future of public spaces i: barbara southworth
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PUBLIC SPACE
IN CAPE TOWN
1980’S TO NOW: WHO CARES?
BARBARA SOUTHWORTH
GAPP ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS
CAPE TOWN PUBLIC SPACE:
1940’S TILL NOW: WHO CARES?
City Beautiful and the Establishment of the Foreshore1940s
1960s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Foreshore Freeway Construction / Demolition of District 6 / Separate
Development
Pedestrian Network for Central Cape Town
V&AW enclave of high quality public space
Equity & Integration: Regenerating the Townships
World Cup & Mega Projects – public space comes back to town and to
the private sector
1940’S CITY BEAUTIFUL
1940’S CITY BEAUTIFUL
1960’S DEVASTATION OF PUBLIC SPACE:
MODERNISM & THE FORESHORE
FREEWAY
1960’S SEPARATE DEVELOPMENT
• DISTRICT 6 FORCED REMOVALS
• BLACK PEOPLE “TEMPORARY LABOUR” PERMITS IN THE
WESTERN CAPE
1980’S REGENERATION
• GREENING OF THE CITY & CBD PEDESTRIANISATION:
• ST GEORGE’S MALL
• THIBAULT SQUARE
• GREENMARKET SQUARE
FIRST INSTANCE OF SPACE BEING RECLAIMED FROM CARS
1980’S REGENERATION
1980’S REGENERATION
1980’S REGENERATION
1990’S PRIVATISATION OF PUBLIC
SPACE
1. V&A WATERFRONT
2. CENTURY CITY
1990’S PRIVATISATION OF PUBLIC
SPACE
1. V&A WATERFRONT
2. CENTURY CITY
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
1. CITY OF CAPE TOWN DIGNIFIED PLACES PROGRAMME
2. VIOLENCE THROUGH URBAN UPGRADING (VPUU)
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
• TO CONTRIBUTE TO A PROCESS OF URBAN RENEWAL THROUGH THE CREATION OF POSITIVE & BEAUTIFUL PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN ENJOY A SENSE OF DIGNITY AND HOPE
• TO INITIATE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT – TO BE A ‘STRATEGIC LEVER’ TO PROMOTE A SHIFT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DELIVERY PRACTICES
• TO USE LIMITED INVESTMENT IN THE PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT STRATEGICALLY AND POSITIVELY TO TAKE A LEAD IN CREATING COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT CONFIDENCE
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
1. EQUITY - strategic location
2. PLACE MAKING - community
3. INTEGRATION
4. FREEDOM –minimalism & flexibility
5. GENERATION – activity, catalysis and incrementalism
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
PHILIPPI:
LANSDOWNE
CORNER
2000’S EQUITY & INTEGRATION
PROACTIVE ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC SPACE, LANDSCAPING &
FACILITIES
Source: City of Cape Town- Dignified Places
Programme
Lansdowne Corner- Phillipi
MANENBERG PLAY PARK: PLAY PARK,
FORECOURTS TO APARTMENT BLOCKS
GATESVILLE TOWN CENTRE: PUBLIC SPACE, MARKET AND SIDEWALK
IMPROVEMENTS
2000’S VPUU
2000’S VPUU
• Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU):
Khayelitsha- “Active boxes” - Positive occupation of perceived
dangerous spaces
• Safety and surveillance: Evidence based – survey of safety
conditions before and after intervention
• Community engagement with planning and management
Positive occupation of perceived dangerous spaces
2010’S BIG INVESTMENT
1. 2010 WORLD CUP – PUBLIC SPACE UPGRADING COMES
BACK TO TOWN
a. Fan Mile
b. Green Point Park
2. MYCITI & Non-Motorised Transport Focus (NMT)
3. “CATALYTIC” PROJECTS
4. CBD REGENERATION: PUBLIC LAND RELEASE
5. PRIVATE SECTOR BOOM
HEIDEVELD / GUGULETU STATION: PUBLIC SPACE, TRADERS STALLS, TAXI
FACILITIES
2010’S BIG INVESTMENT
1. 2010 WORLD CUP – PUBLIC SPACE UPGRADING COMES
BACK TO TOWN
2010’S BIG INVESTMENT
1. 2010 WORLD CUP – PUBLIC SPACE UPGRADING COMES
BACK TO TOWN
2010’S BIG INVESTMENT
1. 2010 WORLD CUP – PUBLIC SPACE UPGRADING COMES
BACK TO TOWN
20-TEEN’S PRIVATE PRODUCTION OF
PUBLIC SPACE
PUBLIC SPACE IN CAPE TOWN 2030?
WHO CARES:
• ENOUGH TO MAKE IT HAPPEN?
• ENOUGH TO PARTICIPATE?
• ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN AND SUSTAIN IT?