Hella Hernberg Urban Dream Management Nordic Urban Lab, Borås, 7.4. 2016 E v e r y m a n ’ s C i t y ENGAGING PEOPLE IN URBAN CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
Hella Hernberg
Urban Dream Management
Nordic Urban Lab, Borås, 7.4. 2016
Everyman’s
CityE N G AG I N G P E O P L E I N U R B A N C H A N G E
A N D D E V E LO P M E N T
SOME EXAMPLES OF UDM PROJECTS:
K A L A S ATA M A T E M P O R A RY
R E V I TA L I S I N G A N O L D H A R B O R A R E AClient: City of Helsinki / Part design
D E S I G N F O R G OV E R N M E N T
E D U C AT I N G D E S I G N E R S F O R P U B L I C S E C TO R C H A L L E N G E SClient: Aalto University
VAC A N T S PAC E S
TO O L S F O R U T I L I S I N G U N U S E D S PAC E SClient: Ministry of the Environment
U R B A N D R E A M M A N AG E M E N T
T E M P O R A RY U S E O F U R B A N R E S I D UA L A R E A S Master’s Thesis / Aalto University
H E L S I N K I B E YO N D D R E A M S
B O O K A B O U T N E W U R B A N C U LT U R E I N H K ISelf-published
PA RT I C I PATO RY A N D U S E R -C E N T E R E D D E S I G N F O R T H E B U I LT E N V I R O N M E N T Various clients: e.g. cities + construction companies
W E LOV E H E L S I N K I B I C YC L E DAY AT K A L A S ATA M A , J U LY 2 0 1 1 .
P H OTO : J O H A N N E S R O M P PA N E N
CITY AS A PLATFORM FOR
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
Hernberg, H.(ed) (2012) Helsinki Beyond Dreams - Actions towards a Creative and Sustainable Hometown. Helsinki: Urban Dream Management
R E S TAU R A N T DAY AT K A R H U P U I S TO, K A L L I O D I S T R I C T, AU G U S T 2 0 1 1 .
P H OTO : T U O M A S S A R PA R A N TA
L E F T, B E LOW R I G H T: U R B A N FA R M I N G I N J Ä T K Ä S A A R I , P H OTO S H E L L A H E R N B E R G
TO P R I G H T: D O D O U R B A N FA R M S I N PA S I L A R A I L S I D E . P H OTO S : D O D O
“ M A LTA H O U S E ”
A J O I N T B U I L D I N G V E N T U R E P R OJ E C T I N J Ä T K Ä S A A R I , H E L S I N K I
In the forests of Finland people enjoy “everyman’s
rights.” Helsinki citizens have translated this tradition
into a new urban attitude. People and communities are
engaging in developing the city’s corners into better
places and Helsinki is becoming a more enjoyable and
inspiring hometown.
UrbanismEveryman’s
S P R E A D F R O M H E L S I N K I B E YO N D D R E A M S .
I L LU S T R AT I O N : S AC M AG I Q U E
DESIGNER AS AN AGENT FOR CHANGE:
“Designers are having to evolve from being the individual authors of objects or buildings, to being the facilitators of change among large groups of people.”– J O H N T H AC K A R A ( 2 0 0 5 )
“Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.”– H E R B E RT S I M O N ( 1 9 9 6 )
T H E O F F I C I A L O P E N I N G O F T H E K A L A S ATA M A H A R B O R S H O R E R O U T E , 2 0 1 0.
P H OTO : H E L L A H E R N B E R G
KALASATAMA TEMPORARY
K A L A S ATA M A H A R B O R B E F O R E CO N S T R U C T I O N WO R K B E G A N , 2 0 1 0.
P H OTO : C H A R LOT TA B O U C H T
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Aerial view of central Helsinki shows the main locations under transformation: 1. Pasila, 2. Kalasatama, 3. Jätkäsaari, 4. The oil harbor. Photo courtesy of City Survey Divison, Helsinki
The idea of Kalasatama Temporary
was based on a hunch that there were
active people in Helsinki who would
organize inspiring things – if they were
given a little push to do so.
