John Thompson!!

Towards Place Review!

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Placemaking!

Why don’t we get the places we like?!

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MEMBERSHIP

YOUNG URBANISTS

LONDON / BRISTOL / GLASGOW / EDINBURGH / MANCHESTER

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REGIONS & NATIONS

REGIONS & NATIONS

COMMUNITY-FOCUS!!YOUNG URBANISTS!!

EUROPE!

!AARHUS CAPITAL OF CULTURE 2017!!LEARNING FROM ROTTERDAM 2015!

URBANISM AWARDS

SHORTLISTING (10 IN EACH CATEGORY) 22 APRIL 2015

SHORTLISTING (10 IN EACH CATEGORY) 22 APRIL 2015 ACADEMY VOTE

SHORTLISTING (10 IN EACH CATEGORY) 22 APRIL 2015 ACADEMY VOTE FINALISTS (3 IN EACH CATEGORY)

SHORTLISTING (10 IN EACH CATEGORY) 22 APRIL 2015 ACADEMY VOTE FINALISTS (3 IN EACH CATEGORY) ANNOUNCED AT CONGRESS

SHORTLISTING (10 IN EACH CATEGORY) 22 APRIL 2015 ACADEMY VOTE FINALISTS (3 IN EACH CATEGORY) ANNOUNCED AT CONGRESS ASSESSMENT VISITS + REPORTS

SHORTLISTING (10 IN EACH CATEGORY) 22 APRIL 2015 ACADEMY VOTE FINALISTS (3 IN EACH CATEGORY) ANNOUNCED AT CONGRESS ASSESSMENT VISITS + REPORTS FINAL ACADEMY VOTE

SHORTLISTING (10 IN EACH CATEGORY) 22 APRIL 2015 ACADEMY VOTE FINALISTS (3 IN EACH CATEGORY) ANNOUNCED AT CONGRESS ASSESSMENT VISITS + REPORTS FINAL ACADEMY VOTE AWARDS CEREMONY

1. Leadership and Governance – Is the Finalist well managed, inclusive, fair?

CRITERIA

1. Leadership and Governance – Is the Finalist well managed, inclusive, fair? 2. Local Character – To what extent does the Finalist provide a distinctive sense of place, identity and cultural resonance?

CRITERIA

1. Leadership and Governance – Is the Finalist well managed, inclusive, fair? 2. Local Character – To what extent does the Finalist provide a distinctive sense of place, identity and cultural resonance? 3. Amenity – To what extent is the Finalist an attractive, safe and enticing place for people to live, work, play, visit and enjoy?

CRITERIA

1. Leadership and Governance – Is the Finalist well managed, inclusive, fair? 2. Local Character – To what extent does the Finalist provide a distinctive sense of place, identity and cultural resonance? 3. Amenity – To what extent is the Finalist an attractive, safe and enticing place for people to live, work, play, visit and enjoy?

4. Commercial Success & Viability – To what extent does the Finalist provide a conducive environment for wealth creation and distribution and is it able to support the maintenance and improvement of its urban environment?

CRITERIA

1. Leadership and Governance – Is the Finalist well managed, inclusive, fair? 2. Local Character – To what extent does the Finalist provide a distinctive sense of place, identity and cultural resonance? 3. Amenity – To what extent is the Finalist an attractive, safe and enticing place for people to live, work, play, visit and enjoy?

4. Commercial Success & Viability – To what extent does the Finalist provide a conducive environment for wealth creation and distribution and is it able to support the maintenance and improvement of its urban environment? 5. Environmental Sustainability – To what extent does the Finalist exhibit and promote environmental sustainability?

CRITERIA

1. Leadership and Governance – Is the Finalist well managed, inclusive, fair? 2. Local Character – To what extent does the Finalist provide a distinctive sense of place, identity and cultural resonance? 3. Amenity – To what extent is the Finalist an attractive, safe and enticing place for people to live, work, play, visit and enjoy?

4. Commercial Success & Viability – To what extent does the Finalist provide a conducive environment for wealth creation and distribution and is it able to support the maintenance and improvement of its urban environment? 5. Environmental Sustainability – To what extent does the Finalist exhibit and promote environmental sustainability?

6. Community, Health and Wellbeing – To what extent does the Finalist exhibit and promote civic behaviour, social cohesion, health and wellbeing?

