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Beyond Design:

Turning A Place Around

References

Judy Oberlander and Associates Inc.

Vancouver, BC

E-mail: Judy. Oberlander@shaw.ca

Beyond Design: Turning A Place Around A few references selected as:

• tools to assist in reaching out to new partners and engaging diverse community members

• ideas from other disciplines to add to architects’ toolkits

• illustrations of the wide-reaching leadership opportunities architects go beyond design

• continuing education opportunities —professional + personal exploration of ideas to inspire the public realm in the communities in which you live, work and play

Places in the Making http://dusp.mit.edu/sites/all/files/attachments/project/mit-dusp-places-in-the-making.pdf

The key elements of placemaking… are an empowered community of makers, a complex network of cross-sector alliances involving individuals and groups with different roles and areas of expertise, and a process that is set up to run indefinitely, ever course-correcting to improve the place and better serve the community.

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Heritage Works: The Use of Historic Buildings in Regeneration A Toolkit of Good Practice

www.english-heritage.org.uk/.../heritage-works/heritage-works-2013.pd

Changing Face of the High Street: Decline and Renewal www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/changing-face-high-street-decline-

revival/773_130604_final_retail_and_town_centre.pdf

A Collaborative Venture: London Borough of Lambeth

London & Associated Properties Ltd Business and Marketing Support, Space Makers Agency

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Lessons Learned: Brixton Village, London

• Refurbishment of historic asset in contemporary market + creative uses

• Celebrating the cultural + social history of the area

• Flexible rent policy by landowner to nurture new businesses + innovation.

Streets for All Historic Environment Local Management--English Heritage

www.helm.org.uk/upload/pdf/Streets%20for%20All_2004.pdf

Streets For All : South East www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/streets-for-all-south-

east/south-east-streets-part1.pdf

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We currently have a wider view of the “street”

- Streets for All

- Ground Surfaces

- Street Furniture

- New Equipment

- Traffic Management

- Environmental Improvements

For an excellent case study on preparing bylaws to preserve the heritage character of Montreal’s Le Plateau Mont Royal as a

vibrant urban neighbourhood based upon community consultations and a study of its urban form, see the article:

“Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal Borough: An Innovative Approach to Conserving and Enhancing an Historic Urban Neighbourhood”, by Isabelle Laterreur, Marlene Schwartz, Claude Laurin, + Susan Bronson in, City & Time, 4, (1), 2008.

….books by William H. Whyte that “championed the ideas on which Bryant Park's management was built”…

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Project for Public Spaces

www.pps.org

What is Creative Placemaking? Webinars from Artscape, Toronto

http://artscapediy.org/Creative-Placemaking/

Cultural Revitalization Case Studies, Artscape, Toronto http://artscapediy.org/Case-Studies.aspx

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Creative Placemaking: Leadership http://artscapediy.org/Creative-Placemaking/Short-Film-

Series/Leadership.aspx

Downtown Revitalization Resources – Ontario www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/rural/edr/dr/dr-prog-resources.htm

Ontario Model:

Downtown revitalization over 3 to 4 Years

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Food Deserts: Canadian Environmental Health Atlas - Toronto www.ehatlas.ca/built-environments/food-deserts

Variation in Food Access for Vancouver Neighbourhoods http://spacing.ca/vancouver/2013/11/04/cartographically-

speaking-variation-in-food-access-vancouver-neighbourhoods

What Feeds Us: Vancouver Food Strategy, 2013 Demographic Implications in Neighbourhoods

http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/vancouver-food-strategy-final.PDF

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What Feeds Us: Vancouver Food Strategy, 2013 Edible Landscaping: Implications for Neighbourhoods? http://vancouver.ca/files/cov/vancouver-food-strategy-final.PDF

EcoDistricts http://ecodistricts.org

In Canada: EcoDistricts and CAGBC

www.cagbc.org

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Leadership Tools: BoardSource www.boardsource.org

“Beyond Cash: A Guide on How Non-Profit Boards Can Tap Pro Bono and In-Kind Resources”

www.boardsource.com

Sustainable Cities: The Role of Philanthropy Canadian Environmental Grantmakers’ Network

www.cegn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/urban.pdf

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The Art of Resilience, the Resilience of Art:

Contribution of art and culture to urban resilience and liveability McConnell Foundation, Montreal

www.mcconnellfoundation.ca/assets/Media%20Library/Reports/Art_of_Resilience%20.pdf

Keep Connected: Creative Cities Network Local Governments Share Information Electronically

www.creativecity.ca