1. Designing and delivering great places for mixed and sustainable communities. Ian Gilzean, Chief Architect Scottish Government Diarmaid Lawlor, Head of Urbanism, Architecture and Design Scotland.

2. Image reproduced from ‘Magnum Landscape’

3. It takes 100 years to create a community…. [Gehl]

4. ……..but most of us can’t wait that long

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13. What kind of place do we want Scotland to be? place

14. Where do people want to be?

15. key issue = people, place and time

16. understanding motivations who’s there? what’s there? what’s going on?

17. Region Whole settlement District Block Plot All places are connected. Our attitude to placemaking at one scale influences the next scale up or down.

18. Region Whole settlement District Block Plot What scale is a sustainable, place and mixed community?

19. understanding motivations who’s there? [GEHL architects]

20. understanding motivations who’s there? [GEHL architects]

21. understanding motivations what’s going on? [GEHL architects]

22. understanding motivations what’s going on? [GEHL architects]

24. framework freedom

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31. “the elusive combination of density, public life, [encounters, exchange] and expression” Richard Walker

32. the 7 c’s place and value

33. Place and value 7 C’s Concepts Connection Competence Carbon Culture & community Custodianship

34. Place and value 7 C’s Concepts Connection Competence Carbon Culture & community Custodianship Image copyright Urban Initiatives ltd

35. Place and value 7 C’s Concepts Connection Competence Carbon Culture & community Custodianship

36. Place and value 7 C’s Concepts Connection Competence Carbon Culture & community Custodianship Character

37. Wealthy smart Green Healthy Safe Fair Its social, economic and environmental. Its sustainable and economic. Place and value 7 C’s Concepts Connection Competence Carbon Character Culture & community Custodianship

38. What kind of place do we want Scotland to be? First Annual Report of the Scottish Council of Economic Advisors, December 2008

39. The Scottish Government believes strongly in the value of forward-looking, visionary and ambitious plans that will guide development… Extracted from new SPP (part 1&2)

40. The planning system should be outcome focused, supporting the creation of high quality, accessible and sustainable places… …it is through the maintenance and creation of high quality sustainable places that the most significant contribution to increasing sustainable economic growth can be made." Extracted from new SPP (part 3)

41. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON DESIGN AND PLACE New Directorate for the Built Environment Building Standards Planning Architecture and Place better designed outcomes and standards

42. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON DESIGN AND PLACE Planning Reform Aims The Scottish Government aims to deliver a modern planning system that is: Efficient: up to date development plans to be at the heart of an efficient system that provides certainty for users and local people Inclusive: local people to be more involved in the decisions that shape the development of their communities Fit for purpose: with a clear sense of priorities, and to address different issues in different ways Sustainable: development to contribute to economic growth that is sustainable. Planning will deliver sustainable development ensuring development is in the right place, and of, the right quality

43. POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON DESIGN AND PLACE Policy on Architecture po 1999 2001 2007

44. POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON DESIGN AND PLACE Designing Places 2001 6 qualities of successful places identity safe and pleasant spaces a sense of welcome ease of movement adaptability good use of resources “ where are the conservation areas of tomorrow?”

45. NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE Policy and Guidance – Masterplanning PAN

46. NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE Policy and Guidance – Designing Streets Signs Bollards Paint what’s missing?

47. NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE Exemplars – Polnoon Highland Housing Fair - NORD Architects Initial design After design development

48. NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE Exemplars – Scotland’s Housing Expo 2010 Highland Housing Fair - NORD Architects

49. NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative (SSCI) Highland Housing Fair - NORD Architects

50. NEW PROGRAMME FOCUSING ON PLACE Scottish Sustainable Communities Initiative (SSCI) Highland Housing Fair - NORD Architects What is a sustainable community? Low carbon High design quality Reduce energy use Sustainable travel options Renewable and clean energy Sustainable design and construction Mix of uses Fit in the landscape Meeting housing needs - including range of house type, tenure and affordability Access to jobs, services and facilities Maintaining population Green networks and healthy environments Sense of community

51. What does all this mean? How do we create and deliver sustainable places and mixed communities?

52. places that people want to be in, places that work, places that deliver greater choices VISION

53. Identity Safe & pleasant Ease of movement Sense of welcome Adaptability Beauty qualities VISION

54. Spatial structure Subdivision of plots Intensity & mix of use Tenure Height & massing Landscape& Public realm Use of resources qualities structures VISION

55. qualities structures delivery Land management Funding Partners Roles & responsibilities Nature & pace of change [comprehensive/ incremental] Quality VISION

56. Expand city New urban villagesCity spine Growth scenarios Grow existing villages

57. STIRLING 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 13 14 15 12 16 17 18 baseline [a] Size and scale EVALUATION Size/area Sustainable population [b] Sustainable function Jobs Mix of use Housing & affordability Community infrastructure Need for travel Carbon footprint [c] Impacts Impacts on city Impacts on villages Impacts on landscape

58. STIRLING 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 13 14 15 12 16 17 18 distributed [a] Size and scale EVALUATION Size/area Sustainable population [b] Sustainable function Jobs Mix of use Housing & affordability Community infrastructure Need for travel Carbon footprint [c] Impacts Impacts on city Impacts on villages Impacts on landscape

59. STIRLING 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 13 14 15 12 16 17 18 surrounding villages [a] Size and scale EVALUATION Size/area Sustainable population [b] Sustainable function Jobs Mix of use Housing & affordability Community infrastructure Need for travel Carbon footprint [c] Impacts Impacts on city Impacts on villages Impacts on landscape

60. STIRLING 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 13 14 15 12 16 17 18 urban villages [a] Size and scale EVALUATION Size/area Sustainable population [b] Sustainable function Jobs Mix of use Housing & affordability Community infrastructure Need for travel Carbon footprint [c] Impacts Impacts on city Impacts on villages Impacts on landscape

61. STIRLING 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 13 14 15 12 16 17 18 city [a] Size and scale EVALUATION Size/area Sustainable population [b] Sustainable function Jobs Mix of use Housing & affordability Community infrastructure Need for travel Carbon footprint [c] Impacts Impacts on city Impacts on villages Impacts on landscape

62. long life, loose fit good ordinary multiplicity ‘loose Space’ Some ingredients of mixed places…. Image copyright Urahan Design

63. structure & adaptability

67. framework freedom

68. Performance criteria Standards Place Concept Public space Light Enclosure Sustainability targets Community infrastructure Enabling works framework freedom

69. ‘Planning’ Performance criteria Standards Place Concept Mandatory Discretionary framework freedom

70. scenarios planning for change Scenario A Scenario B Scenario C Kildare Route Project plus QBC Scenario A plus Metro Scenario B plus interconnector Baseline urban structure Baseline density Increased non residential Increased densities Increased community infrastructure Increased densities Increased community infrastructure Image copyright Urban Initiatives

71. intensification optimising accessibility Image copyright Urban Initiatives

72. intensification local access Image copyright Urban Initiatives

73. intensification mix of land uses and densities Image copyright Urban Initiatives

74. intensification accessible network of community facilities Image copyright Urban Initiatives

75. Eco District masterplan Image copyright Urban Initiatives

76. necessary ingredients DistrictsBlocksStreetsBuildings Land Management Public sector enabling Clear vision Spatial parameters Custodianship over time Regulation [or not]