Theme and participating countries of EUROPAN 9
May 2006 - April 2008 (24 months)
Theme : European urbanity , Sustainable city and New public spaces |
Urbanity can be defined as a common way of experiencing the city and its functions, and also as a conception of urban space that encourages the coming together of people in places they have in common: public space.
But where does public space begin and end? Can neighbourhood and proximity spaces be considered as belonging to the public domain? Can we term public space the new collective spaces of common interest, such as shopping centres, stations and airports?
Thinking out urbanity-bearing projects that lead to the question of the status of public space implies placing this question within the context of sustainable urban development, that is to say spatial transformation that takes account of the environment and integrates it “sustainably” into the mutation process.
The 73 sites in the session around this theme raise a set of related questions which, though they concern matters of society, nevertheless pose problems specific to space.
EXTENSIONS IN QUESTION
What is at stake today is to avoid the irrational expansion of towns taking over natural or farmland areas that have to be preserved or even improved. On some sites, competitors were confronted with the question of the most effective way to treat the potential for extension.
Thus municipalities are wondering how to compact the extensions around main roads to limit the networks and align new urbanisation along them.
Other towns are faced with the issue of the borderline between town and nature. How to end the town at certain spots in order to enhance sites of environmental value? How to restrict the extension of the town without rejecting urban development?
LOCAL MUTATIONS
Avoiding the colonisation of natural territories for necessary urbanisation compels towns to turn to development logics regarded as more “sustainable”, what one might call the strategy of internal extension. This involves converting already built sites inside and around the towns. These sites are generally occupied by amenities, industries of even obsolete residential areas. What type of urban project to propose here in order to “build the town on the town” in abandoned zones or districts needing to be revitalized?
Some of the sites in the session, rather than proposing a tabula rasa, took account of the existing for its urban value and advocated infiltration of a context with an already strongly marked identity, in order to invent its mutation.
Other sites no doubt leave more room for manoeuvre for a new project since they await the intensification of uses.
PUBLIC SPACE OPPORTUNITIES
Several sites that directly echo the theme of the session explicitly asked the question of how to manage the dynamics of investment in the public domain, in the contemporary town. How to avoid the risk of the dominance of private or privatised space to the detriment of the town’s collective aspect? How to create new types of public spaces, not as artificial forms cut off from social dynamics but linked to living spaces and benefiting from the opportunities offered by the existing urban territory?
In some situations the issue was to create spaces for “soft mobility”. In order to reveal a new perception of unexplored urban territories, these can be traversed by a combination of varied speed and scale networks.
Other sites proposed urban voids where competitors were asked to insert new types of public space and to examine their articulation with the environment. Between urbanity and privacy, the dividing line between public and private is again called into question.
NETWORKS ON THE MOVE
Concerning the upgrading of mobility networks, the municipalities wish to manage cars in town rationally so as to avoid congestion and the invasion of public space by parking, and also to encourage the diversity of modes of movement – public transport, soft mobility. The question this sustainable mobility policy raises is to find out if there exists a new way of envisaging the diversified mobility networks, not only from the technical angle but also spatially, like new elements to activate intensity and urbanity.
Some sites are marked by large high-speed infrastructures which have split the urban fabrics. Here the networks have to be modified and interconnected to urban fragments. Does the transformation of transport infrastructures allow the interlinking of different parts of the town?
Mobility produces linear networks – railways, roads etc. – but it can also produce inter-modal junction points which, if treated merely as technical structures, can also heighten the effect of territorial division. How to give urbanity by concentrating at the connection point activities related to the network but also to the urban space generated by the development of mobility?
On the other hand, certain sites proposed are tracts filled with networks. Can the impact of the interconnection be lessened by managing the effect of the network and diffusing it in the environment so as to create a district?
