Paisagem urbana da zona norte do rio: o caso do meier

Abstract

This article describes the methodology applied to the urban landscape project developed to the Central District of Meier, a neighborhood located in the north sector of Rio de Janeiro, close to the railway track. The conceptual aspects behind the methods and tools chosen reinforce the idea that there is a strong relationship between urban design and landscape configuration. Besides presenting the approach held by the professionals, the design process itself is shown through sketches, schemes and photographs which 1 I lustrate the phases of: survey, analysis and I andscape qual ification; concept formulation and preliminary design. The elements utilized in the article correspond to a set of data, documents and drawings extracted from the project reports delivered to the Municipal Government