Courtney Goode, Michael Keller & Josh Brown

Core Landscape Architecture Studio IV, Flux City, Spring 2014

 

True flatness is only achieved in the wild. Tidal flats can achieve
.05% slope, versus the urban definition of flat, which is exaggerated
forty-fold. Ocean water drains from a flat with the pull
of the sun and moon twice-daily.

 

Slight tidal fluctuations in conditions of flatness have dramatic
effects, and govern all aspects of life in this active surface.
Cities pulse twice daily, and constantly emit vibrations of
exchange- like the water’s edge. Intertidal urbanism is one
of constant rhythmic change, with an open-ended design and
flexible urban interface.