localising change: why this, and why now?
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Presentation by Diarmaid Lawlor at Start Small, Think Big: Localising change conference, Newcastle, April 17th, 2013TRANSCRIPT
Diarmaid LawlorHead of Urbanism
Architecture+DesignScotlandStart Small, Newcastle
• Adamstown, Dublin, Ireland Adamstown, Dublin, Ireland • Allerton Bywater, Leeds, EnglandAllerton Bywater, Leeds, England• Castlefield (Britannia Basin), Castlefield (Britannia Basin),
Manchester, England Manchester, England • Hammarby-Sjöstad, Stockholm, Hammarby-Sjöstad, Stockholm,
SwedenSweden• Ijburg, Amsterdam, NetherlandsIjburg, Amsterdam, Netherlands• Newhall, Harlow, EnglandNewhall, Harlow, England• Upton, Northampton, EnglandUpton, Northampton, England• Vauban, Freiburg, GermanyVauban, Freiburg, Germany
Why this, why now?Delivering Better Places
Imagine a place where people wanted to bea place where people wanted to be…..…..what is it you would want the housing to do there?
Lives and places
The Matter
Whole place thinking: services
• Together• Shared• Connected
Providers: how
Users: what
School = neighbourhoodHousing is in between
Whole place thinking: services and assets
• Together• Shared• Connected
Providers: how
Users: what
School = neighbourhoodHousing is in between
Whole place thinking: services, assets and regeneration
Imagine a place where people wanted to bea place where people wanted to be…..
…..what is it you would want the housing to do?
… and how do you achieve it?
Today: “people, places, pounds”
Local land, local finance, local participation
How: collaborative implementation
What works elsewhere and why?
Stress test: small towns and neighbourhoods
Learning points and action areas