Every week, 1.4 million
people move into cities.
Our society is being remade.
“The Earth is so hot this year that a limit for global
warming agreed by world leaders at a climate summit
in Paris just a few months ago is in danger of being
breached.” - Reuters
Consequences Everywhere
“Young people are
excluded from
decision-making
and are among the
most impacted by
economic crises.”
The other global warming
Global Crisis in Governance
Recent Urban Protests across the world – A (Dated) Sample
Consequences Everywhere
We are all faced with a series of historic
opportunities, brilliantly disguised as insoluble
problems. – John W. Gardner
Rampant Practice Issues
“Paradoxically, what is most needed to achieve Jane
Jacobs’s visionis to deploy a Robert Moses strategy—
redesigning our streets quickly and decisively for an
increasingly urban age, this time committedto
accommodating population growth and offering
residents more options for getting around without a
car.”
Anti-democratic sentiments
Rising Global demand for P2
“nothing for us without us” - Rose Molokoane, South Africa
coordinator of Slum/Shack Dwellers International
“We want to know more about the governance of the cities,
because we want to be part of how cities are governed.”
How does good P2 spread?
How can we think more intentionally
about global application?
How do we leverage P2 @scale?
Since 1967…Collectively the DAT program, a
public service of the AIA, represents over 1000
professionals from more than 30 disciplines
providing millions of dollars in professional pro
bono services to more than 200 communities
across the country, ultimately catalyzing over
one billion dollars in new investment…
What is a DAT?
The DAT program brings together multidisciplinary teams of
professionals to work with community stakeholders and
decision-makers in an intensive 3-5 day planning process.
Portland Pearl District R/UDAT (1983)
“Viewed from today, it is hard to believe the sense of risk
that the first developers in the Northwest Triangle felt as they
challenged a complete lack of interest in downtown living
when the R/UDAT came to town in 1983. The R/UDAT team
had demonstrated sound opportunity. Daring developers,
good planning and a favorable economy turned opportunity
to reality and ushered in metropolitan living in the Pearl
District on a scale unimaginable in 1983.” – Paddy Tillett, FAIA
Austin R/UDAT (1991)
“When looking back on how far downtown Austin has come in
the last 20 years, many newcomers to Austin would be
surprised by the state of downtown in 1993. Few people
resided in downtown and retail in the urban core was nearly
non-existent. Needless to say, Austin was faced with a fairly
dormant downtown…. From the plan came a number of
recommendations that began the wheels of transformation to
create the vibrant downtown we all know today.” – Charles
Betts, Downtown Austin Magazine
Santa Fe Railyard R/UDAT (1997)
“It was an experiment in deep democracy. That is the
beauty of it –a true community effort, we were all in it
together. It was not created through a hierarchy of
controlling leadership.” – Steve Robinson, Santa Fe
Railyard Community Corporation
Port Angeles, WA SDAT (2009)
“This opportunity for our community was a catalyst
for action, implementation and improvement. A
primary outcome has been that the process
awakened community pride and inspired a “together
we can” attitude.” – Nathan West, Community
Development Director
Galvanizing a GlobalWave of
Public Participation
Scottish Government Charrette Mainstreaming Programme
Collaborative Processes
Value of Collaborative Processes
Sustainable Masterplanning
Colin Rowe: Figure grounds
Corbusier Italian town
The Ladder of Participation
Bow at Bow
Bow at Bow
Bow at Bow
Cultural Town
• Stephen Joseph Theatre
• Spa Theatre, Grand Hall
• Opera House Arts Centre, Concert Hall
• Digital Arts (Pixelism)
• Prison hub for modern Apprenticeships
• Festival, Performance, Installation, Exhibitions
• Cultural Quarter based on the Crescent
Heritage Town
•Historical Figures - Henry II, Oliver Cromwell,
John Paul Jones,William Smith, George Caley,
Brontë, Sitwells etc
•Castle, Medieval town
•Harbour
•First Seaside Resort
•Spa and otherVictorian gems
Renaissance
Organisation
Executive
TownTeam
Urban
Space
Group
Active
Transport
FAST
Digital
S’boro
Arts
Culture
Festivals
Forum
For
Tourism
S’boro
Business
Assoc
Local Authority RDA
Harbour
Group
MBED
Galvanizing a Global Wave of Public Participation
Galvanizing a Global Wave of Public Participation
Galvanizing a Global Wave of Public Participation
Galvanizing a Global Wave of Public Participation
Galvanizing a Global Wave of Public Participation
Galvanizing a Global Wave of Public Participation

Galvanizing a Global Wave of Public Participation

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    Every week, 1.4million people move into cities. Our society is being remade.
