VISIONARY
CITIES
?
VISIONARY
CITIES
Our cities are in crisis...
Our cities are in crisis...
and their futures depend on
architects and planners
who are willing to
LOOK BEYOND
today’s realities
from individual dreams to collective future
from crippling bureaucracy and risk asses-
ment to economic crisis
from eco-absurdity to fashionable poverty,
repetition, and preservation mania
from individual dreams to collective future
from crippling bureaucracy and risk asses-
ment to economic crisis
from eco-absurdity to fashionable poverty,
repetition, and preservation mania
from individual dreams to collective future
from crippling bureaucracy and risk asses-
ment to economic crisis
from eco-absurdity to fashionable poverty,
repetition, and preservation mania
from individual dreams to collective future
from crippling bureaucracy and risk asses-
ment to economic crisis
from eco-absurdity to fashionable poverty,
repetition, and preservation mania
it is full of obstacles standing in the way
of visionary thinking
critical urban issues
solution??
critical urban issues
solution??
visionary cities
“The world population is
expected to be 70 per cent
urban in 2050.”
UN, 2007
Urban planning is a mixture of
science and art. It encompass-
es many different disciplines and
brings them all under a single um-
brella. The simplest definition of
urban planning is :
“organization of all ele-
ments of a town or other
urban environment. “
However, when one thinks about
all the elements that make up a
town, urban planning suddenly
seems complicated.
However, when one thinks about
all the elements that make up a
town, urban planning suddenly
seems complicated - and it is.
urgencies that are
ENDANGERING
the future
the solitary
“More than 330 marriages
a day occur as a result of
online dating”
Online Dating Magazine Media Center:
Abbreviated Online Dating Facts and Stats, 2009
the iconic
Seville, Spain Dublin
“Over the last 10 years,
Santiago Calatrava built
over 20 bridges in at least
16 different cities.”
archINFORM Database, 2009
Dallas Jerussalem Manchester
Seville, Spain Dublin
“Over the last 10 years,
Santiago Calatrava built
over 20 bridges in at least
16 different cities.”
archINFORM Database, 2009
Dallas Jerussalem Manchester
Seville, Spain Dublin
“Over the last 10 years,
Santiago Calatrava built
over 20 bridges in at least
16 different cities.”
archINFORM Database, 2009
Dallas Jerussalem Manchester
Seville, Spain Dublin
“Over the last 10 years,
Santiago Calatrava built
over 20 bridges in at least
16 different cities.”
archINFORM Database, 2009
Dallas Jerussalem Manchester
Seville, Spain Dublin
“Over the last 10 years,
Santiago Calatrava built
over 20 bridges in at least
16 different cities.”
archINFORM Database, 2009
Dallas Jerussalem Manchester
Seville, Spain Dublin
“Over the last 10 years,
Santiago Calatrava built
over 20 bridges in at least
16 different cities.”
archINFORM Database, 2009
Dallas Jerussalem Manchester
Proof of your position as a global city.
Build the biggest and -most importantly-
the newest icon on the market
What will happen when another city builds
something bigger, newer, by even more
famous architect?
If something is created just to be an icon,
can it ever really last?
the green
“We can’t solve global warming
because I f*#&ing changed light
bulbs in my house. It’s because of
something collective”
Barack Obama
“Save Water: Sing Short Songs.
Australians have been told to stop
singing in the shower in an attempt
to save electricity and water”
BBC News, 22 October 2006
Can we stop counting our eco-
footprints...
...and focus on how to change
things on a large scale?
the sustainable
paradigm
Environmental
Sustainable
Development
Social Economical
Environmental
Sustainable
Development
Social Economical
Environmental
Sustainable
Development
Social Economical
airport
public security
energy and environmental care
water & waste water
harbour
public administration
consultancy framework
education
traffic management
&
public transportation
building technologies healthcare
sustainable
=
visionary
sustainable
=
visionary
sustainable
=
visionary
law
economic
environmental
political
history
ethics policy
social
justice
cultural
law
economic
environmental
political
history
ethics policy
social
justice
cultural
law
economic environmental
political
history ethics
justice policy
social cultural
? present
? present
future
?
past
present
future
?
wait!
bonus
for you!
the solitary?
the iconic?
the green?
“Whatever you do, get back to your
work and do something about it”
