93MIT | GAOMING PLANNING STUDIORESEARCH THROUGH DESIGN: Planning Frameworks PLANNING FRAMEWORKS 规划框架The aim of the midterm exercise was to explore alternative planning scenarios, to investigate possible design sce-narios, and to present potential options to Gaoming plan-ners. Students worked in teams of three to develop master site plans for the Gaoming waterfront and the surrounding area. During the group’s second trip to China in March, the class presented the five plans to Gaoming planning of-ficials to solicit feedback and identify concrete next steps.In their midterm work, students presented:1) A planning context and a series of preferred scenarios, in-cluding an overall annotated plan at the regional and city scale;2) An overall master plan for the site, including land uses; blocks and streets; general concepts for landscape open space and hydrology; and a phasing or development schedule diagram.3) An illustrative neighborhood plan, including details and recommendations for a specific area.4) A series of vignettes that describe architectural and other design concepts such as waterfront, streets, open space, and housing.Gaoming planners and officials provided feedback on the group’s ideas at a meeting and presentation in March; over-all, they found many of the ideas stimulating, and welcomed the student input, especially on case studies and other best practices. Because Foshan had already begun to evaluate the proposed Gaoming land use plan, city officials requested that the next stage of research center on specific recom-mendations for Gaoming in each of the focus areas. 期中考察的目的是探寻各种规划情景，研究可能的设计情景，以及给高明的规划师汇报可行的方案。在此阶段，每三个学生组成一组，对高明滨水和周边地区制定了总体规划。在小组3月份第二次访问中国的时候，学生们向高明规划官员提出了5套总体规划方案，并且征求反馈和确定下一步研究方向。在他们的期中工作中，学生们的汇报包括了:1） 规划背景和一系列设计推荐， 包括了总体区域和城市规划图表。 这些规划设计和图表描述了总体模式概念和解释了设计方案。2） 区域的总体规划包括: 土地利用 街区和街道 开放空间和水文的总体概念 分布实施和发展步骤的示意图3）小区规划注解，包括对特定规划区域的细节和建议。4）一系列的插图用于描述建设和其他设计概念，包括滨水地区、街道、开放空间和住房。高明规划师以及官员对每个小组的设计规划都提出了宝贵的意见。总体来说，他们觉得不少设计很有新意，并表示欢迎学生的建议，特别是那些案例研究和最优实践例子。因为佛山已经开始评估高明提出的土地利用规划访案，官员们提出下一步的研究重心应放在高明每一个重点区域的具体建议上。94在高明规划以设计作研究：规划框架95MIT | GAOMING PLANNING STUDIORESEARCH THROUGH DESIGN: Planning FrameworksRE-BUILDING THE URBAN CANAL重建都市秀丽河 Project Team: Marlon Aranda, Ariel Bierbaum, and Ifeoma EboGaoming has a bright future ahead. With expanding industry spurring economic development, Gaoming will become an important city in the Pearl River Delta. This new central city will provide comfortable, interesting, diverse, and vibrant life for residents and visitors. This plan seeks to lay out fundamental frameworks and sys-tems to help guide Gaoming’s future growth. The foundations of the plan emanate from the natural shape and systems of the site. Gaoming has benefited from centuries of human manipulation, from the original levies of centuries ago to the advancement in manufacturing industrial technology. This next phase of development serves as the next stage in the evolution of this beautiful and valuable landscape. The plan provides a unique, attractive design with diverse and vibrant programming to ensure increased access to all citizens of Gaoming. 高明有着广阔的发展前景。 伴随着产业扩展对经济的激励, 高明未来将成长为珠江三角洲的一个重要城市。新的中心城区将为居民和游客提供舒适、有趣、多元化和充满活力的生活。 本规划着眼于为高明的未来发展提供基本的框架和系统性的指导。本规划的基础是建立于当地现有的自然形态和规划区的地理条件。 高明历经当地居民的世代开发, 从原始的耕作时代跨越到当前先进的工业时代。高明下一阶段的发展将重点着眼于生态景观的规划和建设。本规划一系列特征鲜明、风格各异、充满活力的设计为为高明市民共同构造和分享美好的未来提供参考。9697MIT | GAOMING PLANNING STUDIORESEARCH THROUGH DESIGN: Planning Frameworks在高明规划以设计作研究：规划框架 figure 1: Hydrology diagram 图1：水文状况示意图WATER FLOW The natural flow of the canal and river provide the foundation for the stormwater management system. The plan capital-izes on the north-south flow. Stormwater drains within each neighborhood into the green swales, built on the site of the existing streams. These streams flow through the swales, cleaning the gray water, and depositing it back into the canal. This hierarchy of waterways helps facilitate the maintenance of the West River’s good water quality.The eastern canal is the organizing feature of the plan. De-velopment expands on the other side of the canal, creating opportunities for additional waterfront views and activity. The canal connects to the West River via a series of “green fingers.” These green fingers are functional as a main element in the stormwater management system. They provide recreational benefits and serve as a design element, easing the transition between the existing city and the new development. The grid pattern provides order to the site, while following the organic shape and flows of the land and water. The grid also allows flexibility in phasing: the new city center may evolve from the south to the north, by node, or more randomly, but the grid provides a consistent and replicable framework to unify these