Anticipating the Unknown: How Thoughtful Design Creates Future Resiliency
Cities and towns around the world are working quickly to adapt to new challenges, including facing issues of economics, public health, education and safety. They are also struggling to maintain a sense of community. Thoughtful design in Placemaking helps communities adapt to current demands, as well as preserves the history and culture that strengthen the community of tomorrow.
Date
June 29, 2020
We integrate these additional considerations to meet the needs of the people and communities we design for:
- Movement: The public realm will build a well-functioning street and pedestrian network that supports and sustains social, economic and environmental priorities. Streets will fit comfortably within the built environment and reflect local identity, allowing easy travel through multi-modal streets and open space systems that encourage walking, connectivity to the outdoors, biking and easy links to transit.
- Employment: The public realm has coordinated pedestrian connections to ensure that economic clustering and access for adjacent uses and amenities are in place. Districts are clearly defined with links to commercial and community cores that define the area’s identity.
- Culture: The pedestrian connections and spaces have created attractive and engaging environments within the public realm such as streets, parks and open spaces that highlight culturally significant symbols and themes. This integration creates beautiful and memorable spaces.
- Institutions: Placemaking has been developed to create partnerships with hospitals and schools to ensure that indoor and outdoor spaces are reflective of a culture of innovation and learning.
- Environment: Where possible, natural features are preserved and enhanced to encourage connection with, and appreciation of, the environment. Spaces are designed with comfortable cooling and shading elements in place to ensure weather is not an impediment to engaging with the public realm. They also contribute to healthier air, lower temperatures and economic savings.
Featured Project
View Al Bandar Development Master Plan project
Al Bandar Development Master Plan
Muscat, Oman
IBI Group, in collaboration with Colliers International, were commissioned by The Ministry of Defense Pension Fund (MODPF) to prepare the concept masterplan for a mixed-use development in Al Bandar, Muscat, which is to be developed over three phases.
Phil Colleran has directed a range of urban, mixed-use development projects, community planning, and site design in the U.S. and abroad. He has significant experience with complex projects and large teams in the Far East, the Middle East and North Africa. In his work, he is responsive to environmental and civic concerns, and has deployed ground-breaking design strategies suitable to climate and project conditions.
