#decumanus

The Decumanus Maximus with the Hercules Works House and the Triumphal Arch, Volubilis, Morocco.

WORD OF THE DAY Thu, November 25, 2021 OED Word of the Day: decumanus, n. Roman History. Originally: a line or boundary running east to west, as marked by a surveyor. In later use chiefly: a road running east to west in a Roman town, camp, etc.

"There is strong evidence for traffic driving along the right side of the decumanus." - 2017, E. E. Poehler Traffic Syst. Pompeii viii. 225

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MASTER PLAN - URBAN PLANNING: LAYERS

top and center images:  master plan layers

bottom image: Herzog deMeuron, Milan expo:

“...As a reference for our conceptual masterplan we took the cardo/decumanus orthogonal grid system of the antique roman city. We went for this 'timeless' pattern because of its generic openness and its affinity to the 'Ideal City'. Its strong and simple orthogonal geometry would free all participants from any formal architectural exercises and therefore put more focus on the actual contents of the theme 'Feeding the Planted, Energy for Life’. We proposed to encourage all participating countries to abandon the idea of individually designed architectural pavilions and instead accept to present their national agricultural landscapes and gardens in simple and basic pavilion structures provided by the organizers. Such a concept would let all participants contribute in an equally important way alongside a generous boulevard. None of the pavilions would be overwhelming, none would bore us through its idiosyncratic design ambition or divert us from the essential content which is expressed in the message 'Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life'. 

The large boulevard, literally uniting the pavilions of all participating nations, would become a huge, planetary garden with a long table stretching the full length of the boulevard. This table, inspired by Leonardo's 'Last Supper’ would become a place for events, for people to meet and come together, symbolically representing a planetary table for all participants.”

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Indra será el adalid del proyecto I+D 'Decumanus'

Indra, la multinacional española de tecnología, liderará el proyecto europeo de I+D ‘Decumanus‘, cuyo objetivo es desarrollar nuevos servicios de inteligencia geoespacial que apoyen el desarrollo urbano y mejoren la calidad de vida de las ciudades.

En concreto, la compañía coordinará el trabajo de once empresas de ocho países, que trabajarán durante dos años y medio en esta iniciativa impulsada por la Comisión Europea dentro del séptimo Programa Marco.

Indra ha explicado que el objetivo final de este proyecto es poner en manos de las autoridades y expertos en planeamiento herramientas avanzadas que les ayuden a definir sus estrategias de desarrollo urbano.

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