Paphos, Cyprus
Brisbane, Australia
London, United Kingdom
Sydney, Australia
Shenzhen, China
Melbourne, Australia
New York, New York
Tokyo, Japan
Masdar City, Abu Dhabi
Beijing, China
Umbria, Italy
Woods Bagot was thrilled to participate in Pump to Plug, a symposium designed to solicit and analyze creative responses to the challenges and opportunities posed – in urban, architectural and environmental terms – by the transition to electric vehicles. Christopher Hawthorne, Chief Design Officer for the City of Los Angeles, in collaboration with the 3rd LA public-affairs series at USC’s Academy in the Public Square and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, organized the event.
Gas stations and automobiles hold a particular place in our cultural imagination. They were a technology and infrastructure that spoke to freedom of movement and invoked an excitement around future potential and a change to our daily lives. However, their impact on our urban fabric and natural environment has been dramatic, unexpected and has not lived up to our original dream.
Woods Bagot’s “Re-Charge LA” proposal uses electrified mobility as an opportunity to reinvigorate and re-energize. To look again to the potential for inspiration and create a cultural currency for the future of Los Angeles.
The first study was for the design of electric charging stations, with a focus on their urbanism and potential landscape and community-serving elements.
The second was for planning how the city should approach the future of gas station sites, with a focus on remediation, environmental justice, and potential conversion to housing.
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Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
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