Group 11: Proposal Description

01| UNIVERSITY INTEGRATION

Integrate university back into city, making Cottbus a university city

Turn existing empty housing east of the river into student housing, causing students to traverse through city centre to and from the campus every day

Intervention on campus to encourage city residents to travel to the campus for cultural events

02| URBAN GREEN SPACES

Create a route of public urban green space which offers community facilities which brings neighbours together

03| CONNECT CITY NODES

Create a route of public urban green space which offers community facilities which brings neighbours together Identify the important nodes of the city and create a connection between them; Train Station, Theatre, City Centre, BTU Campus, New Lake, New Student Housing

04| ACTIVATE THE HISTORIC CITY CENTRE

Encourage population of Cottbus to use their city spaces and participate in social interaction

Encourage residents to spend less time in their private dwellings

Communal activities along Boulevard, garden allotments, leisure facilities

05| FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Majority of those travelling to Cottbus arrive through the train station

Create an iconic image of Cottbus upon arrival, greeted by the start of the Cottbus Green Boulevard which leads visitors all the way to the city