Europan is a platform of reflection on the transformation of the contemporary European city. Based on a small number of strategic themes around the relationship between the urban and nature, means of mobility and shared space, the different sites in their diverse contexts offer a real and significant array of challenges which, starting from a new sustainable philosophy of the city, the urban authorities have to take up. Through Europan they are looking for spatial visions of this urban approach, more ecological and cultural, which demands a mixture of reflection and projects ranging from the territory to the neighbourhood
| Organizing countries of EUROPAN 9 |
| EUROPAN BELGIQUE/BELGIE/BELGIEN
EUROPAN DENMARK
EUROPAN DEUTSCHLAND
EUROPAN EESTI
EUROPAN ESPAÑA
EUROPAN FRANCE
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EUROPAN HRVATSKA
EUROPAN IRELAND
EUROPAN ITALIA
EUROPAN NEDERLAND
EUROPAN NORGE
EUROPAN ÖSTERREICH
EUROPAN PORTUGAL
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EUROPAN SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA/SVIRZA
EUROPAN SUOMI – FINLAND
EUROPAN SVERIGE
EUROPAN UNITED KINGDOM |
| Associated countries of EUROPAN 9 proposing a site |
EUROPAN CESKA REPUBLIKA
EUROPAN LATVIJA
EUROPAN MAGYARORSZAG
EUROPAN POLSKA
EUROPAN SLOVENIJA
| Cities of EUROPAN 9 - 73 proposed urban situations |
EXTENSIONS IN QUESTION
Aligning
Ørestad - Denmark
Tartu - Eesti
Badajoz - España
Calahorra - España
Santander - España
Cork - Ireland
Riga - Latvija
Moudon - Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svirza
Tjörn - Sverige
Catania - Italia
Almere - Nederland
Odda - Norge
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Limiting
Rostock - Deutschland
Tallinn - Eesti
La Laguna Tenerife - España
Kapfenberg - Österreich
Espoo - Suomi-Finland
Kotka - Suomi-Finland
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LOCAL MUTATIONS
Infiltrating
Babenhausen - Deutschland
Straubing - Deutschland
Ama - España
Saint Chamond – Saint Etienne
Métropole - France
Zagreb - Hrvatska
Carbonia - Italia
Gyor - Magyarorszag
Amsterdam - Nederland
Warszawa Czyste - Polska
Genève - Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svirza
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Intensifying
Selb - Deutschland
Poio - España
Le Havre - France
Dublin - Ireland
Erice - Italia
Pistoia - Italia
Groningen - Nederland
Sheffield – United Kingdom
Stoke-On-Trent – United Kingdom
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OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC SPACE
Walking
Berlin - Deutschland
Donauwörth- Deutschland
Spremberg - Deutschland
Clermont-Ferrand - France
Tronheim - Norge
Ljubljana - Slovenija
Wien - Österreich
Santo Tirso - Portugal
Milton Keynes - United Kingdom
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Sharing
Soria - España
Bordeaux - France
Opatija - Hrvatska
Bisceglie - Italia
Firenze - Italia
Siracusa – Italia
Lillestrom - Norge
Odivelas - Portugal
Delémont - Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svirza
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NETWORKS ON THE MOVE
Linking
Praha - Ceska Republika
Herning - Denmark
Reims - France
Wien - Österreich
Loures - Portugal
Sion - Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svirza
Nacka - Sverige |
Polarizing/diffusing
Andenne - Belgique/Belgie/Belgien
Ottignies - Belgique/Belgie/Belgien
Reggio Emilia - Italia
Oslo - Norge
Graz - Österreich
Le Locle- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svirza
Vantaa - Suomi-Finland
Upplands Väsby - Sverige
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Participation
3227 inscriptions
1752 projets rendus (54%) |
Prizes
132 primes : 63 lauréats et 69 mentionnés
plus de 65 cités sur 73 sites |
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| Implementations of EUROPAN 9 |
EUROPAN BELGIQUE/BELGIE/BELGIEN
Ottignies - Louvain La Neuve: Winning project favourably received by the local authorities. The winner is currently making contacts with a view to developing the site with local services.
Andenne: Several meetings and exchanges of view have been held with the local administration and the Cabinet for Town and Country Planning.
The town should decide on which procedure to follow to create optimum conditions to achieve the whole project. |
EUROPAN CESKA REPUBLIKA
No implementations to this day. |
EUROPAN DENMARK
Herning: Contract signed with the winning team.
Ørestad: Awaits building activities to resume in the DK.
Vejle: No winner found. The municipality is however developing a new project for the site with approx 8 of the teams who submitted proposals on an open web platform.
EUROPAN DEUTSCHLAND
1- Thorsten Erl, Andreas Bartels, Stefan Werrer, Babenhausen
2- Wolfgang Koelbl, Marine Miroux/Christoph Hager, Berlin. Both winners have participated in a working seminar with the town, procedure in progress.
3- Dominique Dinies, Markus Vogl, Robert Diem, Sandra Schiel, Irina Koerdt, Donauwörth. Elaboration of a feasibility study and an urban master plan, procedure in progress.
4- Florian Krieger/Michiko Bach; Timo Heise/Christian Dirumdam/Björn Rolle/Henning Fritsch/Matthias Mumm; Steffen Lukannek/Thomas Schindler/Doreen Schenker/Ferdinand Eichler/Jenny Clasen, Rostock.
