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MAKING BETTER PLACES
- WHERE NEXT?
STEVE TIESDELL LEGACY SEMINAR
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 Ian Tiesdell
17.00 Babbity Bowster 19.00 Dhakin Restaurant
Francis Tibbalds …
‘place matter most’
Licensed copy from CIS: tayloryoung, Taylor Young, 26/01/2012, Uncontrolled Copy.
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DESIGN
REVIEW
DESIGN
REVIEW
DESIGN
POLICIES
DESIGN
REVIEW
DESIGN
VISION
DESIGN
POLICIES
PROACTIVE REACTIVE
Pre-application
(pre-design) Post-application
(post-design)
SPATIAL STRATEGIES, DEVELOPMENT
FRAMEWORKS, MASTERPLANS, ETC
Attitude: Tell private sector developers and their designers
upfront what is wanted and why” …
Attitude: Don’t put restrictions on private sector developers
and their designers – “let the designer design” …
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 the perspective of place and design as a dimension
Libby of public policy - whether national or local
Group 2 from the point of view of practitioner skills and place
Craig leadership
Group 3 from the point of view of communities, their
Nick governance and stewardship
Each group…
1 identify 5-6 key ideas for future action
2 include both research & practice
3 run through ideas before report back
4 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
International Urban Design Conference
STEVE TIESDELL LEGACY SESSION
Nottingham University
2-3 April 2012