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The Return of Urban Design to the City of Calgary LOTHAR WIWJORRA SENIOR URBAN DESIGNER, Citywide Planning & Design

The Return of Urban Design to the City of Calgarycities Cities are responsible for 75-80% of the worlds green house gases and 70-80% of National GDP’s Source Jeb Brugmann. History

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Page 1: The Return of Urban Design to the City of Calgarycities Cities are responsible for 75-80% of the worlds green house gases and 70-80% of National GDP’s Source Jeb Brugmann. History

The Return of Urban Design to the City of Calgary

LOTHAR WIWJORRA

SENIOR URBAN DESIGNER, Citywide Planning & Design

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1900 1950 2000 2050

.7bn

.2bn

2.9bn

6.4bn

20103.5bn

70% of the worlds population will live in cities

Cities are responsible for 75-80% of the worlds green house gases

and 70-80% of National GDP’s

Source Jeb Brugmann

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History

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Back to the future

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Definitions

Urban Designer Leading the Team: View that an “Urban Designer” ,

trained across professional boundaries can weave the interests

together into a physical plan that can represent the different

professional interests (see Edmond N. Bacon, Design of Cities, 1974,

Putting the Ideas to Work –

Philadelphia, p. 264)

Page 6: The Return of Urban Design to the City of Calgarycities Cities are responsible for 75-80% of the worlds green house gases and 70-80% of National GDP’s Source Jeb Brugmann. History

Process and Governance: Urban Design Framework and Protocol

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Challenge: Create Great Streets

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Challenge: Winter city climate

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Challenge and Transformation: +15 and street presence

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Transformation: Differentiating the City

National Music Centre – Allied/DSR Architects

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Transformation: Policy for public realm improvement

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Transformation: Placemaking through public realm improvement

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Fostering Creativity and Risk Taking: Public Infrastructure

Saint-Patricks’ Bridge competition

Peace Bridge

Santiago Calatrava

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The Fabric of Downtown Public Realm & Design Excellence

The Bow Office TowerNorman Foster & Partners

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Encouraging material quality, visual distinctiveness, mixed-use and active street edge

LE GERMAINE, 2010

LE MAY ARCHITECTS WITH

BKDI ARCHITECTS

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Differentiating the City: Illumination Guideline

www.worldarchitecturenews/interiorawards/lighting

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Transformation and Corridor Potential – Urban Design Overlay

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New comprehensive developments in Centre City

Bing Thom ArchitectsEAST VILLAGE WEST VILLAGE ECO-NEIGHBOURHOOD

East Village

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Face the Bow River

EAST VILLAGE

Riverfront Promenade 2011

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Differentiating the City: CPR Railroad corridor

RAILTOWN REDEVELOPMENT

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Densification and TOD public realm

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Suburban design challenges: Neighbourhood centres

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Make no little plans. Visit us in Calgary.