suzanne By Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard For many years, IMCL emphasized ethics in planning, and ethics in city government and we had a difficult time getting the idea across. We were, of course, talking about how planning policies must be written and administered to ethically improve quality of life for all, especially those previously disregarded (children, … Read more
Sven von Ungern Sternberg was Mayor of Freiburg for 20 years in charge of urban design and transportation planning, guiding Freiburg’s great achievements in becoming Europe’s foremost example of a sustainable, green, healthy and child-friendly city. For this, the city has won numerous awards, including the 1993 IMCL Vision Award. At the Bristol Conference, Sven’s … Read more
George Ferguson, Mayor of Bristol, talks about why Bristol was selected as 2015 European Green Capital, and about Bristol’s program to become greener and healthier in the future. “Thanks Suzanne, and first a denial: it’s not down to me that we are European Green Capital. I’ve been involved as an activist in the city for … Read more
On the final morning of the 52nd IMCL Conference, participants and speakers were invited to participate in a Workshop to draw up a concise list of the most important Principles for each of the following elements of Achieving Green, Healthy Cities. Here are their findings: 1. Public Places: Principles for designing a public realm (streets … Read more
On June 30th, IMCL Director Suzanne Crowhurst Lennard opened the 52nd IMCL Conference in Bristol, UK, with these words: “To achieve green, healthy cities we have to have an urban environment that ensures human, economic, and ecological sustainability. These are important goals, but there are massive forces that prevent us from achieving them…" Human sustainability means … Read more
2015 IMCL Design Awards presented at the 52nd IMCL Conference in Bristol include the following: IMCL Honor Award for a Built Project, to the New Town of Cayala, Guatemala, Pedro Godoy & María Sánchez, Richard Economakis and Léon Krier. IMCL Honor Awards for Proposed Projects were awarded for the Urban Regeneration ZEN, Arch. Ettore Maria Mazzola; … Read more
IMCL Honor Awards: Built Projects: New Town of Cayala, Guatemala Pedro Godoy & María Sánchez, Richard Economakis and Léon Krier Proposed Projects: Urban Regeneration ZEN Arch. Ettore Maria Mazzola Baltimore Urban Farmstead Scott Truex, Sustainable Communities Institute IMCL Merit Award: Proposed Project: Green Street Vision David Thompson, Polly Neal, AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK … Read more
Jan Gehl received the 2015 IMCL Lewis Mumford Award at the 52nd IMCL Conference in Bristol, UK. As Gehl asserts, "…city life and regard for people in city space must have a key role in the planning of cities and built up areas… caring for people in the city is an important key for achieving … Read more
Jury's comment: The documentation and urban analysis process to create this brilliant, biophilic, and ethically sound project is a model that can be used in almost any context. The thought given to the social aspects of this project is exemplary. The network of streets and plazas, urban fabric, mixed use, scale, traditional architectural vocabulary all … Read more
Jury's comment: This is a small project but extremely ambitious, given the context, and provides an excellent model for troubled and poverty stricken areas of cities around the world. The aspects of integrating urban agriculture, employment training, and life skills, to regenerate a neighborhood is inspiring. IMCL HONOR AWARD For Excellence in Designing … Read more