Architectural policy as a booster of urban development Vejle - Denmark Montréal Thursday 28 September 2017 Architect MAA Henrik Stjernholm www.stjernholmarkitektur.dk
Vejle in the centre of Denmark Sweden North Sea Billund Airport Vejle LEGO LEGOLAND East Jutland Region H.C. Andersen Hamlet Copenhagen area Germany
Facts about Denmark 5,8 million inhabitants Copenhagen 1,2 million inhabitants IT, green tech, wind mills, agriculture, shipping, medicals, architecture export, tourism, and a lot of smaller industries Design country and bicycle country Architecture policy in 35 municipalities BIG, Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Cobe, C.F.Møller, 3xN, Henning Larsen, Arne Jacobsen, Jørn Utzon, Finn Juhl, Wegner
Facts about Vejle 113,000 inhabitants 1,400 more per year 1 % increasing 6.th greatest municipality in Denmark 4.th greatest shopping city 3.rd greatest conference city The best wellness hotels in Denmark 550,000 jobs within one hour by car IT, green tech, wind mills, shopping, transportation, smaller production The first Architecture Policy in Denmark
Vejle
What is Architecture Policy in Vejle A process - thinking architecture in the physical environment Public and private projects Be ambitious in architecture and planning Thinking in strategies for your city Dialogue with investors, owners, citizens, politiciens etc. Proactive action by the side of the laws
Why did Vejle create a municipal architecture policy? The situation in 1997: Many new projects and development Focus at architecture Many interested politicians study tours Ambitious employees The management was positive An innovative culture in the administration A necessity to take the next step forward
Authority Building permissions Controlling Planning Legislations Administration Politicians Economy Management Employees Budgets Government Controlling / laws Playground Compite with other cities Workshops Dialogue / Information Professionels - investors Competitions Press City Lab Citizens Artists Guided tours Architecture Day Innovation by visions Architectural quality city strategy
Guidelines 1997
Postcards from Vejle
Myndighed godkendelser planer tilladelser Administration Politikere udvalg direktør personale Dialog / eksempler pjecer Bygherre guidede byturer Gå-hjemmøder Rådgiver konkurrencer presse Borgermøder kunstnere Bylaboratoriet Nordiske træbyer Arkitekturens dag Gode off. eksempler Visionsdrevet innovation Arkitektonisk kvalitet Pedestrian street
Pedestian street shopping temporary urban spaces
Shopping centre
Square with lighting and art
Square by night
Urban spaces everyday and events
Temporary urban spaces
Lightning
Sport in the city
Halloween and shopping
Shopping after a visit in Legoland
New housing
Urban life in the old and new city
Urban strategy
#1 ATTRACTIVE HOUSING #3 DIVERSE CULTURE AND LEISURE #2 STRONG SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT Urban strategy
#4 DYNAMIC AND GROWING BUSINESS #5 EXCITING URBAN SPACES #6 TRAFFIC GOOD CONDITIONS FOR EVERYONE Urban strategy
Vejle City Strategy
Same idea for the city? YOUR IDEA? YOUR PROJECT? Dialogue - The right project in the right context
Investments in the City Centre of Vejle INNOVATION BY VISIONS 1997-2005: Public buildings, roads, urban spaces, technical installations: 600 m DKK Private buildings, social housing: Total - larger projects Factor PUBLIC (TAX) PRIVATE: 1 to 3 2006-2014: 1,800 m DKK 2,400 m DKK Public buildings, roads, urban spaces, technical installations: Private buildings, social housing : Total larger projects: 900 m DKK 5,700 m DKK 6,600 m DKK Factor PUBLIC (TAX) PRIVATE: 1 to 6
Shopping / Cinema / Siemens Tax 40 millions DDK Private 800 millions DDK Factor Public (Tax) PRIVATE: 1 to 20
Planning e.g. transforming harbor area
Transforming from industrial area to city area
Harbour area Marina and The Wave
Masterplan 2004 - young architects Bjarke Ingels (BIG)
Ideas for new housing BIG - Masterplan Vejle Harbour 2004
Offering a site for icon architecture THE WAVE - Henning Larsen Architects
Architecture and Art Olafur Eliasson domicile for private business
House for sailor clubs
Floating kayaking club
New social housing
New private housing and promenade
The most expensive apartment in Jytland - costs 14 m DDK
Industrial buildings
Urban life in the new city
Vejle City Council shows the way
Infill new building in a heritage area
School Kindergarten Schools, kindergarten and nursing homes
Cultural heritage
Green park in the city centre
Sport in the city Landscape Prize 2014
Parking and art
Workshops and international inspiration
BID in Vejle Business Improvement Districts The municipality and the private shopping sector are collaborating
Social housing areas Architectual quality
1967 Social housing
1995 Social housing same building
2014 New rooftop apartments same building
Studytour new inspiration Social housing apartments with outstanding architecture
Architecture competition Future suburbia
