77. No children No swings barriers Rubberized matting âThe swings are packed away at night because kids might climb the fence and use them unsupervised and hurt themselves.â
81. 0 Pedestrian Cyclists Motorcycles All -10 -14 -18 -20 -18 -22 -25 -26 -26 -30 London % RBKC -35 -35 -40 KHS -43 -44 -50 -60 -64 -70 Kensington High Street Casualty Review Drop in casualties from 1999 to 2004 Before: average annual rate between March 98 and February 2001 After: average annual rate between September 2003 and March 2005
82. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS Dispelling myths and misunderstandings amongst highway engineers Stresses professional judgement over convention and simple application of guidance Reviews the realities of legal liability and corporate risk
178. How to live more sustainably? Aligning Personal and Professional Values Stephen Hill, C2O futureplanners Dare to be in â subordinate !
179. Shelley McNamara, Grafton ArchitectsWhat would be your dream commission? Something like IlĂŽt 13 in Geneva, which developed organically with a mixture of squatters, students, cooperatives and private sector housing, new and old. The way a project is commissioned determines the outcome. Design is only one component
181. ââŠdoomed to integral destructionâ 1977 Referendum halts city council plansâŠâthe inhabitants having democratically invited themselves to the decision-makers table.â
182. âInstead of blocking inadequate projects, the inhabitants become genuine actorsâŠâ Europan 1991 IlĂŽt 13 Atelier 89
183. âMore participative, and ecologicalapproachesâŠsuppress the car parkingâŠnew housing⊠workspace⊠cultural centreâ ââŠhalf the cost of classic retrofits.â
185. DIY Solar Panels⊠catalyst for the country "When we invested in a place⊠it becomes aliveâ
186. Scottish Government Official:âOne of the main conditions for grant funding is that the activities of grant applicants should help meet Government policy objectives. I have put together the following list of Government policies and initiatives to which Community Self Build is relevant: Social inclusionâŠCommunity regenerationâŠCommunity responsibility⊠Increasing the confidence of individualsâŠReducing unemployment⊠Vocational QualificationsâŠImproving employabilityâŠIncreasing housing choiceâŠReducing homelessnessâŠTenure diversificationâŠAffordable low cost housingâŠHelping people on low incomeâŠEnvironmentalsustainability⊠Equal opportunitiesâŠTechnical innovationâŠBest practice in constructionâŠAbility to attract ESF money⊠Thatâs probably more than any other grant programme I can think of.â
187. The Big Society âToo much has been imposed from above, when experience shows that success depends on communities themselves having the power and taking the responsibility. Itâs no good officials in Whitehall or even the Town Hall telling people what is needed in their street.â BUTâŠit wasnât him, it was⊠âŠ. everyone has a stake based on equal rights and where they pay their dues by exercising responsibility in return, and where local communities shape their own futures.
188. Neighbourhood planning and Community Right to Build âI want to spark a⊠!!! A bottom up revolution âŠ. from the top⊠with support from the highest levels of governmentâŠ
189. Do something unprecedented⊠We are too used to accepting the boundaries we ourselves have created... Greatest task will be convincing people they exist at all⊠Change the culture⊠The Bill is not enoughâŠ
192. Design Paradox:Ye Olde Placemakynge and Spatial Plannyng⊠âThe exceptional urban and environmental qualities we esteem in many of our older cities were achieved with a very modest input of resources, and by a careful and evolving response to the needs of their inhabitants.â Ralph Erskine, Architect
193. Design Conundrum:Do it like I say⊠âSpecifying in a plan that development must be sustainable is no more useful as guidance to a developer than describing a piece of music as beautiful tells us anything about what it sounds likeâ Rob Cowan - The Dictionary of Urbanism
194. Design Solution:Do it likewe do⊠âWe must learn to see that every problem that concerns us⊠always leads to the question of how we liveâ Wendell Berry "Solving for pattern â finding solutions that solve multiple problemsâ
195. âWe havenât done enough on thedesign⊠thatâs a major area for improvementâ (John Prescott) CONTROL ! Why are we so pre-occupied withâdesignâ?
