DSA have a special interest in urban regeneration and sustainable developments. DSA contributed to the DETR�s Round Table on Sustainable Development, the Foresight Panel on Constructing the Future and are represented on the RIBA and CIC�s committees on Sustainable development. DSA have advised on several urban regeneration projects and organised community consultations, conferences, exhibitions and seminars.
Hastings Gateway, Hastings
A commission from the Hastings Regeneration Trust led to DSA developing new and original proposals for Hastings Station, linking the �Gateway Project� to the Greenway Lottery financed scheme now underway. The proposals carefully deal with external landscaped areas as well as the flow of people from the railway station. Buildings are sculpted to form a distinguished square and �gateway� to this highly significant historic town.
Trinity Bridge, Salford
Designed by Santiago Calatrava, DSA were responsible for facilitating the design and execution of this project. The bridge provides a pedestrian link between Salford and Manchester. This connection is designed to act as a catalyst for transforming a run down area by providing it with better access and connections with the centres of activity. It is also a work of art in its own right and acts as a powerful visual image inspiring regeneration of the area.
Sharp, D.; �Fair wind for first UK project; Architects: SantiagoCalatrava, masterplanner Holford Associates, with Dennis Sharp Architects�, Building Design, no. 1136/1137, 1993 Aug. 6, p. 10.
Bedford Renaissance Bridge, Bedfordshire
In collaboration with Santiago Calatrava this award winning competition entry was designed as part of the regeneration of the Bedford Embankment project. The Embankment Renaissance programme covered thirteen projects, including this new foot bridge. The simple �pipe and stay� design developed by Calatrava provided an economical solution to the problem. The bridge drew upon the concept of two distinct metaphors- the dynamic shape of the swan�s open wing and the celebratory upturned oars of a winning eight. |