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    “The Earth isso hot this year that a limit for global warming agreed by world leaders at a climate summit in Paris just a few months ago is in danger of being breached.” - Reuters
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    “Young people are excludedfrom decision-making and are among the most impacted by economic crises.”
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    Global Crisis inGovernance Recent Urban Protests across the world – A (Dated) Sample
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    We are allfaced with a series of historic opportunities, brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. – John W. Gardner
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    “Paradoxically, what ismost needed to achieve Jane Jacobs’s visionis to deploy a Robert Moses strategy— redesigning our streets quickly and decisively for an increasingly urban age, this time committedto accommodating population growth and offering residents more options for getting around without a car.” Anti-democratic sentiments
  • 13.
    Rising Global demandfor P2 “nothing for us without us” - Rose Molokoane, South Africa coordinator of Slum/Shack Dwellers International “We want to know more about the governance of the cities, because we want to be part of how cities are governed.”
  • 14.
    How does goodP2 spread? How can we think more intentionally about global application? How do we leverage P2 @scale?
  • 15.
    Since 1967…Collectively theDAT program, a public service of the AIA, represents over 1000 professionals from more than 30 disciplines providing millions of dollars in professional pro bono services to more than 200 communities across the country, ultimately catalyzing over one billion dollars in new investment…
  • 16.
    What is aDAT? The DAT program brings together multidisciplinary teams of professionals to work with community stakeholders and decision-makers in an intensive 3-5 day planning process.
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    “Viewed from today,it is hard to believe the sense of risk that the first developers in the Northwest Triangle felt as they challenged a complete lack of interest in downtown living when the R/UDAT came to town in 1983. The R/UDAT team had demonstrated sound opportunity. Daring developers, good planning and a favorable economy turned opportunity to reality and ushered in metropolitan living in the Pearl District on a scale unimaginable in 1983.” – Paddy Tillett, FAIA
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    “When looking backon how far downtown Austin has come in the last 20 years, many newcomers to Austin would be surprised by the state of downtown in 1993. Few people resided in downtown and retail in the urban core was nearly non-existent. Needless to say, Austin was faced with a fairly dormant downtown…. From the plan came a number of recommendations that began the wheels of transformation to create the vibrant downtown we all know today.” – Charles Betts, Downtown Austin Magazine
  • 26.
    Santa Fe RailyardR/UDAT (1997)
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    “It was anexperiment in deep democracy. That is the beauty of it –a true community effort, we were all in it together. It was not created through a hierarchy of controlling leadership.” – Steve Robinson, Santa Fe Railyard Community Corporation
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    Port Angeles, WASDAT (2009)
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    “This opportunity forour community was a catalyst for action, implementation and improvement. A primary outcome has been that the process awakened community pride and inspired a “together we can” attitude.” – Nathan West, Community Development Director
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    Galvanizing a GlobalWaveof Public Participation
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    Scottish Government CharretteMainstreaming Programme
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    Colin Rowe: Figuregrounds Corbusier Italian town
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    The Ladder ofParticipation
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    Cultural Town • StephenJoseph Theatre • Spa Theatre, Grand Hall • Opera House Arts Centre, Concert Hall • Digital Arts (Pixelism) • Prison hub for modern Apprenticeships • Festival, Performance, Installation, Exhibitions • Cultural Quarter based on the Crescent Heritage Town •Historical Figures - Henry II, Oliver Cromwell, John Paul Jones,William Smith, George Caley, Brontë, Sitwells etc •Castle, Medieval town •Harbour •First Seaside Resort •Spa and otherVictorian gems
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