Spontaneous City is a philosophy, focussed upon a vital relationship between people and city

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1 IFHP 2011, Tallinn Gert Urhahn, Urhahn Urban Design What is Spontaneous City? Spontaneous City is a philosophy, focussed upon a vital relationship between people and city Spontaneous City is a plea for another practise Spontaneous City has the desire to remake the modern city according to a new set of priorities The Spontaneous City is shaped by its occupants, in a never-ending process of transformation The Spontaneous City is a way to responding the crisis

2 Almere, NL Shanghai, CH Sha Tin, Hongkong The Spontaneous City can also be seen as a reaction to view cities as ready made products to banish serendipity entirely

3 Global trends Shifting demographics Urban renaissance Environmental issues Civic society New technologies Changed world economy + Economical Crisis

4 Zoom in NL challenge Vacant NL (Venice Architecture Biennale 2010 NAI) Re-use existing buildings ULI European Trends Conference - Paris 9th Feb Urhahn Urban Design, Gert Urhahn

5 Transformations The beat Spontaneous City is a plea for another practice, enriching area development strategies years ULI European Trends Conference - Paris 9th Feb Urhahn Urban Design, Gert Urhahn

6 Organic as well as planned ULI European Trends Conference - Paris 9th Feb Urhahn Urban Design, Gert Urhahn

7 Zoom in Shift Limited number of big players > plenty of (smaller) initiatives City - Gert Urhahn - Urhahn Urban Design

8 Collective values Shift More focus upon collective values such as nature, sustainable systems

9 Open developments Shift Fixed masterplans and consortia > open end planning and strategy

10 User oriented Shift Room for participation and civic economy

11 Hamburg, Masterclass Willemsburg The Hague, Binckhorst Delft, Kabel District Antwerpen, t Eilandje Amsterdam, Oostenburg UUD practise ULI European Trends Conference - Paris 9th Feb Urhahn Urban Design, Gert Urhahn

12 Specifieke uitdagingen voor de Spontane Stad Transition management -Who is taking the lead? Governance strategy Streetmanagement Strategical core team Change progress host - a la Oslo, Aker River - a la Amsterdam Zeedijk, or Antwerp - a la IBA Hamburg, Wilhelmstad - such as UK initiatives -How to accelerate the process? IBA

13 Specifieke uitdagingen voor de Spontane Stad Dynamics and legal instruments -Enough flexibility for dynamic sets of rules? - Inspiration Toronto? Binckhorst, Den Haag King Spadina, Toronto

14 Specifieke uitdagingen voor de Spontane Stad New investment logic - Financial creativity for open end planning processes

15 ieke uitdagingen voor de Spontane Stad Changing minds and Participation - Mobilising the energy of people, citizens and entrepeneurs - Civic Economy, (UK) - Information platforms (New York) Antanas Mockus y Sergi Fajardo.

16 4 cases Hamburg, IBA Willemsburg Toronto, King Spidana Amsterdam, Oostenburg New York, Lower East Clear ambitions Dynamic set rules One owner many participants Participation IFHP TALLINN [2011] STRUCTUURVISIE - THE SPONTANEOUS ALPHEN A/D CITY RIJN -[2011] GERT - URHAHN DE SPONTANE - URHAHN STAD URBAN - GERT DESIGN URHAHN - URHAHN URBAN DESIGN

17 40 projects Hamburg, Willemsburg Clear ambitions Open end masterplan

18 Eindbeeld

19 Toronto, King Spadina Dynamic set of rules Urhahn Urban Design

20 Van industrie naar stad

21 Urhahn Urban Design

22 Learning from Rio Favela Painting Spacebuster by Raumlabor Draw Think Tank Jemeryville Raw Build your Oasis The Worms Generator 4 mayors New York, Lower East Participation

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24 Transformations The beat years ULI European Trends Conference - Paris 9th Feb Urhahn Urban Design, Gert Urhahn

25 STRUCTUURVISIE ALPHEN A/D RIJN [2011] - DE SPONTANE STAD - GERT URHAHN - URHAHN URBAN DESIGN

26 festival de ideas para la Nueva Ciudad STRUCTUURVISIE ALPHEN A/D RIJN [2011] - DE SPONTANE STAD - GERT URHAHN - URHAHN URBAN DESIGN

27 STRUCTUURVISIE ALPHEN A/D RIJN [2011] - DE SPONTANE STAD - GERT URHAHN - URHAHN URBAN DESIGN

28 Festival de ideas para la Nueva Ciudad Charlas STRUCTUURVISIE ALPHEN A/D RIJN [2011] - DE SPONTANE STAD - GERT URHAHN - URHAHN URBAN DESIGN

29 Van grootschalige overheids- / private investeringen > Labour s failing planning system STRUCTUURVISIE ALPHEN A/D RIJN [2011] - DE SPONTANE STAD - GERT URHAHN - URHAHN URBAN DESIGN

30 Report [2010] Local solutions are very effective. They reflect the needs of specific communities and engage citizens in taking action

31 A manual for the Big Society STRUCTUURVISIE ALPHEN A/D RIJN [2011] - DE SPONTANE STAD - GERT URHAHN - URHAHN URBAN DESIGN

32 STRUCTUURVISIE ALPHEN A/D RIJN [2011] - DE SPONTANE STAD - GERT URHAHN - URHAHN URBAN DESIGN

33 Transformations The beat Amsterdam, Oostenburg A housing corporation open for co-initiatiatives years ULI European Trends Conference - Paris 9th Feb Urhahn Urban Design, Gert Urhahn

34 Transformations The beat years ULI European Trends Conference - Paris 9th Feb Urhahn Urban Design, Gert Urhahn

35 Transformations The beat years ULI European Trends Conference - Paris 9th Feb Urhahn Urban Design, Gert Urhahn

36 Shifting balance More steering on a higher scale on public values and sustainable frameworks Less steering and more participation on a lower scale open end strategies: clear ambitions, open in process IFHP TALLINN [2011] STRUCTUURVISIE - THE SPONTANEOUS ALPHEN A/D CITY RIJN -[2011] GERT - URHAHN DE SPONTANE - URHAHN STAD URBAN - GERT DESIGN URHAHN - URHAHN URBAN DESIGN