Jinsung Kim - Sounds of Rehabilitation

As I wrote about the layers of places, every place has piled up their historical and social layers. We can find any trace of different period in same place, because we tried to conserve it or it naturally remained in there.Brooklyn was extremely important industrial area which is supporting Manhattan and around areas. Many immigrants had gathered into Brooklyn area due to the low housing cost or their jobs. However, the industrial facilities polluted lands and water, as well as changing the role of area remained abandoned buildings. This area is really needed rehabilitation for both local and urban benefit.

We've visited several successful landscape rehabilitation projects. We can hear the bird humming sounds in the waterfront park of Brooklyn side, such as Hunter's point south park. It is really well-knitted design which protects from rising water, provides fascinating places for both neighbors and habitat like birds. 

And farming or gardening is good strategy to reuse the abandoned places or buildings. We visited two amazing farms which are Rooftop farm and aqua farm. We can feel full of vitality from the second sounds which is supplying water fall in the aqua farm(2nd sound). The micro ecosystem was pretty smart to replicate the macro scale of ecosystem. Also, it would be the strategic way not only to revitalize industrial area but also to preserve the habitats.

However, we still can hear some machine sounds which could makes annoying emotion(3rd sound). Nevertheless, I think that it is no longer negative sound. Because, the sounds of machines and industries mean the sound of hope. The sounds announce the start of revitalization of the area as well as installation of the fundamental infrastructure for neighbor area.

The rehabilitation projects  of abandoned industrial places in Brooklyn are really successful in terms of environmental, social, economic re-growth.