Urbanisme and the Unlearning of Architecture
Tina Saaby, City Architect, Copenhagen AoU, Bradford, The producer city
16.05.2013
A growing Copenhagen 100.000 new Copenhageners by 2025 = 1.000 new citizens every month The Copenhagen narrative focuses on a Copenhagen that maintains its position as one of the world’s best places to live and work in.
What is the story about Copenhagen?
• Good conditions for bikes – 55 % of people living in Copenhagen are using bikes • Human scale – ”cosiness” • Safeness and good security • A lot of water – Nyhavn, the mermaid, the operahouse etc. • The best city to live in in the world - Designed for life – Monocle, architecture prizes etc. • ”The city with the happiest people in the world” – Der Spiegel • Europes Green Capital 2014
Before
After
torsdag 20. juni 2013
DIFFERENT STORIES TO LEARN FROM? • FOUR stories about strategies • THREE stories about focused urban development • SIX short stories about singel projects
THE STORY ABOUT HOW TO GET A LIVABLE CITY
APPROACH Our approach: Consider urban life before urban space Consider urban space before buildings
// More urban life for all:
Goal: By 2015, 80% of Copenhageners will be satisfied with the opportunities they have for taking part in urban life
// More people to walk more:
Goal: To increase the amount of pedestrian traffic by 20% by 2015 compared to 2010
// More people to stay longer:
Goal: By 2015, Copenhageners will spend 20% more time in urban space than they did in 2010
THE WORLDS FIRST URBAN LIFE ACCOUNT
URBAN LIFE ACCOUNT 2010
Urban Life Account: ”What we need more of is landscape in the city and quiet places”
URBAN LIFE ACCOUNT 2011 Urban Life Account: ”When playareas is not standard but invites to move and play in new ways, we can see more diversity in the use ”
THE BIKECITY STORY - ONE STORY ON THE WAY TO BECOME CO2 NEUTRAL IN 2025
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”Green Wave” Through Traffic Lights
SPEED
Niels Tørsløv City of Copenhagen Cycling - a lifestyle choise
SPEED
SENSE OF SECURITY
COMFORT
CITYLIFE
Experience the city slowly gives a social and liveable city
THE STORY ABOUT COURTYARDS GARDENS
COURTYARDS GARDENS 12 yards a year Around 50 million Dkr. RULES: More than one owner Democracy Carfree zones Handling rainwater Outdated areas
MAKING THE CITY HAPPEN TASK FORCE GROUP
MAKING THE CITY HAPPEN 2.0 • • • • • • •
A task force group that works strategically across differents administrations One entrance to the municipality – make it easy for people to let something happen in the city Developing a guide to temporary spaces Impermanence in perspective areas Create improved internal practices working with the projects Create Impermanence into the local planning "Live transformations", lessons from area renewal about impermanence as a strategic tool in urban development
MAKING THE CITY HAPPEN 2.0
MAKING THE CITY HAPPEN 2.0
MAKING THE CITY HAPPEN 2.0
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MAKING THE CITY HAPPEN 2.0
MAKING THE CITY HAPPEN 2.0
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THE STORY ABOUT ACTIONSPLANS
New developing areas of Copenhagen
THE STORY ABOUT NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT
NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT
NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT The selected areas have: - high levels of potential and qualities prior to development. - having a high proportion of small, obsolete housing units - a relatively poor or run down infrastructure (recreational areas, institutions etc.) - integration problems - high proportion of inhabitants outside the labour market.
NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT Builds on resident involvement and local commitment Is limited in time to a period of 5 years Is initially publically financed, but is co-financed by funds, residents and businesses. It is �on site� development
EUROPAN 2012 – ”THIRD NATURE”
THE STORY ABOUT ØRESTAD - RETROFITTING
Ørestad facts
Area: ca. 310 hectars/3,1 million sq.meters = 35,000,000 sq.feet Building opportunities 3,1 million sq.meters of floor-space Sold: ca. 1,6 mio. sq.meters floor-space Expectations Landuse: 60 % business/serviceindustry 20 % housing 20 % other use: cultural use, service industry, shops, istitutions and education
Hotel Cab Inn
80,000 people will work in Ørestad 20,000 peopleFIELD’s will live in Ørestad More than 20,000 people already study in Ørestads schools and universities.
1990 New metro was planned – 6 stop in Ørestad 1991 New bridge to Sweden was planned 1993 Copenhagen and Malmø as one region 1994 Architectural masterplan competition. Won by ARKKI. 1995 Localplan/detailplan
NATURE AND CITY
ØRESTAD NORTH
ØRESTAD CITY
ØRESTAD SOUTH
Retrofitting Ă˜restad: 01. Urbanlife, Ă˜restad second layer 2.0
Retrofitting Ă˜restad: 02. Sivegaden
Retrofitting Ă˜restad: 03. Arena area
Ă˜restad
”VILD” NATURE AS BASIC DESIGN PRIORITY
CHARACTER – NEW SCALE
ARENA
Hannemanns Allé
Arena
byfælled
SIX SHORTSTORIES SINGEL PROJECTS HOW A CITY PRODUCES AND REPRODUCES ITSELF?
VESTER VOLDGADE
PLUG AND PLAY
BIRKEGADE ROOFGARDEN
LIGHTPROJECT TEMPORARY
DANCING HOUSE - transformation
SEB – landscape in the city
SEB – landscape in the city