37th Conference in Siena

37th International
Making Cities Livable Conference on

THE EUROPEAN SQUARE

Palazzo Pubblico
Siena, Italy
June 15-19, 2003

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.

Overview

The program on "The European Square" will:

• Feature some of Europe’s most interesting squares
• Focus on unique artistic and aesthetic qualities of individual squares
• Increase understanding of the significance of the town square
• Highlight the relationship between built form and social life
• Create collaboration among cities with squares
• Encourage historical and architectural research on European squares
• Examine the implications of the European square for North American cities & towns

Siena

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.

Plenary & Panel Sessions

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

Program

Sunday, June 15

• Registration
• Welcome Reception

Monday, June 16

• The European Square as the Essence of the Good City
• The Importance of Social Life on the Square
• The Venetian Campo
• Protecting the Square's Traditional Functions

• The Square, the City & the Region
• Transformations of Munich's Marienplatz
• Siena: Piazza il Campo & Sense of Community
• Is Social Life on the Square Changing?
• Do We Still Need Traditional Squares?

Tuesday, June 17

• The Square & the Evolution of Democracy
• The "Square" in Planning the Livable City
• Renovated Squares in Rennes, France
• Masarykovo Naměsti, Nový Jičín
• The Spirit of Art & the Good City
• The Modern Square

• Squares in Lebanon & Greece
• Design Principles for the Multi-functional European Square
• Sustainable Urbanism
• The Sustainable Society & the Square

Wednesday, June 18

• The Square in New Urban Neighborhoods
• Ecological Issues: The Moses Gates for Venice
• The Good City for Children

• Architecture & Context
• Teaching "The City in Use"
• Affordable Housing
• Designing the Good City for Children

Thursday, June 19

• Paper Sessions

Speakers

• Christoph Aigner, Poet, author, Salzburg, AUSTRIA.
• Maria Augimeri, Council Member, City of Toronto, CANADA.
• Nadia Auriat, Programme Specialist, UNESCO, Paris, FRANCE.
• Giuseppe Barbieri, Chief Architect, Comune di Padova, Padova, ITALY.
• Krzysztof Bieda, Ph.D., Professor of Architecture, Politechnika Krakowska, former Chief Architect, City of Krakow, Krakow, POLAND.
• Adriana Poli Bortone, Assessore al ramo Pr. (Mayor), Comune di Lecce, ITALY.
• Martha Bradley, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
• Beth Ellen Campbell, Architect, Assistant Professor, Architecture Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, ITALY.
• Marie Carone, School of Architecture & Planning, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
• Maurizio Cenni, Sindaco, Città di Siena, ITALY.
• Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard Ph.D.(Arch.), Director & Conference Organizer, International Making Cities Livable Conferences, Carmel, CA, USA.
• Sandro Coccoi, Architectural Projects Department, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, ITALY.
• Alan Davidson, Ph.D., planningmatters pty ltd., Sydney, AUSTRALIA.
• David Driskell, Principal, Baird & Driskell, Community Planning, Lecturer, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
• Andreas Feldtkeller, Director a.D., City Planning, Tübingen, GERMANY
• Bertrand Guidon, Director of Communication, City of Rennes, FRANCE.
• Tigran D. Hasic, Department of Infrastructure, Division of Urban Studies, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SWEDEN.
• Helmut Holzapfel, Prof. Dr. Ing., Transportation Policy, Gesamthochschule Kassel, GERMANY.
• Nando Iannicca, Council Member, City of Mississauga, ON, CANADA.
• Michael K. Jenson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Architecture & Urban Design, The University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
• Zora Kudělková, Ph.Dr., Dept. for External Relationships & International Partnership, Městský úřad Nový Jičín, City of Nový Jičín, Nový Jičín, CZECH REPUBLIC.
• Henry L. Lennard, Ph.D., Chairman, Advisory Board, Organizer, International Making Cities Livable Conferences, Carmel, CA. Em. Professor of Medical Sociology and Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco.
• Mustafa M. Letaim, Ph.D., MSc. Arch., Professor, Department of Architecture & Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, LIBYA.
• Michael Lykoudis, Chair, Department of Architecture, The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
• Teresa Marat-Mendes, Ph.D., Msc, Arch, Adjunct Professor, Area Cientifica de Arquitectura e Urbanismo, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Socias e do Trbalho, Lisbon, PORTUGAL.
• Thomas Martineau, Professor of Architecture, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA.
• Monica Meini, Dott., Dipartimento di Studi Storici e Geografici, Università di Firenze, Florence, ITALY.
• Fabio Minuti, Assessore all’Urbanistica, Città di Siena, ITALY.
• Bob Morrow, Former Mayor, City of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, CANADA.
• Michael Neuman, Ph.D., AICP, Associate Professor & Director, Sustainable Urbanism Program, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA.
• Mark Perry, Dr., Lebanese American University, Beirut, LEBANON.
• Carmela Picarella, Dott.ssa, Comune di Bergamo, Bergamo, ITALY.
• Sergio Porta, Ph.D., Cooperativa Architetti e Ingegneri-Urbanistica, Reggio Emilia, ITALY.
• Louis Rocah, Professor, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL, USA.
• Edoardo Salzano, Il Preside, Department of Urban Planning, Venice University, Former Assessore all’Urbanistica, Venice, ITALY.
• Richard Satnick, Principal, Laughing Planet Group, Portland, OR, USA.
• Chris Stapleton, Christopher Stapleton Consulting, Pty Ltd, Darlinghurst, NSW, AUSTRALIA
• Mat Taylor, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture & Construction Management, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
• Sven von Ungern-Sternberg, Dr. Regierungspräsident, Süd-Baden, Freiburg, GERMANY.
• Jiří Vaniček, Dr. PhD., Mayor (a.D.), Town Councillor, Městský úřad Tabor, Town of Tabor. Associate Professor, University of South Bohemia České Budějovice, CZECH REPUBLIC.
• Samir Younes, Associate Professor of Architecture, Director of Rome Studies, The University of Notre Dame, Rome, ITALY.