sustainable mixed communities the importance of placemaking mike galloway director of city...
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sustainable mixed communitiesthe importance of placemaking
Mike Galloway
Director of City Development
Dundee City Council
• not just about visual aesthetics
• but the art of making real places
• deals in four dimensions
• physical, social & economic
• applied masterplanning
placemaking is….
masterplanning is….
• more important than architecture
• more effective than planning
• increasingly misunderstood
• concerned with the ‘big picture’
• about facilitating placemaking
typology of masterplanning
• blueprints
• design code
• masterplans
• design guides
• design briefs
• design frameworks
forms of implementation
• consultant to private client
• local planning authority
• regeneration partnership
• developer
• landowner
key techniques
• achieve essential urban design qualities• permeability• vitality• variety• legibility• robustness
• establish clear development framework• streets• blocks• spaces• activities• building relationships
key techniques
• form a robust delivery mechanism• vision • partnership• governance• resources• proportionality
• engage with stakeholders• community• government• investors• developers• users