O P E N B R U N C H I N E XC H A N G E O F I D E A S AT K A L A S ATA M A H A R B O R , 2 0 0 9.
P H OTO : PA RT OY
VA R I O U S CO M M U N I T Y P R OJ E C T S I N K A L A S ATA M A , 2 0 0 9 -2 0 1 1 . P H OTO S : J O H A N N E S R O M P PA N E N , H E L L A H E R N B E R G
KALASATAMA: CHALLENGES AND QUESTIONS
• A need for policy design + new practical tools in order to make the interaction
between the City and its residents run more smoothly
• Can urban planning move from a specific plan to strategy that adapts to change:
How to apply the tactics of spontaneous, self-organized projects to the planning
process of a large, bureaucratic organization that is used to making stable, long-
term decisions?
• Continuity: On what level will the temporary activities remain as part of the
permanent structures?
• Scaling up the activity: Can smaller towns and suburbs learn from Kalasatama
StrategiesFrameworks
Projects Experiments
Broad targets
Broad context
Practical experience
Specific contextI N S P I R AT I O N : M A R CO S T E I N B E R G
working as an embedded designer
at the Ministry of the Environment
via Design Exchange Programme (DEP)
11/2012 - 11/2013
VACANT SPACES (TYHJÄT TILAT)
Project under Ministry of the Environment /
Design Exchange Programme
VAC A N T O F F I C E S PAC E I N M E R I H A K A , H E L S I N K I
P H OTO : J O H A N N E S R O M P PA N E N
TILAN KÄYTTÄJÄ
VÄLIT-TÄJÄAVOIMEN
DATAN ASIANTUN-TIJA
SOME-ASIAN-TUNTIJA
MARKKINA-ANALYYTIK-KO
RYHMÄRAKEN-NUTTAJA
SOSIO-LOGI
KAAVOIT-TAJA
RAKEN-NUTTAJA
SIJOITTAJA / SIJOITUSYHTIÖ
LAIN-SÄÄDÄNTÖ
KIINTEISTÖN-OMISTAJA
SUUNNIT-TELIJA
”PIONEERIT”RAKENNUS-VALVONTA
MUSEO-VIRAN-OMAINEN
MUUT MINISTE-RIÖT
KIINTEISTÖ-KEHITTÄJÄ
RESEARCH PHASE
VACANT SPACES:THE INTERACTION PROCESS WITH STAKEHOLDERS
UNDERSTANDING OF PROCESSES, BOTTLENECKS AND POSSIBILITIES
BRINGING DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS TOGETHER
WORKING WITH AND ACTIVATING STAKEHOLDERSPERSPECTIVES TO
LAW EVALUATION
MINISTRY WORKING GROUP
OPEN COMMUNICATION“CROWDSOURCING”
BRUNCH DISCUSSION AT PITÄJÄNMÄKI
OPEN WORKSHOP IN MERIHAKA
MEETINGS WITH DIFFERENT MINISTRIES: TEM, VM, YM
OPEN IDEAS POLL
EXPERT WORK-SHOP IN MERI-HAKA
BRIEF FOR NEXT PHASES
INTERVIEWS AND OBSERVATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS, CASE ANALYSES
A L L T H E VAC A N T S PAC E S WO R K S H O P S A N D S TA K E H O L D E R M E E T I N G S W E R E H E L D I N E M P T Y O F F I C E S PAC E S . P H OTO S : J O H A N N E S R O M P PA N E N
COULD COLLABORATION WITH
USERS AND STAKEHOLDERS
BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART
OF ALL BUILT ENVIRONMENT
PROJECTS?
Kiitos! Thank you!
Hella HernbergUrban Dream Managementhella@urbandreammanagement.comwww.urbandreammanagement.com