Jane Jacobs 100. Delft, May 2016

Thanks so much Roberto Rocco for hosting a very significant conference on the work of Jane Jacobs and its influence on recent urban theory and practice. I was delighted to lead the track on Streets as Public Spaces. The papers presented in our sessions were:

Jane Jacobs and the Theory of Placemaking in Heritage Context, by Azadeh Arjomand Kermani

Mémoire en route: Jerusalem’s Route No. 1 ­a study in motion, by Maier Yagod

Hussien Al-Mimar Street, The tale of a restricted space, by  Bedour Hemeid, Ph.D.

Shared Space: Traffic engineers finally entering the Post-Modern era, by Dick van Veen M.Sc. Eng, M.Sc. Arch.

Exploration into the role and relevance of public spaces within the modern city fabric, by Ailish Killilea

(Un)Natural Proprietors in San Francisco’s Alleyways, by Antje Steinmuller

Hidden Monuments of Everyday Life. Conquering street life in São Paulo,  Sarah Hartmann

Thanks to the presenters for great evocative, challenging and striking papers and also thanks to guests for the lively discussions. I hope we can continue this discussion further.

all the best

Agustina

AIARG 2016 Session 7 - Walking the city: Streets vs Motorways

A series of very good abstracts were sent to the session, but only 4 papers could be accepted. Thanks to all those who submitted their proposals and congratulations to Adam D'Arcy, Tony Duggan, Máirtín D’Alton and Kate Buckley. 

Looking forward to seeing you in Cork in January.

www.aiarg2016conference.com/

Hamburg 20 year plan

It is happening, and Hamburg will be a pioneer. Reducing car use might be the solution to congestion and CO2 emissions, whilr providing more liveable urban spaces.
http://www.archdaily.com/464394/hamburg-s-plan-to-eliminate-cars-in-20-years/#more-464394

Pittsburgh downtown

Simple tranaformations may allow an array of new uses of city centres.

In the case of Pittsburgh :

'Transforming downtown into a neighborhood means making it more inclusive for families and others beyond just office workers.'

This may sound obvious, but at least asking the right questions is a way to start.

http://bettercities.net/news-opinion/blogs/joe-nickol/20714/retooling-downtown-next-century

Street Design from Milano

It will be interesting to see this in detail. The Italian take on new street design should shed some light of the regional characteristics of the street, or maybe of models to understand and follow. New post about it when I get the book.

Street Design. Progetto di strade e disegno dello Spazio Pubblico | Street Design and Public Space
http://www.planum.net/journals-books/street-design