RE-APPROPIATING
THE POST-INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH COMMUNITY LED-DEVELOPMENT
IN WICKER AREA, SHEFFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM
MUHAMMAD FUAD AL HUDA
MA URBAN DESIGN SHEFFIELD SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
"According to our studio project our site area is consisting of a major part of Wicker Riverside Area,
A part of West Bar area and a very little corner of Castle Gate area. After exploring this site for one and half month along with analysing the related government policies and development strategies and analysing all possible organisations relevant to this site, we came with two alternative proposals for community led development strategies in this neighborhood.
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CONTENTS \\ Background Project Methodology Position Context & Analysis Design Principles Spatial Design Strategy Urban Installation Critical Reection References
// BACKGROUND
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Our project site is a strip of Sheffield City Centre within and intersecting the ring road. Through this urban strip we are sampling a range of post-industrial conditions in the city centre. Along the strip we have identified five sites that will become the focus of your design proposal. In each of these sites there are vacant areas and underused building.
Site four is coming at the edge of city centre towards North and just before the Wicker Arch bridge. This area has a combination of spaces of Wicker riverside area mainly occupied by Industrial buildings, West bar area with new office and student accommodations, and a corner of Castle gate area of commercial activities. Most of the industrial buildings are vacant here, hence creating a very unsafe, underused, spaces. Moreover, a large population of immigrant people in this area projects a lack of affordable housing and activity spaces in this neighborhood.
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METHODOLOGY \\ Site Exploring
Studio Brief
Overview of the site Overview of Community Led Development Overview of Community Land Trust
walking through the five sites
INTRODUCTION
Presentation
Presenting Situation, Ownership, Policies, and Partnership Program into Integrated mapping
Presentation
Presentation
Presenting of Group Design Principles on Intervention areas, Partnerships,Programs, and Spatial Arrangements
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Presenting of Group Design Strategies and Installation ideas
Presentation
Presenting Group Design Strategies
FINAL REVIEW
Workshop
Socialising and Introducting community led development to the public. Seek the feedback from public of our group works.
ANALYSIS
Workshop
Forming the groups in accordance with site preference Identified the sites that will become the focus of design proposal
WORKSHOP
Workshop
DESIGN STRATEGIES Studio Review URBAN INSTALLATION
Workshop and tutorial with Mark Southcombe (Victoria Universty of Wellington).
Workshop
Workshop with Matt Hayman (City Council) regarding to land and building ownership, and future strategies of Sheffield City Council.
Getting feedbak from SSoA lecturers and Practitioners
Workshop
Work in groups and tutorials: approaching the Event - discuss potential time, location/s, target audiences, format, digital presence, budget. Workshop and tutorial with Mark Parsons (Studio Polpo)
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POTENTIAL AREA ANALYSIS
Potential development areas according to
Situation Mapping
PROG
Land Ownership Mapping
RAMS
Potential development areas according to SCC Policies and Submitted
Planning Applications Mapping
FUNDING ORGANISATIONS
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Walkable route through the neighborhood • Connect the city centre to the neighborhood and beyond by pedestrian route. •Improve the quality of the surrounding area •Activate the area •Promote walkability
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Potential development areas according to Potential Synergies Mapping
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Housing Collective Activities
• Potential area along the riverside • Supported by some city scale strategies
Public Activities
Vibrant Riverside • Potential areas to b edeveloped as community and public places as well
Community Hub • Potential area beween existing vibrant commercial district and proposed housing areas
Economic Hub • Potential areas to be along the main road in the existing vacant buildings
DESIGN PROPOSAL
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Potential development areas according to
• Potential area along the riverside • Supported by some city scale strategies
Public Plaza • Potential areas for public plaza between existing and proposedcommercial and institutional area
Vibrant Riverside • Potential areas to b edeveloped as community and public places as well
Green Corridor • Potential areas connecting the proposed community and public places • To be connected with the proposed walkable route and with the city centre
SITE EXPLORATION WALKING PHOTOGRAPHING INTERVIEWING SURVEYING
RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS
SHEFFIELD BME SOCIAL ENTERPRIZES
ARTWORK ORGANISATIONS
NETWORK
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE AREA SITUATION MAPPING LAND OWNERSHIP MAPPING CITY PLANNING POLICIES MAPPING POTENTIAL SYNERGIES MAPPING IDENTIFICATION OF UNUSED AND UNDERUSED BUILDINGS AND LANDS
POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
CLT Program source: National Community Land Trust Network (http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/what-is-a-clt/about-clts)
LAND OWNERSHIP MAPPING
CONTEXT & ANALYSIS \\
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SITUATION MAPPING
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OFFICE PLAZA
BUS STATION
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RIVERSIDE PEDESTRIAN
WAVERLEY HOUSE Plaza with the bus station provides convinient for rest,leisure and outsider connection for the workers, residents;There are some young people skating here also.
