Berlin Regional Design Strategies
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date completed: 1991
Client: City of Berlin, Department of Planning and the Environment.

Dodson Associates, Ltd. developed regional design strategies for the City of Berlin in collaboration with planner Robert D. Yaro of New York. The planning team recommended physical planning and design strategies to help the future German capital city plan for rapid growth projected to occur in areas formerly sealed off from the city by the Berlin wall. Creation of regional greenbelts, preservation of historic urban and rural landscapes, the planning of new, rail-oriented communities and development of future growth models based on the positive aspects of the city's urban design traditions were incorporated in computerized regional design models developed by the planning team.

Existing conditions: Declining industrial area and a former Luftwaffe Fighter Base. Click image for larger size.

Typical development: Auto-oriented sprawl and declining rail system. Click image for larger size.

Recommended development: Transit-oriented with traditional architecture, streets and large parks. Click image for larger size.