Designing Networks Cities: Inclusive, Hyper-Connected, Emergent, and Sustainable Urbanism

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A. before we start
	01. the what versus the how?
	02. a multi-dimensional process.
	03. the design methodology and the theory discussion.
	04. the multiple dimensions of urban design.
	05. urban patterns, connectivity, complexity and the sublime.
	06. de-layering, layering, and re-layering.
	07. networks city.
		networks
		nodes
	08. networks city as part of a more general design process.
	09. networks city as part of a more specific urban design process.
		do not act in ignorance!
		what do we want to achieve?
		a wish-list
		the general and the specific
		conflicting objectives
		pictures speak louder than words
		ok –now for the "why"?
	10. searching for propositions that achieve our objectives (conceptual design).
	11. ideas, layers, plans, sections, 3D modelling.
		never ever a blank canvas!
		ideas
		layers
		plans, section, 3D modelling
		urban design guidelines
		don't forget – go beyond the pragmatic
	12. the simple emergence of complexity.
	13. conclusion, ...and ...and ...and ...
B. networks cities methodology
	the case study: Gaochun Northern Expansion, Nanjing.
	16 steps towards a networks city: a summary.
	step 00. a reminder.
		a city is not a box of cornflakes
		generic AND specific
		steps in an iterative process
		Urban Design Proposition
		going beyond the pragmatic
	step 01. ambitions + objectives.
		ambitions
		objectives
	step 02. nature networks.
		Eco-Net – indigenous ecosystem networks and nodes
		Park-Net – recreational park network
		ecological guidelines
	step 03. culture networks.
		tabula rasa
		listen to the locals
		greenfields
		brownfields
		the past as evidence for our histories
	step 04. the POD (Pedestrian Oriented District).
		POD networks
		POD guidelines
	step 05. public transport (PT) networks.
		public transport networks
		public transport guidelines
	step 06. road networks.
		road networks
		road networks guidelines
	step 07. zoning networks.
		introduction
		zoning – a short history
		networks cities
		sprawling cities versus networks cities
		water woven cities nets
		mapping networks city zoning
		a useful range of hybrid zone controls
	step 08. fractal scaling of networks city.
		community structure
		fractal guidelines
	step 09. programming within the networks.
		programming
	step 10. fractal open space.
		nodes
		fractal open space guidelines
	step 10½. a moment of reflection.
	step 11. 3D Urban Envelopes (from urban amenity to urban form).
		urban form
	step 12. building types (from urban form to building typologies).
		introduction
		generic building typologies
		general building typology guidelines
	step 13. densities and intensities.
		density
		measuring density
		an assemblage of densities
		a more complete assemblage
		working within a broader economic and cultural context
		a container of ever fluctuating flows
		...follows envelopes follows typology follows density follows intensity follows envelopes ...
	step 14. beyond the nets.
		one step beyond: Xia Sha Technopolis
		from the generic to the specific: Xiao Shan New Municipal District, Hangzhou
	step 15. on why? the urban design proposition.
		arguing for the proposition
		rationale for Water Woven City
	step 16. from the Urban Design Proposition to Control Plans.
		the Urban Design Proposition
		the Control Plans
		a word on staging
C. precedents
	01. learning from Olmstead: Emerald Necklace, Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts.
		introduction
		through thick and through thin
		prioritized connections
		clarity, contradistinction, and continuity
		both and, not either or
		linear versus central
	02. learning from Chandigarh.
		introduction
		a clean slate
		bands aren’t nets, but sectors are nearly PODs
		circulation
		living
		working
		care of body and spirit
		discussion
		conclusion
	03. Milton Keynes: not learning from Chandigarh.
		introduction
		discussion
		conclusion
	04. clarity, contradistinction, and continuity: The Park Connector Network (PCN) Singapore.
		introduction
		discussion
		conclusion
	05. Shanghai revisited: a 1km x 1km case study.
		Fuxing Lu – Xianyang Lu District, Puxi, former French concession
		a tale of two cities
D. more beyond the nets
	01. technopolis: TSC District, Goachun, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province.
		introduction
		village preservation
		ecological network
		pedestrian oriented districts (PODs)
		community structure
		hierarchy of roads
		small blocks
		integrated land-use and network zoning
		no undies hanging on the main street
		public open space – a fractal distribution
		public programs
		density
		waterfront indigenous eco systems corridors
		design of business + scientific R+D office buildings
		cogeneration smart grid
		conclusion
	02. there is no Planet B: Symbiotic City.
		introduction
		a new model
		on urban and rural networks
		learning from networks cities
		Symbiotic City
		layering urban networks and rural networks
		meta-networks
		fractal community structure
		zoning and programs with flexibility
		sustainable forms of transport
		a diverse and sustainable landscape
		eco network
		sustainability initiatives
	03. ecology, R+D, and networks on a rubber sheet: Chongqing Eco-Valley City, Chongqing.
		introduction
		business segmentation
		creative culture
		landmark district
		eco valley adopts new forms of self-sufficient urbanism
		the future is now
	04. ethics, democracy, and difference: towards a socially sustainable Canberra.
		introduction
		design propositions
		the Griffin-Mahony vision versus current reality
		potential beyond and within The Social Triangle
		Canberra’s car-oriented suburbs become walkable and sustainable communities
		Canberra’s future growth
		conclusion
	05. beyond the now: Chengdu West New District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
		another way of thinking
		palimpsest, diversity, inclusion
	06. the knot and the in-between: Fenghuanshan Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
		over-scaled under-developed
		Ribbon of Creative Activities
		hybrid zones: the advantages of both and
		ribbons of green
		the knot and the in-between
	07. working with, rather than against nature: Lying Dragon Wetland restoration and urban expansion, Kangping, Shenyang.
		introduction
		from sick and tired ...
		...to well and energetic
		conclusion
		postscript
	08. juxtaposition: Lin Pin New City Centre, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
		technopolis
		co-existence
		a 21st-century city of juxtaposition
	09. exquisite corpse: Genetic City, Caofeidian, Hebei Province.
		the made us an offer we couldn’t refuse
		...and the platonic and the organic and the abstract and ...
		testing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, testing
		the components of the assemblage
		learning from exquisite corpse
		mediocrity be gone
	10. one step beyond: Xia Sha Technopolis.
		the site
		technopole
		learning from Hangzhou
		networks
		R+D loop
		cross-fertilization
		hybrid zones
		a university is a town
		beyond networks city
		the whole is more than the sum of the parts
	11. disorder – not randomness but beyond order: Chengdu East Village.
		improve typologies
		palimpsest
		full of potential and poetry
		beyond the brief and beyond the networks
	12. New Hobart (April 2053): Venice Biennale 2010.
		introduction
		the symbiosis
	13. gold for the city, green for Olympic Park: a new model for sustainable growth in Barra de Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.
		introduction
		urban design framework
		key components of the proposed Games Master Plan
		sustainable strategies
		water
		energy
		drainage
		waste
		Rio Olympic Park City – value for post-games investors
		postscript
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