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
Opening the 52nd IMCL Conference in Bristol, was a short film by the distinguished former Dean and Professor of Urban Planning at Venice University who had welcomed delegates to the 1st IMCL Conference in Venice in 1985 on behalf of the City of Venice. He reminded participants of Henry Lennard’s important message, to understand how good … 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
Jury's comment: One built project stood out from all the rest — the new town of Cayala! The architectural character and extraordinary attention to human scale reinforces the excellent network of streets and public spaces. Creating a new town as an open neighborhood so that is can achieve the rich social mix of traditional communities … Read more