Remaking the Modern Suburb is a collaborative research project initiated by James Leahy of the Dublin Cycling Campaign. It is part of the now what ? initiative organised to run at UCD Architecture over July & August 2009.
We will run a series of workshops, research & case studies to address the questions below. We will update this blog frequently with our findings, work & research.
If you would like to get involved, please email us at nowwhatremaking (at) gmail.com
Remaking the Modern Suburb
Development has stopped but the actions required to retrofit existing suburbs for accessibility and to provide social housing all assumed that the previous level of development would continue.
How can we come up with a new model for retrofitting our suburbs for accessibility which works without Celtic Tiger style growth?
A new model for the redevelopment of our existing suburbs over the next ten years is needed.
The new Smarter Travel sustainable transport policy and the National Cycle Policy Framework (Department of Transport 2008, 2009) have many actions calling for suburbs to be retrofitted to make them permeable for walkers and cyclists and accessible by public transport.
How will they be retrofitted to do this?
There is still a need to build social housing, create new models of housing tenure and to increase the mix of housing in existing suburbs. There is a further need to introduce employment and services into suburbs.
Can the example of how the Dublin Crisis Conference, Making the Modern Street and Group 91 Architects in the 1980-90’s led to a revolution in the planning our our city centres and a new model of development be used as an inspiration?
Workshops & Meetings
1) Group Workshop no.1: Monday 13 July 2009 17.00 Smock Alley Cafe
2) Public Conversation: 'Home' Monday 20 July 2009 12.45 pm Red Room, Richview, UCD Architecture
3) Group Workshop no.2: Monday 20 July 2009 18.00 Pearse Street
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