presentation on placemaking - david bailey - keeping it real conference - albury nsw - july 2016
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Better Places
Are Possible
About
relationships
Are curated on
the past and
present of the
place
About integrating
difference
PLACEMAKING IN ADELAIDE
David Bailey KIR Albury August 2016
Metro 1.3M
City 23,000 residents
120,000 workers
20% SA economy
Lonely Planet Effortlessly Chique
UNESCO City of Music
Member Festival Cities Network
Ethan Kent, People for
Public Spaces Uni SA /
Council breakfast 2014
… lighter, quicker cheaper …
7
PLACEMAKING
TEAM
2014 – 2015
ADELAIDE
What is Place Led?
Identifying the energy – leadership and co-creation
Opportunity to test and trial
Creating a shared vision
PLACEMAKING STRATEGY 2014 - 2015
MELBOURNE ST
TOPHAM TO
MARKET
HINDLEY WEST
MARKET DISTRICT
3 place pilots
1 district plan
Topham 2013
“Having a single point of contact at Council for the street will encourage greater
collaboration between traders.” Dimitri, Aretzis Group
MELBOURNE ST
PITT STREET 2016
2014
“It is an opportunity to be creative in physical spaces” Robyn, Uniting Communities
2014
One Friday 2014
2015
2016
Square
Bus Stations
Courts
Adelaide Central Market
Central Market Arcade
Market Plaza/ Chinatown
Grote Street
Gouger Street
Franklin Street
Wright Street
Pitt St
2014 2015 A document!
Iterated and final page turn by Reference Group in July Adopted by Council August 2015
Adelaide Central Market
Arcade Traders
Hilton
Market Plaza Chinatown
Assoc
Gouger Precinct
Grote Precinct
Major Landowner
Uniting Communities
Council Business SA Renewal SA Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure
Market District Reference Group
Courts
After the document …
Local leadership discussions
Redevelopment Planning
Fostering Foodie Partners
Placemaking is …
… dating … relationships
Placemaking is …
No 1 … dating agency…
Placemaking is …
No 2 … letting go in order to build
trust within community and with
the authority…
Erin Barnes, CEO,
IOBY, at the National
Planning Institute of
Australia Congress
2016 Are you letting go?
Placemaking
is …
No 3 … tailored
to each place …
authentic …
Placemaking is …
No 4 … being flexible to a variety
of solutions
How is safety best achieved?
Placemaking is …
No 5 … trialling, testing community
appetite whilst planning long term
Giving an idea a ‘name’ grows ‘it’
Using images helps pitch ideas
Helpful personal qualities:
• Be open with info
• Be open with mind
• Prepared to step out of skill set
• Be able to relate
2016 EMBEDDING
Sources:
Dr Katherine Loflin
Sunshine Coast
Council
Project for Public
Spaces
Placemaking is
Multi-disciplinary
Love of place is a great
equalizer and mobilizer
GDP growth is highest in
places with the greatest % of
attached residents
Better Places
Are Possible
About relationships
Are curated on the
past and present of
the place
About integrating
difference