ULI 19OCT17 Dublin Sevcik Handout · FUTURE DUBLIN Strategies for cities in the 21st Century ULI...
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FUTURE DUBLIN Strategies for cities in the 21st Century ULI DUBLIN 19OCT17 THOMAS SEVCIK, CEO ARTHESIA Handout Version for Conference Delegates
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FUTURE DUBLINStrategies for cities in the 21st Century ULI DUBLIN 19OCT17
THOMAS SEVCIK, CEO ARTHESIAHandout Version for
Conference Delegates
Three Key Drivers for Tomorrow’s Cities
Intra-nation conflicts (incl. urban vs rural)
Digitalization
“Theme park” core vs. dynamic/”new” outer city areas
coast vs. interior metros vs. small towns
urban vs rural
rapidurbanization
new megacities
collapsingmegacities
shrinking cities
initial urbanproblems
migration
proto-urbanstructures
Digitalization
smartphone /augmented city
self-drivingcars
Phase 1 (~1950): Suburbanization
Phase 2 (~2000): Return to the urban core
Phase 3 (~now): Intermediate city
Challenges for the City Core
2nd homesTourism Global brands onlyArt market/”Art World”/show-off-museumsAirBnB-Economy“Quasi-entrepreneurship”Themeparkization “Slowing-down” / freeze in time / NIMBYism
THIS IS ALSO
RELEVANT
FOR DUBLIN !
The Intermediate City
The Potential in the Intermediate City
Digitalization of urbanity
Redefinition of "Zoning"
Experiments in architecture, urban planning and engineering
Not everything is final; temporary structures and solutions fine
FUTURE DUBLIN
money
culture
SHANGHAILOS ANGELESLONDON
RIO DE JANEIROBERLINCAPE TOWN
CHICAGOFRANKFURTSINGAPORE
money
culture
SHANGHAILOS ANGELESLONDON
RIO DE JANEIROBERLINCAPE TOWN
CHICAGOFRANKFURTSINGAPORE
ZURICHSEATTLEDUBLIN ?
DUBLIN’s MID-SIZED CITY SQUEEZE
D too small to be a world city
too big to relyon one sector
DUBLIN’s MID-SIZED CITY SQUEEZE
D too small to be a world city
too big to relyon one sector
Zurich / Vienna / Munich:quality of life; excellence
Frankfurt / Singapore:the pragmatic world city
Seattle / Stockholmthe tech boutique
Barcelona / Praguetourism & ...
DUBLIN’s MID-SIZED CITY SQUEEZE
D too small to be a world city
too big to relyon one sector
Zurich / Vienna / Munich:quality of life; excellence
Frankfurt / Singapore:the pragmatic world city
Seattle / Stockholmthe tech boutique
Barcelona / Praguetourism & ...
DUBLIN CAN LEARN FROM... ATLANTA
-> creating meaningful/attractive sub-centers in the “intermediate city”.
DUBLIN CAN LEARN FROM... VILNIUS / RIGA
-> digital infrastructure offsetting peripheral location
DUBLIN CAN LEARN FROM... ZURICH
-> excellence in education, quality of life and transport/mobility.
KEY INGREDIENTS FOR DUBLIN
• quality of life in all aspects - including infrastructure
• zoning regulations review: surprising mix of functions
• opportunities in the “intermediate city”
• overcome fragmentation (political, planning, strategy, etc)
• micro-living, urban agriculture, work/live-spaces
A POSSIBLE STRATEGIC VISION FOR DUBLIN ?
Togetherness in a human scale global city.
