STEVE TIESDELL LEGACY SEMINAR
MAKING BETTER PLACES - WHERE NEXT? A special event to celebrate the passions, achievements and memory of Dr Steve Tiesdell
Programme 14.00
Introduction
Kevin Murray
14.10
Steve's passion as a communicator
Prof David Adams & Dr Georgiana Varna
14.30
In the footsteps of a teacher
Dr Ombretta Romice
14.45
Placemaking in Practice: Learning from International Exemplars
George Weeks
15.05
How to create Place Promoters
Diarmaid Lawlor
15.20
Whither Design Review?
Prof John Punter
15.45
Where next – group discussion
Group workshops
16.25
Feedback
16.40
Epilogue
17.00
Babbity Bowster
Ian Tiesdell
19.00
Dhakin Restaurant
Francis Tibbalds … ‘place matter most’
Licensed copy from CIS: tayloryoung, Taylor Young, 26/01/2012, Uncontrolled Copy.
Croydon's central library is the UK's 3rd most popular library.
Pre-application (pre-design) Attitude: Don’t put restrictions on private sector developers and their designers – “let the designer design” …
DESIGN VISION
Post-application (post-design)
DESIGN REVIEW
DESIGN POLICIES
DESIGN REVIEW
DESIGN POLICIES
DESIGN REVIEW
SPATIAL STRATEGIES, DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS, MASTERPLANS, ETC Attitude: Tell private sector developers and their designers upfront what is wanted and why” …
PROACTIVE
REACTIVE
Upton, Northampton
Professor David Adams + Dr Georgiana Varna
Dr Ombretta Romice
Diarmaid Lawlor
George Weeks
Professor John Punter
where now?
Current predicament A cusp in time? -huge advances in placemaking internationally -placemaking overridden by market economics? •any investment 'must be good’ Movement against planning, design, sense of place? •shift away from professional knowledge & competence (to Wikipedia world of no rules) •risk losing skills, techniques, people?
How do we take Steve’s legacy forward? What do we need to do to ensure robust, liveable places, comfortable for all?
Group 1 Libby
the perspective of place and design as a dimension of public policy - whether national or local
Group 2 Craig
from the point of view of practitioner skills and place leadership
Group 3 Nick
from the point of view of communities, their governance and stewardship
Each group‌
1 2 3 4
identify 5-6 key ideas for future action include both research & practice run through ideas before report back report back the leading 3-4 ideas
All ideas should be recorded
Feedback
Ian Tiesdell
This evening
17.00
Babbity Bowster Blackfriars Street
19.00
Dhakin Restaurant Candleriggs
Remember to pay Jas in advance
STEVE TIESDELL LEGACY SESSION
International Urban Design Conference Nottingham University 2-3 April 2012