197. Poundbury DesignGuide Stretcher bondâŠnot permitted Soldier archesâŠnot allowed Shiplap boards...not permitted Parking of caravans, boats or trailersâŠnot allowed There shall be noflat roofs Permission will not be given to demolish chimneys Windows with asymmetric subdivisionâŠnot permitted Bathroom windows should not be obscured or patterned glass Woven panels of wooden fencingâŠnot allowed âJudicious mixing (of chimney pots) will give a feeling of the collective roofscapes having evolvedâ âWindows and doors shall be built entirely of timberâ
205. Karlsruhe Nordstadt âThank goodness, itâs not Vaubanâ Smiley West Local Authority arms length enabling company Recruit and support 10 âbuilding groupsâ Masterplan and design code Construction management 7.5 acre/3 hectare site 190 homes â 65+ dwellings/hectare
223. Resident controlled market housingThe Ralph Erskine Test of time, and skills and ideas we have lost The Hall and Hallgate, Blackheath 1957 The trouble with planners is⊠The Architect in Society, Keith Godwin
227. âMy particular interest was the formation of the courtyard which I thought was a dead space. [It] is not a dead space. It is actually circulationâ Eric Lyons âResident-controlled management companies may sound dully utilitarian, but have been crucial to their success.âTony Aldous, former resident and architectural writer
229. Community and PrivateSelf-build DETR Housing Design Award citation: â a microcosm of what could be achieved on other sites all over the country by harnessing the imagination and skills of ordinary people.â âthat indefinable quality which marks out the outstanding from the excellent The Diggers, Brighton 1998 Sussex Road, London N19 1999
230. Ashley Vale BfL Gold Award 2010 37 homes with affordable business spaceâŠstarted in 2002. Built on a former scaffold yard. Grew from local opposition to original redevelopment proposals Urban sites with âa rural feelâ with a nature reserve. Site layout âcreates pleasant, friendly public spacesâ âRelatively high levels of parking are balanced by a home zone approachâŠto create attractive streets that feel safe for pedestrians.â
231. Old people look after themselvesâŠHAPPIer andcheaper than the council Tenant Management Coop 355 Queensbridge Rd
240. âWeirdyâŠthey are not normal.â Ward Councillor (from the Big Society Party) at Planning Committee Definitely not normalâŠ
241. Threshold Centre, Dorset First HCA grant funded mixed tenure co-housing with Synergy Housing Shared facilities include: The stone farmhouse for visiting guests, and shared meals 1 acre community market garden Laundry Car pool Commitments for all residents: 4 hours per week of unpaid time to help look after the shared facilities, and do cooking 1 car and 1 pet per household Paying share of the running costs of shared facilities Before taking up residence, spending up to 4 nights here, for the new resident and community to get to know each other.
242. Joint VentureSelf DevelopmentHearthstone Co-housingN. Denver, Colorado33 leasehold houses and flats with a 4,800 sq. ft. common house on a 1.6 acre site. The community was the JV first phase of a ânew urbanistâ redevelopment in the historic North Denver neighbourhood.
243. The model for Community Right to BuildCornwall CLT Programme 2007 17 villages â 120+ homes Definitely not normal⊠Unique partnerships⊠enabling district councils, their communities, Carnegie UK Trust, and an RSL Blisland CLT on Bodmin Moor
244. St. Minver CLT Average house price ÂŁ650,000 Market value ÂŁ350,000 Cost including land ÂŁ120,000 12 houses 12 months On time â On budget Definitely not normal⊠A social movement ? Voluntary taxation? Or just compliance with policy for affordability âin perpetuityâ ?
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246. Spatial Planning & PlacemakingOutcomes Community membership and ownership All incomes and tenures Medium and high density Value for money Long term stewardship Life in the space between the buildings Social Capital for the care of the place and people Resident satisfaction and wellbeing Sustainable living and resilience through social organisation Material Considerations? Definitely not normalâŠ
253. Weaknesses of top-down planning and placemaking Central housing targets are not spatial planning Planning as remoteâŠcontrol Unrealistic expectations of house builders as placeshapers âToo big, too dense and too near meâŠnot for us or with usâ
254. Dis-Respect and Dis-Empowerment Public sector views: âOver my dead body will we do another scheme⊠it brings out the worst aspects of human natureâŠtotal preoccupation with what they want!â âSelf-build is just so small ... Itâs not worth enough to spend time on it.â âWhat are the barriers to Self-build? Oh dear, probably âŠclass, culture, access to land,âŠsystems which disable and discourage self help?â Hill, Mason and Whittenham âThe Future of Community Self-Buildâ JRF 2000
255. Entrenched self interests Private sector view: âHousebuilders say that self-build would be unfair competition. They need a certain volume of building and overhead to continue to offer good value and a cost effective product. But you donât expect poor people to have to eat in restaurants, just because restaurateurs expect to earn a certain level of income, and have the ear of Government to protect their positionâ. [Senior Civil Servant interviewed for JRF Study 2000]
256. More efficient and fairer housing markets In countries with a significant self procured sector: Most accessible to middle income families Indirect but significant help to the less well off Housing cycles are less acute Polarisation by tenure is less marked Greater price competition with mass housing Lower prices generally Greater security from lower costs Greater ability to match outgoings to income âSelf Provided Housing: the First Worldâs Hidden Armâ Duncan and Rowe, Uni of Brighton 1992
