The project is located on the wasteland near the banks of the Clyde in Glasgow, in response to the destruction of land caused by sea level rise, this design uses the wasteland west of the festival garden and makes it a whole park network.
The surrounding area, including Glasgow landmarks such as the Scottish Event Campus and the BBC Building, will be flooded as the water level of the River Clyde rises as soon as 2050. In recent years, people have continued to expand the edge of riverbanks, increasing the rate of sea-level rise. This wasteland was part of the Clyde River 80 years ago, and people have continued to expand the landmass to make it more space that can be used. My design re-plans the boundaries of the Clyde River, expands the river area to mitigate the impact of sea-level rise, and re-plans and integrates the wasteland into a complete park system, planting fungi to purify the polluted soil and the terrain and rainwater flow are adjusted to avoid flooding, and rainwater is recollected and filtered by plants and fungi to return it to the ocean.
In order to reduce carbon emissions, people in the future will not rely on cars, and part of the parking lot will be abandoned. There is more area for the collected rainwater to circulate into the ocean and slow the rate of sea level rise. This design not only optimizes green space usage but also protects areas including residential areas and landmark buildings from seawater coverage.