Good pedestrian area for the workers,residents and visitors.
Being used buildings
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Leisure
Commercial
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Leisure High-quality pedestrian
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Vacant building
Semi - vacant building
Park/green area
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OLD TOWN HALL
Crowed pedestrian in the after work time
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The site currently has a four storey concrete framed building and a single storey brick built workshop upon it along with a car park. The workshop is occupied by an automotive garage and the four storey property is occupied by a variety of tenants with a mix of uses LQFOXGLQJ RIĂ€FH DQG OLJKW LQGXVWU\
Corridor Industry
Parking Main public spaces
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SHEFFIELD DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (SDF) (2009 - 2026)
Timeline of Policies
2040
COHESION POLICY (2014 - 2020)
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Timeline of Master Plans
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2020
2030
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WICKER ACTION PLAN (2007 - 2017) 2015)
- Targets all regions and cities in the European Union in order to support job creation, economic growth, sustainable development, and improve citizens’ quality of life. - Contains information about CLLD.
- Talks about the importance of Urban Design - Outlines the key principles of Urban Design such as making connections, landscaping and managing investments.
NATIONAL POLICIES a
b COHESION POLICY
URBAN DESIGN COMPENDIUM
Wicker Riverside
SOCIAL POLICIES
ECONOMICAL POLICIES
West Bar
Economic aspects from all the policies propose for a better connection of Sheffield with external world. Providing better infrastructure to promote economic development so jobs can be created in the city. Secondly adequate facilities should be provided for health and educational sectors because its what makes the city economically active.
Cohesion policy which talks about Community Led Local Development focuses to promote community ownership and assist multi level governance.
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Conservation of Sheffield heritage
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Assist multi level governance
b Active Ground floor uses
Promote Community ownership
c Needs of disadvantaged people
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c Good quality of life
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Economic development promoted
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c Infrastructure inmproves to attract investment
Safe environment minimizing opportunity for crime
Tourism opportunities exploited
Rail and Road links of sheffield improved Facilities provided for health and educational needs
c Connecting city through better transport and digital networks
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Conservation & re use of historic buildings
To have an economy that matches best cities of Europe
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Tourism opportunities exploited
Transforming housing markets Urban areas that work good and work well
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Developing sheffield as a major regional centre
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SOCIAL POLICIES
Promoting health and well being
ECONOMIC POLICIES e
Everyone to be able to fulfill their potential
REGIONAL POLICIES c
e Making Sheffield a fairer place
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Stimulating economic growth and job creation
LOCAL POLICIES d
UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Build community capacity and stimulate innovation e Resilience to climate change
e Space for Physical activity
Environmentally the policies propose for Sheffield to be the forefront of Sustainable Design & Technology. Secondly they want to provide more open green spaces in the city and make the city a cleaner space and a better environment.
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
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e Unitary Development Plan (UDF) aims to make Sheffield a regional centre and is used to guide decisions on planning applications
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Managing energy and resources Tackling Climate change
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
e THE SHEFFIELD PLAN URBAN DESIGN COMPENDIUM
2020
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Better Environment c
Making the best use of water, land & food resources
Forefront of Sustainable design & technology
SHEFFIELD DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK
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Responding to changing city and retail patterns
Cohesion Policy (2004 - 2020)
Castlegate For the social policies, the policies aim to conserve Sheffield’s historical heritage.
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Provide Green and Open Area Sheffield’s Character conserved
Engages with planning & transportation policy, economic development, promotion of toursim, the property market and sustainability
Pollution and Traffic reduced Sustainable use of natural resources Sustainable communities should be active and safe
Provides overall spatial strategy for the framework Shows - City’s spatial development, different land uses, environmental protection, places in city that will be connected
The Sheffield Plan will ultimately replace both the Core Strategy, and the Unitary Development Plan (UDP)
S C C POLICIES AND P L A N N I N G A P P L I C AT I O N S
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Castle Gate MP (2005 - 2-15)
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West Bar IPG (2005 - 2-15)
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Wicker Action Plan (2007 - 2017)
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Unitary Development Plan (Urban Design Planning 1998 - 2038)
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The Sheffield Plan (2018 - 2038)
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The Sheffield Plan (2018 - 2038)
Sheffield City Centre Policies & Submitted Application Mapping
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Potential Synergies Mapping
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SOCIAL ASPECTS
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As a member of Cohesion Strategy Group, they work for promotion of cohesion by bringing young people from different geographical and ethnic communities together to help break down prejudice and misunderstanding.