The winning and and two runner-up-teams have participated in a two-staged working seminar with the town. The winner got the commission to elaborate an urban master plan.
5- Selb: Julio De La Fuente, Natalia Gutierrez, Álvaro Martín Fidalgo, Arantxa Ozaeta Cortázar, Alberto Amoros, Jose Amoros, Eduardo Barcelo, Álvaro Lorente, Javier Castillo, Celia Garcia, Ramon Francos, Jorge Chico, Iker Gomez, Mateo Borsetti, Maria Navascues, Javier Pinilla, Monica Hernandez, Daniel Perez, Esther Carranza, Belen Lopez, Selb. The winning team was invited to participate in a two-stage workshop to adapt their project on another site. Planning commission of a youth hostel on another site, construction process planned for 2010.
6- Saskia Hebert, Spremberg. Saskia Hebert got the commission to elaborate an urban master plan, planning commission for the amphitheatre and the station square
7- Anita Sinanian/Marc-Philip Reichwald/Peter-Karsten Schultz and Camilo Hernandez, Nataly Granados, Sonja Knapp, Straubing. The winning and runner-up-team were invited to participate in a two-stage-working seminar. After the working seminar the city decided to go on with the prize-winning project on both competition sites. Procedure in progress.
EUROPAN EESTI
1- For the Tartu site a preliminary workshop was conducted with the participation of all the prize winners and the author of the honorable mention competition entry. (winner – Pierre-Yves Rustant; runners-up – Yuri Gerrits, Martin Birgel; honorable mention – Nuno Abrantes). The City of Tartu is planning to commission either the winner or the runner-up to work on the master plan of the competition area. |
EUROPAN ESPANA
1- Adelais Parera Perello, Karla Diaz Rendon, Pablo Gil Martínez
Aller, Asturias. Urban planning for the area, commission in process for Hunosa.
2- Enrique Arenas Laorga, Luis Basabe Montalvo
Barrio de Santa Engracia, Badajoz. Urban and social studies for a later development. Commission by the Government of Extremadura.
3- Manuel Quintín Mula Muñoz.
Calahorra. Commission to be defined.
4- Daren Gavira Persad, Carolina Ruiz-Valdepeñas
La Laguna, Tenerife. Preliminary studies for social housing for the City of La Laguna. Project underway.
5- Camilo Manuel Rebocho Vaz Leiria
Poio, Pontevedra. Urban Planning and social housing for the Government of Galicia. Commission underway.
6- Miguel Ubarrechena Asenjo
Rancho Grande Oeste. Santander. Preliminary drawings for social housing for the Government of Cantabria. Commission underway
7- Christian Sintes, David Domínguez
Soria. Urban Planning for the development of the banks of the river Duero and public housing for the city of Soria. Project underway.
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EUROPAN FRANCE
1- J. Coulombel / Mulhouse: Architectural feasibility study, regeneration of 3 buildings, Cité Sellier, for Mulhouse Habitat.
2- G. Ramilien / Clermont-Ferrand : Urban and architectural definition study, requalification of the Hotel-Dieu site, for the City of Clermont-Ferrand.
3- A. Swinny, M. Adjisotériou / Clermont-Ferrand: Urban and architectural definition study, requalification of the Hotel-Dieu site, for the City of Clermont-Ferrand.
4- P. Normier, E. Postec, C. Besseyre, P. Réach / Le Havre : Urban, architectural and environmental definition study, requalification of the Sud-Marceau area, for the City of Le Havre.
5- J. Deschamps, F. Goulet, P. Leroy, M. Debien, G. Le Pottier / Le Havre : Urban, architectural and environmental definition study, requalification of the Sud-Marceau area, for the City of Le Havre.
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EUROPAN HRVATSKA
No implementation to this day.
EUROPAN IRELAND
No implementation to this day.
EUROPAN ITALIA
1-Federico Bargone / Francesco Bartolucci / Francesca Ascione / Valentina Castegini /Mauro Di Criscenzo/ Zelda De Ruvo. Firenze. First step to prepare the commission for an urban study for public spaces and services.
EUROPAN LATVIJA
No implementation to this day.
EUROPAN MAGYARORSZAG
No implementation to this day.
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EUROPAN NEDERLAND
1- Robert-Jan de Kort, Sander van Schaik, Max Cohen de Lara, Almere.The first part of the process of implementing the plan aims at the making of an urban design by the winning architects. This design is based on the competition entry.
2- Auguste van Oppen, Marc van Asseldonk, Amsterdam. The winners studied the possibilities of the competition design and presented the outcome to the various parties involved. The soil will not be available before 2013 due to soil decontamination. The near future aims at statism, marketing, market advice and researching the possibility to start the urban design.
