today people of Duisburg talkabout THEIR Inner Harbor
The Inner Harbor has becomethe symbol of new self-confidence in Duisburg
... AND THERE ARE MORE STORIES!