Presentation given by John Worthington of DEGW as part of MADE's Talking Cities lecture series.

2. LEARNING CITIES THE UNDERSTANDING OF PLACE John Worthington Founder, DEGW Professorial Fellow the University of Melbourne Director The Academy of Urbanism www.degw.com MADE Birmingham 15 th April 2010

3. “ Change is both seismic and incremental” CARL ZEISS JENA – EAST GERMANY COVENT GARDEN - LONDON Planning successful cities: a process of managing and moderating change

4. Cities are the continuous interaction of people in space “ Enjoyable Cities are the result of designing MEANINGFUL SPACE within which people are stimulated to interact to make MEMORABLE PLACES ”

5. Continuous Community Engagement Design Thinking Co-creation Co-Production Shift from community consultation to co-production Iterative Process of Thinking Through Design

6. Cities founded on exchange – Learning thrives on transaction Managing Continuous Change Bristol - Glasgow - London - Madrid - Melbourne - Milan - New York - Paris - Sydney

7. Cities are changing from centres to networks of places COPENHAGEN half million population Single focus ORESUND 3.5 million population Multi centred across political boundaries Cities of Imagination Cities of Convenience Cities of Place

9. Information technology has changed the focus of the learning The Internet has changed the notion of place, time and space New methods of learning and teaching Student demography changing – life-long learning Changing financial context – mixed economy Increased competition - on resources Student focused – increased participation Blending of living, learning, working and leisure

10. Living is Learning – School is Place Managing Continuous Change

11. The City is the School The Sultan’s Elephant: London May 2006

12. The School is a Microcosm of the City Orestad College, Copenhagen

13. City as a Resource for Learning Apple Mac Chicago Library Business Retail Museums Artists’ studios City maintenance Library - Orchard shopping mall - Singapore Functions and Locations are Blurring

17. Blended spaces to support blurred activities Work, eat, talk, relax Social learning, be with others Support multiple activities with diverse settings Flexible, allow user control and manipulation Exploit food as a catalyst Blending of information-based work and entertainment “ multiplexing of functions” (Bill Mitchell) Chalmers University

18. Building Shell Container for Short Term Scenery DEGW: Egg Prudential, Derby

19. Growth and Change Hermann Hertzberger, Primary School, Delft

20. Your building can create a framework to support creative teaching Play Connection Non Programmed Learning Storytelling Experiment Reflect Hellerup School, Denmark

21. By Providing Inviting Forms Herman Hertzberger, Apollo School, Amsterdam 1980-83

23. Through a New Paradigm Ownership, governance and accessibility PRIVATE – Personal PRIVILEGED – Shared SEMI-PUBLIC – Community PUBLIC – “The Public Realm”

26. Learning Landscapes an Approach to Re-Imagining the University Source: DEGW & CERD University of Lincoln HEFCE Learning Landscapes in Higher Education 2009 The idea of the University Power/Communication Estate Design Document review Site Visit Interviews

27. University Dimensions – The Components for Change The idea of the University Design of the Estate Power and Communication

28. Articulating the Vision Identity and brand Condition and maintenance Circulation and permeability Flexibility Way finding and orientation Effective use Security EXPRESSION EFFICIENCY EFFECTIVENESS

29. Components of the Academic Vision Core Values: The underlying principles and ethos of the institution Vision statement: A description of how the institution would like to be and how it will work within and towards its core values. Strategic objectives: The institutes measurable points of achievement and goal setting, normally aligned with the vision statement. KEEP/TOSS/CREATE A measure of attitude/opinion of the institute’s leadership

30. Identifying the gaps - Estate vs Vision

31. The Highbury Initiative Birmingham City Centre Challenge Symposium – March 1988 The Theme The theme identified for the weekend was that of the “City as Theatre” because the actions necessary to make cities exciting, attractive, comfortable places can be likened to putting on a show. Thus the participants were divided into six workgroups each with a set of issues to consider: Producing the Show: The role of the city centre and resources Setting the Stage: urban design and landscape Casting the Roles: user perception Directing the Actors: movement and transportation Managing the Stage: management and maintenance Attracting the People: promotion and events

32. While it will be important to allow and encourage mixed uses, there is a potential for a large number of quarters, each with a distinctive theme and a distinctive gateway from the inner ring road. These include: The JEWELLERY QUARTER , entered off Newhall Street – a craft/creative quarter The CHINESE QUARTER off Hurst Street – an entertainment and cultural quarter The SCIENCE QUARTER at Aston a MEDIA QUARTER at Digbeth a CONVENTION QUARTER off Broad Street BUSINESS QUARTERS off Victoria Square and at Five Ways The CIVIC QUARTER around the Council House The Highbury Initiative Birmingham City Centre Challenge Symposium – March 1988

36. Creative Dalston – Design for London inspired community initiatives Making Space in Dalston J&L Gibbons Reflect wider city, national and international commitment to creativity

39. DEGW : Development Briefing Total Identity : Value Research Envisioning opportunities through participation and referendum Values A. organic accessible obliging living small scale housing low rise affordable housing connecting Many passages new main entrance all kinds of traffic servicing versatile semi-public business city hall Themes

40. residential retail offices/commercial cultural & religious facilities leisure/hotel market public transport terminal “ Twenty year strategy, tackled in parts, completed in stages” From ‘manifesto’ to new paradigm