257. Micro-massive market share and growth potential Output in 1999 was 15000 homes, about 8% total production â has been higher Output sustained during recessions In 2007, nearly 20000 homes âŠ20% total production? Access to land major growth constraint Single dwellings, and low density = no policy interest to government⊠till now Barlow, Jackson and Meikle âHomes to DIY for - The UKâs self build housing market in the 21st Centuryâ JRF 2001
265. Completing the vision⊠Building centres and along connections Diversity of housing provider Early adopter movement patterns Interim Uses & Services Town utilities Backfill spaces in between Roles of new residents Spaces left over for possibilities Design Leadership doesn't equal control
266. Co-production⊠or making placeswithcommunities New (old) ideas: Culture, Skillsand Competence Control and Accountability Scale Mixed economy- Self-help - Social Enterprise- Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjrIVjSK6oA
267. Professional Values: Everyday challenges and compromises âWe promise as little as possible at planning and then sell the clientâs landâ âThis is a âsustainableâ offer, and that is a âcommercialâ offerâ âItâs going to cost more, so we need proof that itâll be worth more âWeâll build more sustainable homes, provided people are prepared to pay moreâ
268. The objective reality approach to design St. Andrewâs Hospital, Bow
272. The Self-OrganisersâŠCLTS, Co-Housing, Coops, self-build, self-commissionedLessons fromâWho should build our homes?â http://www.cabe.org.uk/ publications/who-should-build-our-homes
273. A welcome route out of market failure? âSelf-build? Over my dead bodyâ âThey are completely pre-occupied with what they want!!!â A housing association CEO earning over ÂŁ200k âI suppose you want free landâ âCoops are always troubleâŠpeople argue all the timeâ âToo small to make an impactâ âWe donât need any more competitionâŠâ âWe donât think this is a very good site for a community land trustâŠâ âYouâll just increase the price of landâ
274. Values into action âPlanning is not a value free activity. Planners have to understand how their values affect the choices they make in both choosing how to look at an issue, and how to turn the results into realityâ Prof. Bill Peterman Neighbourhood Planning and Community Based Development 2000
275. Value norms⊠âCities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because and only when, they are created by everybody.â Jane Jacobs in âLife and Death of Great American Citiesâ
276. Fitting the place to the people âPeople learn from each other about their own creative powersâJacobs: The Economy of Cities Ordinary people overcome everyday constraints on living, by:- adapting- improvising- transforming- trial and errorHamdi: The Placemakers Guide to building communities âThere is a positive function of disorder in cities â energy andlack of control go hand in handâ Sennett on Jacobs
277. Planning as debate andco-production Loose fit masterplans and design codes Planning for Possibilities and Adaptivity Creative use of present and past planning techniques Culture change in planningâŠdifferent tasks
278. Design Leadership? Formal process of âdesignâ ends Design as âlivingâbegins Scale and Identity Intimacy of place and people Loud and quiet architecture Unlocking creativity More than ticking the boxesâŠ
279. Being a professionalâIt is no longer possible for us to masquerade as disinterested, or objective professionals, applying our techniques with equal ease to those clients we agree with, as well as to those we disagree with. We are, in effect, the client for all our projects, for it is our own society we are affecting through our actions.â (1972)
280. Citizen Professionals âBy raising the possibilities of a humane way of producing places to live, by phasing out the elitist nature of environmental professionalism, we can move toward a time when we will no longer define ourselves by our profession, but by our freedom as people.â Robert Goodman âAfter the Plannersâ 1972
281. The magic of designâŠtime to break free from the spell
282. Total Design Manifesto Put place first, not architecture Ask what will still be valuable in 30 years Understand what âco-production' means Make your own policy agenda Innovate in everything Big change means many small changes Recognise that designers are not enough
283. Site visitsbe back for working lunch at 12.30 sharp Design Skills Symposium 2011, Tollbooth, Stirling Red Group Blue Group Green Group Auditorium Bar Attic
284. Workshop12.30-16.00 [commence âDragonâs Denâ Design Skills Symposium 2011, Tollbooth, Stirling Develop presentation: Focus on propositions 10 mins max Concept/Strategy: Key principles & initial thoughts on delivery Test brief Develop presentation: Focus on propositions 10 mins max Concept/Strategy: Key principles & initial thoughts on delivery Test brief
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286. Key themes Anticipation Initiation Design Implementation Stewardship âŠwhere do you need to work in the pipeline
287. Day 2 headlines Good design works Getting behind a pattern Re-thinking relationship with traffic New language for streets Change our approach to risk Donât treat driver as a zombie Dare to be insubordinate, disreputable Managing our co-existence of shared space Translate values into action
288. Day 2 headlines (2) Create a river city on Forth New quarter for families, demographic range Where are my bits? (for investment) Effect on existing uses? People prioritised over cars Capitalise on Stirling views and identity Entry point that does justice to a âcityâ Stirling is a very 3-dimensional place
289. Day 2 headlines (3) Community capacity and ownership Legible identity Gateways, arrival thresholds Generate positive footfall Authored book Shared focus â whole city centre management Time changes place Challenge of value and viability
290. My parting thoughts⊠Look behind current patterns Connect to the landform & water Understand public/private/social economy Intelligent procurement is pivotal Donât give up â persuasive psychology The future depends on what you do today Gandhi
