Urban Ruins and the Neo -Picturesque Landscape

Urban Ruins and the Neo -Picturesque Landscape

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While classical ruins are seen as tourist destinations, contemporary or industrial ruins are dismissed as disused sites.In this paper I argue for the preservation of urban (or contemporary) ruins.I focus on one specific case, that of the Miami Marine Stadium in Miami, Florida USA.Since the 1990s the stadium has been derelict, a canvas for graffiti artists and a home to skateboarders.In 2018 the City of BODY WASH Miami decided to revamp the stadium and reopen it as a concert and sporting venue.

The current design-development plan has sanitized this urban ruin, robbing it of its past.I will situate the debate about rehabbing contemporary ruins within the growing literature of the neo-picturesque, specifically neo-picturesque landscape design.I believe that urban ruins such as these have a place in the modern city and will suggest some paths MSM JOINT FORMULA forward for these neo-picturesque ruin beauties.