Unsitely! Leveraging Design to Improve Urban Construction Sites
Register/Submit Deadline: Tuesday, Dec 3, 20137:12 PMEDT
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Unsitely! is looking for case studies demonstrating innovative solutions of design alleviating construction sites' negative impact on residents, commerce, traffic, and overall quality of life.
Organized by the Ville de Montreal’s Design Bureau in collaboration with the Ville-Marie borough in downtown Montreal, (Québec, Canada) and the Saint-Étienne Cité du design (France), "Unsitely!" — Leveraging Design to Improve Urban Construction Sites will be held on October 8-9, 2014 in conjunction with the 27th annual Entretiens Jacques Cartier.
Large construction worksites are an integral part to our cities' development, and a must for 21st century urban revitalization efforts. But their impact is considerable in terms of the economic, social and political disruptions they often generate. Can design (graphic, architectural, interior, industrial, landscape, event-based, etc.) be called on in early phases of planning, conception and activation of these worksites and provide creative solutions to this major universal challenge? Can design improve our individual and collective experience, and the overall communication strategy of major worksites, or, at least, contribute to reduce their negative impact on the daily lives of commerce, residents and visitors?
We seek cases that go beyond the simple surface treatment. The scientific committee of the colloquium will focus on the following types of projects:
- the renewal of major corridors, following the development of new transit systems
- the renovation of underground infrastructures, with a direct impact on traffic – whether pedestrian, car or bike-related – as well as on residents and businesses
- downtown pedestrian transformations (permanent or temporary, partial or complete)
- the construction of large facilities
- the strategic revitalization of mix-uses streets, zones or entire neighborhoods.
Submit your case study by Tuesday DECEMBER 3, 2013
Information and submission guidelines here:
http://mtlunescodesign.com/en/project/Unsitely-Leveraging-Design-to-Improve-Urban-Construction-Sites
For questions, please email the colloquium producer, Laetitia Wolff, [email protected]
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