Siena, Italy
June 15-19, 2003
An international conference for Mayors, councilors and city officials committed to making livable cities and towns, and for practitioners and scholars in architecture, urban design, planning, historic preservation and urban affairs.
The Siena conference emphasizes the significant role of squares and public spaces in the life of the city, and recommends policies (in planning, architecture, urban design, architecture) that promote well-being.
IMCL Conference participants have helped shape thinking about cities worldwide.
The program on "The European Square" will:
Siena offers a magical experience: with its incomparable shell-shaped Piazza il Campo, the city opens its heart and embraces Sienese and visitors alike. The Piazza is the place for meetings, civic life, festivals and celebrations.
The "effects of good government" portrayed in 1340 by Lorenzetti on the walls of Siena’s City Hall, and specified then in design guidelines, are still evident today in Siena’s ochre-toned brick Piazza and palazzi, its intact urban fabric, clear architectural identity (DNA) and rich mix of building uses.
Siena was the first Italian city to be pedestrianized, and nurtures its unique heritage and way of life. Its distinct neighborhoods ensure a strong sense of community, displayed in Piazza il Campo in the historic Palio festival.
Conference participants will be able to learn from Siena’s public places and community events, visit neighborhoods, and observe preparations for Palio.
GENERAL THEMES
Socially Sustainable Town Development
New Urban Neighborhoods
Community Participation in Planning
Curbing Suburban Sprawl
Teaching the Livable City
Architecture & City Identity (DNA)
The City & the Square
LEARNING FROM THE EUROPEAN SQUARE
Learning from Siena
The European Square/Marketplace: Case Studies
Principles for Town Square Design
The Square as Community Catalyst
Tourism and the Town Square
New Architecture and the Historic Square
The European Square and Democracy
The Square, the City and the Region
The "European" Square around the World
Siena, Italy
June 15-19, 2003
Subject to change
Sunday, June 15 March 4March 444
1.00 – 6.00 Registration
6.00 - 7.00 Welcome Reception
Monday, June 16
9.00 – 9.30 The City & the Square
9.30 - 12.00 Importance of the European Square/Marketplace
Learning from Siena
The Square as Community Catalyst
Case Studies
12.00 - 2.30 Conference Luncheon
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
2.30 - 5.30 Socially Sustainable Town Development
New Urban Neighborhoods
European Square/Marketplace: Case Studies
Teaching the Livable City
Discussion
Tuesday, June 17
9.00 - 12.00 Principles for Town Square Design
The Square, the City & the Region
Case Studies
Discussion
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
2.00 - 5.30 Tourism and the Town Square
New Architecture & the Historic Square
Architecture & City Identity
Innovative Affordable Housing
Case Studies
Discussion
Wednesday, June 18
9.00 - 12.00 The European Square & Democracy
The Square, the City, the Region
Historic & Community Festivals
Case Studies
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
2.00 - 5.30 The European Square around the World
Community Participation in Planning
Creating Public Places in Urban Neighborhoods
Curbing Suburban Sprawl
Thursday, June 19 5
9.00 - 12.00 Paper Sessions
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Garden Hotel, with panoramic views over Siena, a peaceful setting, and garden swimming pool. Special conference rates: 132 Euros double, 111 Euros single. Tel: +39-0577-47056, fax: +39-0577-46050; e-mail info@gardenhotel.it Please mention you are with the Making Cities Livable Seminar on "The European Square".
Prof. Krzysztof Bieda, Krakow University Dept. of Architecture. Former Chief Architect, City of Krakow, POLAND. Krakow’s Rynek.
John Burrell, RIBA, Burrell Foley Fisher Architects, London, UK.
Mayor Maurizio Cenni, Siena, ITALY*
Bob Cools, Mayor a.D., Antwerp, BELGIUM. Antwerp’s Grand Place, Handschoenmarkt, Groenmarkt, etc.
Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard, Director, IMCL Conferences, Carmel, USA. Author, Livable Cities Observed; The European Square (forthcoming). Principles of Public Space Design.
Mayor Giustina Mistrello Destro, City of Padova, ITALY. Padova’s Historic Squares.
Libor Dobeš, Councillor, City of Nový Jicín, CZECH REPUBLIC. Nový Jicín’s Masarykovo Námesti
Prof. Derek Drummond, MacDonald Prof., McGill Univ., Montreal, CANADA;
Andreas Feldtkeller, Director (a.D.), City Planning & Restoration, Tübingen, GERMANY, Maintaining a Residential Population around Tübingen’s Markt..
Egon Grund, Baurat, a.D., Karlsruhe, GERMANY. Piazza San Marco, Venice.
Mayor Edmond Hervé, Rennes, FRANCE.*
Hans-Jörg Kaiser, Dr. Planning Director, City of Steyr, AUSTRIA. Austrian Town Squares.