3- Jasper van Zellingen, Nynke-Rixt Jukema, Groningen. Although the three parties involved in the site in Groningen were not happy with the winning design, they are willing to meet their engagements. The winners already have one and can look forward to two other alternative commissions. |
EUROPAN NORGE
(4 sites)
Trondheim: Contract signed with Studio Murado Elvira Krahe, Madrid.
Oslo: Contract signed with SMAQ, Berlin.
Odda: In process.
Lillestrøm: In process |
EUROPAN ÖSTERREICH
1 - Martin Frühwirth, Sonja Frühwirth/Graz (winner): Graz
The GBG (Real Estate Agency of Graz) commissioned the team with a study in order to clarify issues of rentability, traffic infrastructure and phasing. The study works as a tool to find partners for implementation. Next phase is to define the premises for the architectural project.
2 - Enrique Arenas Laorga/Luis Basabe Montalvo/Barcelona, Madrid
A workshop with two housing developers was organized, discussing also the unforeseen problems of high-water zoning which was imposed on parts of the site during the competition phase. Therefore the city and the province now try to find a model how to deal with the high-water issue which forbids the implementation of subsidized housing projects. In order to find a possible integration of subsidized housing a presentation of the project at the “Wohnbautisch” (Styria’s commission for subsidized housing) will take place in 2009.
3 - Kuwatsch, Ebinger, Fölllmi, Steinacker/Zürich+Jungfer, Kling/London+Tato,Vallejo/Madrid (3 runner up projects): Linz
A workshop with all teams did not lead to a choice of one winner. Preparation of elections (2009) and a political discussion on skyscrapers have temporarily interrupted the process. In the beginning of 2009 the city announced to continue the procedure, after the election’s result. For the city various scenarios are possible: A : a further competition among the 3 teams; B : a possible combination of the projects in different parts of the large site; C : a commission for other areas of the town;
4 - Benni Eder, Theresa Krenn, Katharina Urbanek/Wien (winner)
Almost immediately after the competition the implementation procedure of the subsidized housing project started in partnership with GESIBA (housing agency). For the extended project site a second competition was launched using the guidelines of the Europan project. The Europan winners will build about 160 housing units and a day care centre. Architectural drawings on implementation have already started. As well the architecture for the extended project site (subsidized housing) is under realization.
EUROPAN POLSKA
No implementation to this day.
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EUROPAN PORTUGAL
(3 sites)
2 winning teams signed the contract. |
EUROPAN SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA/SVIZRA
1 - Teams Maria Auxiliadora Galvez, Madrid (ES) and François Eye, Fabrice Long, Paul Main Devallon), Paris (FR).
Delémont. Following a workshop, a commission for complementary studies is entrusted to the two runner-up teams. Several meetings between the various partners and particularly the owner concerned have been taken place to obtain an agreement and to check the economic feasibility of the projects before entrusting the continuation of the study to the one of the runner-up teams.
2 - Team Marcel Lok, Berry Beuving, Amsterdam (NL).
Genève. On standby. In Geneva a change of orientation on the assignment of the site calls upon the Confederation as new partner.
3 - Team Anne-Lise Bideaud, Matthieu Wotling, Paris (FR).
Le Locle. A complementary study was quickly entrusted to the winnig team. Its result should allow the City to orientate its efforts on the continuation of the project.
4 - Teams Francis Jacquier, Marlène Leroux, Karel Anthonie Klomp, Meyzieu (FR) and Philippe Mueller, Gian Andrea Serena, Manual Frey, Basle (CH).
Moudon. Unfortunately, the ambitious idea of a éco park did find a favorable political majority for the time being and especially did not receive a warm welcome of the owners and managers of the industries concerned. To be followed.
5 - Team Eli Gronn, Ivar Lyngner, Oslo (NO).
Sion. A commission for the extension of the perimeter was entrusted to the winning team; A the same time, the discussions between the City and the private partners should contribuate to a better orientation of the goals to achieve.
EUROPAN SLOVENIJA
No implementation to this day.
EUROPAN SUOMI-FINLAND
Vantaa - Contrat pour de plus amples études.
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EUROPAN SVERIGE
| 1. Maria Pettersson & Liisa Gunnarsson, winners and Alan Stride & Rikke Steinicke, runner up. Workshop in Tjörn in 2008, development of a common strategic plan proposal. Detail plan in process. |
EUROPAN UNITED-KINGDOM
Work is progressing on the developing the winning schemes for the three Europan UK sites in Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent and Milton Keynes.
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