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage
Jelling Vikings Unesco world heritage
In cooperation with newspaper New life in old buildings Planning for small communities
Landscape and nature
Nature and outdoor living Green valley and attractive inlet areas
House for Sport fishing architecture and landscape
Nature - Visitor Centre architecture and landscape
albuen City Beach architecture and landscape
The Citizens
Citizenship Co-creation Communication Innovation Public meetings about masterplanning Get involved in your city workshops and public meetings
Citylab relaxing after architecture
Citylab dialog and information
Citylab dialog and information
Citizen participation Events in City Lab Build your city with Lego bricks
Citizen participation Engage, develop ideas and create local ownership
Guided citywalks with the chairman of the Planning Committee facts and dialogue Architecture tourists from Denmark and abroad
Guided tours for citizens
The employees
We are one unit - together we see new opportunities Germany Sweden Denmark 2014 Skaterpark + climate adaptation Visionary department - Study tours for everyone including administration
The Politicians
Day of Architecture Architecture prize, exhibitions, talks, visiting building sites
What are the links with the National architecture policy of Denmark? How do the two levels of policy influence each other? Danish Architecture Policy People in the centre 2014
1. Architecture for people 2. The meeting with archtecture Children, yong people and grown ups 3. Architecture and democracy The municipalities and citizen participation 4. Architecture and sustainability Environmentally, socially and culturally 5. Architecture and value creation Quality, innovation, international potential
What form does the architecture policy take in Vejle? What aspects does it cover? The entire physical environment is covered Buildings, urban spaces, streets, green parks, nature areas etc. Public owned buildings and private buildings All kind of planning documents Citizen paticipation workshops, schools etc. Collaboration with professionals Practice for students
What are the main achievements made under that policy? -What are the main benefits for Vejle citizens? A much more interesting city Branding as an architectural city Much more private investments Growing in the number of citizens Involving in the planning processes More challenges as an employee More interesting to be a politician
What is the cost/benefit ratio of the policy? Difficult to make a cost/benefit ratio on architecture policy for many reasons: The city is making a lot of projects anyway Many projects are private But More private investments Growing population More business innovation
Main obstacles to the adoption and implementation of a policy You focus on the point that you have no time instead of focusing at the posibilities for development Missing leadership Uninterested politicians it is a task to create good politicians every 4 years Uncertainty of the task new concept You want to do too much from the beginning
Main solutions to the adoption and implementation of such a policy You make a study tour to Vejle / Denmark to understand everything Have a look at the succesfully cities and see what kind of architecture and city life are created there Barcelona, Copenhagen, Berlin. Learn from you successes in your city how did you manage and how can it be used in the coming projects Use the TOP 10 STARTING KIT
What evolution is envisioned for that policy? The newest project is an architecture guide book, app and website Climate changes - resilience More use of cultural heritage Always trying to achieve higher architectural quality New ways of involving citizens Public/private partnership Social housing associations - collaboration
Architecture Guide Vejle
TOP 10 - STARTING KIT 1. Let one person start thinking 2-3 weeks 2. Form a group that can work internal in the city administration 3. Find out what you are doing well and why 4. Find out what you want - create successes, exhibitions, advices, networking 5. Study tours with the employees and the politicians 6. Beware of political acceptance
TOP 10 - STARTING KIT 7. Make an Architectural Prize, DAY OF ARCHITECTURE - 1 st October 8. Create debate with citizens, architects, professionals etc. 9. Start now you do not know more tomorrow or in a year. You can not predict the future, and you will not have more resources 10. Architecture Policy takes time in the beginning, makes new challenges, development in the municipality, makes the administration easier etc.
Architecture Guide Vejle www.arkitekturguide.vejle.dk links to Apples Appstore and to Googles/Androids GooglePlay: http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id= com.activewindow.arkitekturguide http://itunes.apple.com/app/id1243799311 Oor search: Arkitekturguide Vejle
Architecture Policy is like parcour Thank you very much Henrik Stjernholm StjernholmArkitektur