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Potential International Funding
Potential National Funding
Potential Regional Funding
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Land Gifted
Advising Land Owners to joining the CLT
Potential Local Funding
CLT OWNS LAND
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Advising in Capacity building and finance
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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CULTURAL FUN DAY ( ANNUAL EVENT )
NETWORK
REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS
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Advising, Funding, Colaborating to organise community workshops
Sub-Contractor/ Custom-Build Facilitator
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CLT OWNS BOTH LAND & HOMES
BHM EXHIBITION ( ANNUAL EVENT )
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Design proposals for spatial strategies by MAUD Project 3 and hosting Event for commu nicating with the community
Design review panel to provide expert advice on the quality of designs to the architects, planners, designers and clients
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The preliminary aspect of the Wicker area is it’s identiy in the city of Sheffield.
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Main Issues
Character
Unused Spaces
Network
Connection between River Sides Opputunities Threats
High Cost of Property
Lack of Social Cohesion
Unsafety
Proximity to City Centre
+ Affordable restaurants
Close to Motor Way
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Social Cohesion
Located close to the cleaner part of River Don Wicker has a lot of potential to be environmentally clean
Safety Threats Housing Shortage Ethnic Conflicts
Weaknesses
Infrastructure
High Cost of Property Accesibility Lack of funding
High Speed Rail 2
Abundance of unused buildings and industrial buildings in a housing potential area
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Opputunities Economic Diveristy
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YOUNG RESIDENTS
Weaknesses
Close to River Existing green Sapce Lack of Green Pollution Space Opputunities Green Buffer Flood Risk
Threats Sustainable Energy Climate Change
Flood Risk Poor Local Connections
To make a place affordable to live and work with comfortable leisure activities as well.
Potential of park spaces
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Threats
Potential Stakeholder
Wicker being the identity of Sheffield for more than a century has a lot of potential for development and to be a economically and sustainabilly viable space
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Located near the cleaner part of the river
Opputunities Entrepreneurship
Strengths Weaknesses
River-side space
We have filtered the data collected from Preliminary site findings, mappings and SWOT Analysis to identify certain issues that we are going to solve with our interventions and strategies.
Lack of connection between River sides
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// CONTEXT & ANALYSIS
To develop community led development program for Sheffield CLT with suggestion of potential development projects and partnerships.
Wicker area has a lot of potential because of it’s proximity to city centre and it’s future plans
PA R T
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POTENTIAL AREA ANALYSIS
Potential development areas according to
DESIGN PRINCIPLES \\
Situation Mapping Potential development areas according to
PROG
Land Ownership Mapping
RAMS
Potential development areas according to SCC Policies and Submitted
Planning Applications Mapping
FUNDING ORGANISATIONS
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Walkable route through the neighborhood • Connect the city centre to the neighborhood and beyond by pedestrian route. •Improve the quality of the surrounding area •Activate the area •Promote walkability
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Potential development areas according to Potential Synergies Mapping
TENTIAL DEVELOPME OR PO NT F S EA
CLT NETWORK
Housing Collective Activities
• Potential area along the riverside • Supported by some city scale strategies
Public Activities
Vibrant Riverside • Potential areas to b edeveloped as community and public places as well
Community Hub • Potential area beween existing vibrant commercial district and proposed housing areas
Economic Hub • Potential areas to be along the main road in the existing vacant buildings
• Potential area along the riverside • Supported by some city scale strategies
Public Plaza • Potential areas for public plaza between existing and proposedcommercial and institutional area
Vibrant Riverside • Potential areas to b edeveloped as community and public places as well
Green Corridor • Potential areas connecting the proposed community and public places • To be connected with the proposed walkable route and with the city centre
RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS
SHEFFIELD BME SOCIAL ENTERPRIZES NETWORK
ARTWORK ORGANISATIONS
2IÀFH Business/housing Business Pedestrian
SPATIAL DESIGN STRATEGIES
Wicker Riverside Action Plan 2007-2017
SPATIAL DESIGN STRATEGIES
// SPATIAL DESIGN STRATEGIES
Partnership Programs
SPATIAL DESIGN STRATEGIES \\
Partnership Programs
Proposed Image
// URBAN INSTALLATION
EVENT LOCATION - 1
River Don Footbridge, Wicker, Nurser y St, Sheffield S3 EVENT TIMINGS
10:00 - 13:00
EVENT DETAILS
TARGET AUDIENCE
- The posters will be printed on Foam
- Young working individuals opposite
Board for strong support. - The boards will be tied to the bridge
to our intervention site. - People who use the bridge on
railing using rope for stablity
regular basis i.e., passerby’s and nearby residents
DOCUMENTATION
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- Feedback from public will be collected on post it notes - Images and videos will be recorded with permission from public
Upper Don Walk Bridge EVENT LOCATION - 2
Corner of Wicker & Willey Street, 50 Wicker, Sheffield S3 8JB EVENT TIMINGS
14:00 - 17:00
2 Lady's Bridge Corner
EVENT DETAILS
TARGET AUDIENCE
- The posters will be printed on Foam Board for strong support. - The boards will be tied to the poles using rope for stablity
- People using the restaurants on Wicker lane and residents and owners of businesses in Wicker area.
