W1 Fribourg: Rethinking the Road as Surface
Fribourg opened the first cycle of Infrastructural Baukultur with a workshop dedicated to rethinking the cantonale road as more than a transit corridor. Over three days, we gathered researchers, designers, city officials, students, and residents to examine the road as a surface — not just a technical layer, but a social and ecological space in constant negotiation.
- Our working sessions included:xploratory walks along transitional road segments, focusing on surface qualities, materiality, and usage
- A mapping exercise using printed satellite imagery, tracing flows, friction points, and overlooked zones
- Co-design activities with students from EPFL and residents of nearby neighborhoods
- A roundtable on maintenance as design, featuring local infrastructure manager
This first workshop was not about building solutions, but about questioning assumptions:
Who uses the road? What remains invisible in standard planning processes? How do surface treatments shape movement, comfort, or exclusion?
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This first workshop was not about building solutions, but about questioning assumptions:
Who uses the road? What remains invisible in standard planning processes? How do surface treatments shape movement, comfort, or exclusion?
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This first workshop was not about building solutions, but about questioning assumptions:
Who uses the road? What remains invisible in standard planning processes? How do surface treatments shape movement, comfort, or exclusion?