CRITERIA

1. Leadership and Governance – Is the Finalist well managed, inclusive, fair? 2. Local Character – To what extent does the Finalist provide a distinctive sense of place, identity and cultural resonance? 3. Amenity – To what extent is the Finalist an attractive, safe and enticing place for people to live, work, play, visit and enjoy?

4. Commercial Success & Viability – To what extent does the Finalist provide a conducive environment for wealth creation and distribution and is it able to support the maintenance and improvement of its urban environment? 5. Environmental Sustainability – To what extent does the Finalist exhibit and promote environmental sustainability?

6. Community, Health and Wellbeing – To what extent does the Finalist exhibit and promote civic behaviour, social cohesion, health and wellbeing?

7. Connectivity – To what extent does the Finalist provide transport and access options to an appropriate range of urban services?

CRITERIA

Devonport Plymouth Elwick Road, Ashford

Holbeck Urban Village, Leeds Aberystwyth, Wales

THE EUROPEAN CITY OF THE YEAR Aarhus (Denmark) Rotterdam (Netherlands)* Turin (Italy) THE GREAT TOWN Aberystwyth (Ceredigion)* Beverley (Yorkshire) Bury (Lancashire) THE GREAT NEIGHBOURHOOD Broughty Ferry (Dundee) Devonport (Plymouth) Holbeck Urban Village (Leeds)*

THE GREAT STREET Bridge Street / North Street (Taunton)* High Street (Berkhamsted) Elwick Road (Ashford, Kent) THE GREAT PLACE Bishops Square (Spitalfields, London) Christmas Steps (Bristol) St Pancras Station (London)*

URBANISM AWARDS 2015

135 GREAT PLACES

ANNUAL CONGRESS IX

TOWARDS A GREENER URBANISM

22-24 May 2014 BRISTOL #AOUCONGRESS

ONLINE NETWORK

Launch

CONGRESS X BIRMINGHAM 4-6 JUNE 2015 HEALTH, HAPPINESS & WELLBEING A PEOPLE-CENTRED URBANISM

PLACE PARTNERING DIAGNOSTIC VISITS

Sheffield New Retail Quarter Stroud

Temple Bar Dublin

Cliftonville Margate

Derry~ Londonderry

CITY X-RAYS

ACTION LEARNING Regent’s Quarter,

King’s Cross

DEBATES / DISCUSSIONS

TALL BUILDINGS CITY CENTRE DEVELOPMENT

SUSTAINABLE URBANISM FOR OUR CITIES AND TOWNS

KILKENNY Great Town Award 2008

KILKENNY 19 JUNE 2015 SUSTAINABLE URBANISM

LEARNING FROM ROTTERDAM

16-18 APRIL 2015

PUBLICATIONS

Towards Place Review!

Towards Place Review!space place life !!

Towards Place Review!space place life !!Land Use Plan!

Towards Place Review!space place life !!Land Use Plan!Spatial Plan!

Towards Place Review!space place life !!Land Use Plan!Spatial Plan!Figure Ground!

Towards Place Review!space place life !!Land Use Plan!Spatial Plan!Figure Ground!Urban Grain!

Towards Place Review!space place life !!Land Use Plan!Spatial Plan!Figure Ground!Urban Grain!Masterplan!!!

Towards Place Review!space place life !!Land Use Plan!Spatial Plan!Figure Ground!Urban Grain!Masterplan!Architecture!

Towards Place Review!space place life !!Land Use Plan!Spatial Plan!Figure Ground!Urban Grain!Masterplan!Architecture.... reviewed through!

Towards Place Review!space place life !!Land Use Plan!Spatial Plan!Figure Ground!Urban Grain!Masterplan!Architecture.... reviewed through!Participatory Action Learning!

LOCALISM & NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING

LOCALISM & NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING

Transferring decision making powers to communities • Right to Bid for Community Assets • Right to Challenge – running local services • Right to Build – small development • Neighbourhood Plans

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT CHARRETTE MAINSTREAMING PROGRAMME

Towards Place Review!space place life !!Land Use Plan!Spatial Plan!Figure Ground!Urban Grain!Masterplan!Architecture.... reviewed through!Participatory Action Learning!