DOCUMENTATION - Feedback from public will be collected on post it notes - Images and videos will be recorded with permission from public
- People who travel through WIcker Lane on daily basis i.e., passerby’s and nearby residents
TOOLS
ADVERTISEMENT TOOLS
INSTALLATION TOOLS
Exhibition: “A Walk into the Future. Exploring community-led development in Sheffield City Centre” at Sheffield Railway Station until June 13
Billboard of Community Led-Dev
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images source : https://sheffieldcommunitylandtrust.wordpress.com
Studio & Group Pamphlet
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COME TALK TO US AND LEARN MORE ABOUT MAKING YOUR OWN HOME IN WICKER!!!
Where?
Date 17.05.2016
Tuesday
Thumbs Up & Thumbs Down
Wicker
Can Wicker be developed by the community in to a cohesive neighborhood and as a gateway to City Centre in the future?
When?
Post it Comments (to gather public's opinions)
River Don Footbridge, Wicker, Nurser y St, Sheffield S3
10:00 - 13:00 Corner of Wicker & Willey Street, 50 Wicker, Sheffield S3 8JB
14:00 - 17:00
FEEDBACK
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around participants with broad background
Most of participants felt that the strategies and interventions will be helpful to activating the vacant spaces in Wicker All of the participant agreed that Community-led Development can be able to Wicker community demands. Most of interventions and ideas got a multiple thumbs up signs.
The residents are mostly concerned about the safety reasons, particularly drug addicted group and lack of children play area. Social cohesion is also important aspect regarding community engagement program on behalf of Sheffield City Council came up in many conversation.
// REFLECTION Re-appropriating the post-industrial landscape through community-led development is an excellence experience I have learned. The project was observed and produced ideas of spatial design strategies in the most vibrant hub of Sheffield, UK. On the six weeks project, our studio collaborates with Sheffield CLT and Studio Polpo to produced some very interesting ideas for community-led developments in Sheffield City Centre. The site chosen for the project is a strip across Sheffield City Centre, containing a wealth of vacant areas and underused buildings. The project has been divided into five groups, with each group focusing on one portion of the strip. Over the six weeks, we collectively engage with this urban strip in Sheffield City Centre to propose strategies, tactics and roadmaps for community-led development within the area. Our attention focuses on underused spaces and takes into account existing and potential initiatives that would share aims and objectives with proposals. Finally, at the end of the project we consist a public installation, with the aim of illustrating and displaying our suggestions regarding selected site. Our works, in the .form of a billboard and a pamphlet, has been set up in different parts of the city and an extract of the two was exhibited around the city We are quite difficult to understanding the framework of community led-development through Community Land Trust at the beginning. Eventually our group focuses on precedent studies and collecting the resources regarding Community Land Trust in the first week, then discussed it during the group meetings, while working on the brief. Aside from group discussion, workshops were held in the studio was very helpful insight and understanding regarding of community-led development and Community Land Trust. Similarly to our site investigation for last project in Berlin, our explorations were include on our own experiences of the site (subjective mapping), visible and implied social structures and organisations (social mapping) and physical aspects of the site, including its built fabric, type of open spaces, typologies of buildings, materials as well as ecology (physical mapping). Each member on the group take charge in each aspect such as Situation, Land Ownership, Policies and Potential Partnership. At this stage, it was difficult to understand the work of other members, if we do not strive to integrate our work with each other and built scenario for the design principles. I also realise there are still many weaknesses in our design strategies of construct and collaborate by community-led development in Spatial Design Strategies. I felt very satisfied working in the group, it makes us easily to share our ideas and correlate with their ideas, and .also they are very responsive to provide some input to our ideas and make a strong improvement, even though our group was divided According to our studio project our site area is consisting of a major part of Wicker Riverside Area, a part of West Bar area and a very little corner of Castle Gate area. After exploring this site for one and half month along with analysing the related government policies and development strategies and analysing all possible organisations relevant to this site, we came with two alternative proposals for community led development strategies in .this neighbourhood We tried to make a comparison of these two proposals. So here we start our proposal one where we structured our billboard in analysing the site, .potential intervention areas, and then the spatial strategies along with interventions and the sectional view through the site Reflects on the Re-appropriating the post-industrial landscape through community-led development I have learned urban design project that integrates knowledge of the social, political, economic and professional contexts that influence the production of the built environment and I also have gained the interesting knowledge approaches in the urban design, participative urban design, sociology of urban design, sustainability in urban design and regulatory requirements; and formulate the design response which is appropriate to the site, the physical and social context. This project also provided me more in-depth knowledge to design strategies of community-led development, which will be beneficial in my future partici.pation practice and involving communities participation
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