sustainable mixed communities the importance of placemaking

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sustainable mixed communitiesthe importance of
placemaking

• Mike Galloway
• Director of City Development
• Dundee City Council

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placemaking is.

• not just about visual aesthetics
• but the art of making real places
• deals in four dimensions
• physical, social economic
• applied masterplanning

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masterplanning is.

• more important than architecture
• more effective than planning
• increasingly misunderstood
• concerned with the big picture
• about facilitating placemaking

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typology of masterplanning

• blueprints
• design code
• masterplans
• design guides
• design briefs
• design frameworks

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forms of implementation

• consultant to private client
• local planning authority
• regeneration partnership
• developer
• landowner

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key techniques

• achieve essential urban design qualities
• permeability
• vitality
• variety
• legibility
• robustness
• establish clear development framework
• streets
• blocks
• spaces
• activities
• building relationships

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key techniques

• form a robust delivery mechanism
• vision
• partnership
• governance
• resources
• proportionality
• engage with stakeholders
• community
• government
• investors
• developers
• users

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some examples
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crown street
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ardler
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dundee waterfront
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conclusions

• aspire to real four dimensional places
• nb. physical, social economic
• importance of masterplanning
• design qualities
• clear framework
• robust delivery
• stakeholder engagement
• match typology to form of implementation