Mayor Julian Lanzarote Sastre, Salamanca, SPAIN.*
Prof. Henry L. Lennard, Carmel, CA, USA; Univ. of Calif., SF (a.D.) Author: The Forgotten Child. The City for Children.
Prof. Michael Lykoudis, Notre Dame, IN, USA. Author: Building Cities. Models for City Design.
Prof. Tom Martineau, School of Arch., Florida A&M Univ., Tallahassee, FL. USA. Munich’s Marienplatz.
Prof. Rolf Monheim, Urban Geography, Bayreuth Univ., GERMANY. Pedestrian Zones.
Mayor Robert Morrow, Hamilton, ON, CANADA.
Heleni Porfyriou, Ph.D., Researcher, Centre for Research on the Conservation of Works of Art, Rome, ITALY. Piazza Navona, Rome.
Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr., Charleston, SC, USA. Marion Square.
Prof. Edoardo Salzano, Dean, Urban Planning, Venice Univ., ITALY. The Venetian Campi.
Dr. Sven von Ungern-Sternberg, Regierungs-präsident (Governor) for Süd-Baden, GERMANY. Freiburg’s Münsterplatz.
Jirí Vanicek, Dr. PhD., Mayor (a.D.), Town Councillor, Town of Tabor, CZECH REPUBLIC. Czech Town Squares.
Mayor Hermann Vogler, Ravensburg, GER-MANY. Transforming Ravensburg’s Marienplatz from Traffic Route into a Pedestrian Square.
Samir Younes, Professor, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA. Appropriate Architecture for a Historic Square.
* Invited
Sponsors of IMCL Conferences include the Cities of Charleston, San Francisco, Santa Fe (USA), Freiburg (Germany), Venice & Siena (Italy), Vienna & Salzburg (Austria); also University of Venice (Department of Urban Planning) & University of Notre Dame (Department of Architecture).
A wonderful Conference. I truly believe this is the best Conference on cities.
MAYOR JOSEPH P. RILEY Jr.
City of Charleston
Love for our cities unites all of us in this unique, impressive conference,
with participants from different countries, with different professional backgrounds,
but with one purpose:
making our cities more livable.
ANTONIO CASELLATI
Former Mayor, City of Venice, ITALY
The Vienna Conference was a great success. Please accept my congratulations on one more wonderful accomplishment.
MICHAEL LYKOUDIS
Chair, School of Architecture,
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
I want to thank Dr. Suzanne Lennard for organizing important meetings about this unique institution, the European Square.
GIUSTINA MISTRELLO DESTRO
Mayor, City of Padova, Italy
Congratulations for your extraordinary and successful effort. The Conference holds a magnifying glass to the world’s best cities, and their spatial organization, revealing why, and how they work.
BENJAMIN THOMPSON, FAIA
AIA Gold Medallist
Principles for Livable New Towns
Identifying necessary infrastructure. Transportation principles. Role of mixed use, density & diversity. Architectural guidelines.
The Heart of the City
Identifying the center: where the action is. A place for social life & community. Design principles for the town square. Neighborhood gathering places.
Generating Community
Social catalysts for community.
Mixed Use Urban Fabric
Living downtown. Ensuring the right mix. Fine textured urban fabric.
Transportation for Accessibility & Social Contact
Transit based new neighborhoods and towns. Balancing transportation modes. New traffic calming techniques.
New Urban Neighborhoods
Principles for the design of new urban neighborhoods.
Regional Planning for Vital Cities
Inter-city collaboration. Directing regional development. Community participation in regional planning.
Making Cities Hospitable for Children & the Elderly
Teaching the Livable City
Architecture & planning curricula for livable cities.
Community Participation in Planning & Urban Design
Models of involving community in planning decisions and increasing civic engagement. Case studies
Reshaping Suburbia
Transforming shopping malls into mixed use neighborhood centers. Infill development.
Curbing Urban Sprawl
Limiting infrastructure & services. Issues of incorporation & annexation. Enlarging city boundaries.
The City of Short Distances.
The cellular city. Fine grained pattern of land use. Mixed use zoning.
Ecological Principles for New Towns
Principles of ecological design & social sustainability
Architecture & Town Identity
Defining the city’s DNA. Design guidelines for new appropriate architecture.
Village Style Development
The European Square
How the square fostered democracy. Essential elements of successful squares. Current threats to European squares. Case studies.
Evaluating N. American squares.
Opportunities and problems.
Growth & Change in American Cities
The Conference will take place at the historic Hilton Hotel, a few minutes walk from the Plaza, where a block of rooms has been reserved. Call 505-988-2811 or toll free 800-HILTONS, mentioning that you are with the Making Cities Livable Conference.