Abschlussarbeit, Theorie

Space, Territory and the Urban Zurich Cyclist

2013

Creator Jack Abbott

Department ZHdK, MA Design, Zürich, CH

MediumPrint, Broschüre; PDF

DimensionsFormat: 21 × 29.7 cm, 85 Seiten

Titles

StudienarbeitMaster of Arts in Design ; Field of Excellence Produkt - Mobilität

DescriptionAbstract
This research introduces the ‘Pendleton Duke’; a bicycle that encourages a new way to use and think about urban mobility space. Zurich mobility is based on territory of which the bicycle has limited ownership. A typical city ride sees cyclists shifting regularly back and forth between the footpath, the road and dedicated bike-lanes. This means that on any short trip a cyclist is asked to "ll the roles of a pedestrian, a motorist and then only sometimes that of an actual cyclist.
My design proposes to make sharing this space more forthcoming: to remove the idea of territory and road ownership and to prompt interactions impelled instead by intuition and spatial negotiation. The principal concept is a walking bicycle that allows for cycling within two roles: as a pedestrian and as a car. The Duke is a small and incredibly nimble pedalless frame that can be both foot propelled along side pedestrians and powered speedily among cars.

Object numberBBI-2013-C23-001

DepartmentArchiv ZHdK

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Credit LineZürcher Hochschule der Künste / Archiv