Urban renewal: Innovation not war David Barrie

Project design and delivery Stakeholder management Urban renewal/development consultancy Communications design

Project design and delivery

Stakeholder management

Urban renewal/development consultancy

Communications design

Watch video clips online - 394m Read blogs - 346m Read personal blogs - 321m Visit a friends social network page - 307m Share a video clip - 303m Manage a profile on a social network - 272m Upload photos - 248m Download a video podcast - 216m Start own blog - 184m Upload video clip - 183m Subscribe to a news feed - 160m

Watch video clips online - 394m

Read blogs - 346m

Read personal blogs - 321m

Visit a friends social network page - 307m

Share a video clip - 303m

Manage a profile on a social network - 272m

Upload photos - 248m

Download a video podcast - 216m

Start own blog - 184m

Upload video clip - 183m

Subscribe to a news feed - 160m

“ To make a big splash in the global pond of spectacle culture today, you have to have a big rock to drop.” Hal Foster, Art Critic

Principle of mutualism Collaborative design Privatizating public services Rise of public-private partnerships Rise of Web 2.0 and crowdsourcing

Principle of mutualism

Collaborative design

Privatizating public services

Rise of public-private partnerships

Rise of Web 2.0 and crowdsourcing

Building networks of people and projects Fostering new relationships Creating better city experiences Improving quality of life Creating opportunities for creativity Generating financial investment

Building networks of people and projects

Fostering new relationships

Creating better city experiences

Improving quality of life

Creating opportunities for creativity

Generating financial investment

Public realm improvement project: Castleford, Yorkshire New land use project: Middlesbrough, Tees Valley Social investment programme: Cardiff, Wales

Public realm improvement project: Castleford, Yorkshire

New land use project: Middlesbrough, Tees Valley

Social investment programme: Cardiff, Wales

Alison Drake Chair, Castleford Heritage Group Former Primary School Teacher

Wendy Rayner Vice-chair, Castleford Riverside Group Former cook in old people’s home

Rheta Davison Secretary, Custyke Community Group Former cleaner

Lol Coxhill in a skip Concept Simon Thackray. Produced by The Shed. Photo: Tony Bartholomew

Lol Coxhill in a skip Concept Simon Thackray. Produced by The Shed. Photo: Tony Bartholomew

10 new public spaces Over 10,000 people involved in process of urban renewal 3 new community groups formed, now in their fifth year £100,000 (4m руб) first grant -> £14.5m (623 руб) capital programme -> £230m (9,891m руб) new leveraged investment Four projects now in second phase Media coverage - all UK newspapers Exhibited in 12 nations

10 new public spaces

Over 10,000 people involved in process of urban renewal

3 new community groups formed, now in their fifth year

£100,000 (4m руб) first grant -> £14.5m (623 руб) capital programme -> £230m (9,891m руб) new leveraged investment

Four projects now in second phase

Media coverage - all UK newspapers

Exhibited in 12 nations

61 growing groups, 250 growing sites, 1000 new ‘urban farmers’, 750 playground participants, 6000 visitors to town meal, 2500 guests Project repeat 2008 and 2009 Adapted spatial plan for use of public spaces in town £8m new investment in health improvement in town - growing food at centre of plan

61 growing groups, 250 growing sites, 1000 new ‘urban farmers’, 750 playground participants, 6000 visitors to town meal, 2500 guests

Project repeat 2008 and 2009

Adapted spatial plan for use of public spaces in town

£8m new investment in health improvement in town - growing food at centre of plan

“ Unofficial mayors” project team Good Neighbors Project Postmen, taxi drivers, small businesses Workshops: Construction Skills, Housing and Healthcare policy Development of ‘meanwhile uses’

“ Unofficial mayors” project team

Good Neighbors Project

Postmen, taxi drivers, small businesses

Workshops: Construction Skills, Housing and Healthcare policy

Development of ‘meanwhile uses’

Butetown on the Net Butetown.org Facebook: Tiger Bay 2020, Tiger Bay & Butetown Re-united, Tiger Bay Warriors My Space:strickly rockerz Bebo: Remembering Tiger Bay Flickr: Tiger Bay Ramblers, Cardiff Bay

Butetown.org

Facebook: Tiger Bay 2020, Tiger Bay & Butetown Re-united, Tiger Bay Warriors

My Space:strickly rockerz

Bebo: Remembering Tiger Bay

Flickr: Tiger Bay Ramblers, Cardiff Bay

Build consensus Build capacity Create confidence Create value Be different

Build consensus

Build capacity

Create confidence

Create value

Be different

Encourage innovation Aggregate initiative Engage stakeholders Foster shareholders Build from grassroots

Encourage innovation

Aggregate initiative

Engage stakeholders

Foster shareholders

Build from grassroots

Make it personal Make it fun Make it creative Make it real

Make it personal

Make it fun

Make it creative

Make it real

“ We have idols but no models to follow. You have to define your own model.” - Nicolas Ghesquiere, Balenciaga

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