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UrbanDesign Ireland and Experiences in building a Community of Practice – History – Aboutournetworks – Whydidwe do it, and howdidwe getthingsgoing – Successes – Failures – Lessons – Challenges – ErasmusPC: the international networkforculture and the developmentof cities – UrbanDesign Ireland (Irishdesigners and planners united) – MScspatialplanning graduatesnetwork(thirdpossible network?) • Ourmessage today • Togetherwe are foundersof 2 recent networksTRANSCRIPT
Why are we here?
• Together we are founders of 2 recent networks– ErasmusPC: the international network for culture and the
development of cities– Urban Design Ireland (Irish designers and planners united)– MSc spatial planning graduates network (third possible
network?)
• Our message today– History– About our networks– Why did we do it, and how did we get things going– Successes– Failures– Lessons– Challenges
History: About us
• Jeroen [email protected]: urban policy manager city of Rotterdam (dS+V)
• David O’[email protected]: Transport Planner
• Our history– 93/94 UCD– Hogans and the Globe– Rotterdam Film Festival
• What’s really happening:– one in every 3 houses built in last 10 years– Island population forecast: 8.1m by 2036– 9+ new towns being developed in Dublin– ad hoc (mostly developer-led) approach– economic growth still 5%+pa (property driven)– immigration at 50,000+ per annum– carbon emissions 25% ahead of 1990 levels– Planning and design industry under pressure
• Time for quality of life / creativity?
Background: Celtic Tiger Ireland
Creativity Initiatives #1ErasmusPC
• www.erasmuspc.com• International network for the relationship between culture and
urban development• Very diverse group: planners, filmmakers, social workers• Members on 5 continents• Including 2 from Sabadell!• Website:
– Observations, Interviews– Questionnaire, news, links
• Live activities:– interviews, meetings, – talks, conference
• Some examples
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• www.udi.ie Irish network for planners / designers
• Positives– UDI charter– “…loving urbanism” / ErasmusPC participation – open source urban design– urban design InfoBase– peoples response and enthusiasm for concept
• Problems– hosted remotely (www.irish-architecture.com)– lack of resources to manage content/activities– Summer relaunch initiative
Creativity Initiatives #2Urban Design Ireland
Creativity Initiatives #3MSc Spatial Planning Graduates
• diversity of professional backgrounds• radical planning perspective• workshops
– cultural planning*– public open space planning– personalised travel planning*– marine planning
* articles published on www.erasmuspc.com
• Synergy with ErasmusPC• Brainstorming Session - how to create momentum
Creativity Initiatives #3SUMMER OF URBANISM: examining the basis for planning
Expose LEADER PLACES Good practice examples
ELEMENTS of planning/ urbanism Themes
VISION for the City Public Stories
SPOTLIGHT on planning Different views on planned places
OBJECTIVE AGENT EVENT EXAMPLE
DEVELOPER
GUEST CURATOR
PUBLIC
PROFESSIONALSdeveloper, resident, architect, planner
OPEN COMPETITION / CALL FOR IDEAS
CONFERENCES ON SET OF SPECIFIC THEMES
DISCUSSION AND EXHIBITION
PUBLIC WALKING TOURS, DISCUSSIONS, FILMS
Millennium Walk Adamstown
Marine planning, mobility planning, cultural diversity, light pollution, 3rd Party Appeals, public private partnership, retail impact, open space provision
Paul Auster, True Tales from American Life expressed through stories, drawings, photographs, films etc
Text book places such as Ongar, etc What residents, architects, planners and the developer think
Why did we start our networks?
• Passion for the subject• Passion for sharing knowledge• Curiosity about other peoples ideas • A real intention to teach and learn• Fun • No commercial focus
How did we start ErasmusPC?
• Built a website• Focused on the subject
– but not too much (start first, focus later)• Structured the things we do anyway
– film festival, talks in Dublin, networking, etc• added content to the site
– first content, next discussion
• Opportunistic approach
Success factors
• Drive of few key players – Combination of different qualities of people
• Seduction – (questionnaire – we want you to teach us)
• Live interviews – (big names attract a crowd)
• Flexibility – (lack of focus)
• It’s in English – (Dutch people feel impressed from the start
• Newsletter – (keep people involved)
• Growing is a strategy
Failures
• Dependence on key players• Lack of focus• Site not structured enough yet
– not welcoming enough for newcomers• difficult to get spontaneous input
– we have to drag it out of the non-innercircle• website has reached technical limits• Time!
Our lessons
• Don’t depend on others– You have to make it work yourself!
• It has to be fun• Make it flexible
– If you want the network to be for everybody, give everybody influence
• Crossover approach works• A website is not enough• The site/our initiatives have to give energy