Return on Creativity: Urban Design Futures

WELCOMEWHY WE ARE HERE

1 LISA NISENSON Greater Places

2 CHERYL O’NEIL Torti Gallas + Partners

3 GRAHAM CORIEL-ALLEN Graham Projects

DISCUSSION

RECEPTION

The Future Is…

“In the days of Henry Ford, it was the industrialists. Then in the ’40s and ’50s, it was the civil engineers that created the roadways and the highways. I think this is the moment of urban planners.”

Sheryl Connelly, Ford Motor Co. in-house futurist. WAPO, 1/5/19

• Hear about future mobility and its impact on transportation and land use.

• Learn how an artist interprets the urban realm into creative public art.

• Consider the design features that the users of open space need to thrive in an increasingly dense urban environment.

• Discuss how creativity is an economic asset.

• Hold a conversation on possible mobility futures and the impact on service delivery and transit.

• Identify needed changes to the street, sidewalk, urban open space and buildings to support new era of mobility.

Goals for Tonight

What is Urban Design?

• Multidisciplinary

• Complete Networks (pedestrian, vehicular, hydrological, environmental)

• Placement of Buildings so as to Shape Meaningful Spaces

• Design of the Spaces Between Buildings (hardscape, landscape, streets)

• Economic, Social, and Cultural Implications of the Urban Environment

Enclosure – Defining Public Spaces

Enclosure – Defining Public Spaces

Street Space

Streetscape Design- Human Scale

Streetscape Design

Streets as Places

Streets as Places

Streets as Places

Rosslyn Parklet, N. Oak Street Rosslyn BID/Ignacio Ciocchini

Pop-Up Activation

Political Punk Rack, Parking Day September 2015, Courthouse Parking Lot

Pop-Up Activation

The Grove, August 2016, Courthouse Parking Lot

Enclosure – Defining Public Spaces

Anatomy of a Successful Urban Space

1. Programmed activity area

2. Landscaping that provides shade & visual interest

3. Active uses along perimeter of open space provide visual surveillance

4. Defined pedestrian paths along desire lines

5. Casual Use area

Jamison Square Park, Portland, OR

Successful Urban Space

Pentagon Row, Pentagon City

Casual Use & Active Use Spaces

Teardrop Park, NYC

Casual Use

Teardrop Park, NYC

Active Use

Teardrop Park, NYC

Seasonal Interest

Public art

Wonder Wander, 3600 S. Glebe Rd. Larry Kirkland

Public art

Arlington Boulevard, Vicki Scuri

UDR Case Study: Marymount Ballston

Focus on Public Realm and Placemaking

Analyze Urban Open Space Concept

Consider Realationship to Buildings and Context

Uncover the Genus Loci – Spirit of Place

Tap the Spirit to Create a Sense of Place

Urban Design Matters

Initial Application >>> Revised Concept >>> Approved Design