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SVENSKA FORSKARE BEKRÄFTAR ATT MÄNNISKOR BEHÖVER EN VACKER STADSMILJÖ FÖR ATT TRIVAS
Integrerade städer med småstadsmässig bebyggelse skapar ett attraktivt boende som människor vill leva i. Däremot ska vi undvika att bygga mer av de oattraktiva stadsbyggnadsmodellerna från miljonprogrammets dagar. Vi måste lära av både de goda och de dåliga erfarenheterna från tidigare stadsbyggande.
– Vi behöver en långsiktig stadsbyggnadsstrategi där vi kan lyfta fram attraktiva kvaliteter, för att motverka den växande segregationen i våra städer, säger professor Johan Rådberg som är professor i stadsbyggnad vid LTH där han leder projektet ”Den mänskliga staden”.
I projektet har man sökt svar i olika stadsmiljöer, i Lena Steffners kommande avhandling ställs den medeltida stadskärnan i Arboga mot det postmoderna Ladugårdsängen i Örebro. Catharina Sternudds avhandling som kommer till hösten tar utgangspunkt i hur Karlshamns invånare värderar sin stadsmiljö.
– Deras resultat kommer att verifiera vad vi tidigare antagit, att var upplevelse av skönhet ar oerhört väsentlig for våra val av boende. Detta har inte med äldre eller ny bebyggelse att göra, det är levande gator, torgmiljöer och gröna inslag som ar de mest uppskattade inslagen i stadsrummet.
Se sidan 24: http://www.lth.se/fileadmin/lth/omlth/kommunikation/lthnytt/lthn06_1.pdf

PROOFS OF THE PUBLIC'S GOOD TASTE
Leaving aside the poll known as the private housing market (where buyers freely choose the style of house they want), the most compelling proof of the public’s traditional taste was a poll of 1,804 citizens done in 2007 by the American Institute of Architects for its 150th anniversary. The public turned a vigorous thumbs down on modernist buildings. The highest on the list of 150 favorites was Fallingwater, by Frank Lloyd Wright, finished in 1938. It ranked 29th. (The World Trade Center ranked 19th for reasons of sentiment.) Crestfallen modern architects no doubt wished the AIA had kept its trap shut.
http://www.projo.com/opinion/columnists/content/CL_brussat22_10-22-09_MUG1132_v16.3f89645.html

FROM CONTRAST TO CONTINUITY: A NEW PRESERVATION PHILOSOPHY
For the last half-century, historic preservation regulation has offered an essential defense of the cultural values embodied in our heritage environments. The need to conserve the most valued models of architecture and urbanism has motivated citizens around the world to defend the character-defining elements of these places from destruction or insensitive modification. While early preservation battles were aimed against willful destruction of historic properties for the sake of economic development or thoughtless "modernization," now the challenge is more likely to be preserving historic character from additions or alterations by noted architects that introduce discordant elements or styles, even at sites under the protection of preservation laws. The guardians of our historic places have too often yielded to the promoters of the "architecture of our time," with dismaying consequences. How did this happen? By Steven W. Semes, Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame (US)
http://www.planetizen.com/node/41351

PUBLIC PREFERS TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE, SUGGESTS POLL
The RIBA-affiliated Traditional Architecture Group has rallied to support Robert Adam after he launched a broadside against the Stirling Prize for favouring modernist buildings.
The arch-classicist published the results of a YouGov poll on the eve of last weekend’s Stirling Prize ceremony, suggesting that 77% of the public prefer traditional buildings to contemporary ones. The survey, widely seen as an attempt to undermine the Stirling, showed four designs — two classical, two modern — to more than 1,000 members of the public and asked which they would like to be built in their neighbourhood.
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?

SÅLÄNGE VI HAR MODERNISTISK SMAKDIKTATUR KOMMER NIMYISMEN ATT BESTÅ
Ända sen Starcevo-kulturen för 6500 år sen har vi gillat att dekorera våra saker. Inte av några funktionella skäl utan bara för att det är trevligt. Arabiska slingerornament av mosaik, kinesiska lövsågerier, balkongräcken av snirkligt gjutjärn, blomstermålningar på Moraklockor, tornspiran på Chrysler Building - det tycks vara en helt universell eller allmänmänsklig impuls. Utom i en krets, arkitektskrået.
http://www.yimby.se/2008/07/kronika-salange-vi-har-mo_588.html

OUR RECENT DEBATE WITH ARCHITECT FRANK GEHRY SHOWS THE PUBLIC'S DESIRE FOR DESIGN THAT FORSTERS GREAT PLACES
Based on more than 30 years of work at Project for Public Spaces, I am convinced that place-based initiatives are the best way to promote vitality and prosperity in cities everywhere. But the recent trend toward “iconic” architecture and design—which has gained a big following in the media and among high-profile clients, winning numerous prizes—minimizes the importance of citizen input and dismisses the goals of creating great public places. Instead it promotes a design-centric philosophy where all that matters is the artistic statement conceived by an internationally recognized celebrity. By Fred Kent. http://www.pps.org/info/newsletter/The_Promise_of_Architecture_for_the_Future/ArchofPlace

GODT FUNGERENDE BEVARINGSOMRÅDER
Viktig ny rapport fra NIKU (Norsk institutt for kulturforskning) om bevaring og utvikling av trebyer. Med meget gode argumenter for både bevaring, respektfull tilpasning av nybygg og økt verkt på lokalt engasjement som premissgiver for beslutninger. Det meste av hva vi har sagt gjennom mange år om behovet for respekt for kulturarvens karakter også ved nybygging bekreftes og støttes her av forskerne.
http://niku.no/index.asp?strurl=//applications/system/publish/view/showObject.asp?infoobjectid=1001584&channelid=1000051&menuid=1000520&rightbox

THE ARCHITECTURE OF COMMUNITY
New book by Leon Krier.
http://www.citypaper.com/arts/story.asp?id=19042

ANDRES DUANY SIGNS UP TO DRIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES IN SCOTLAND
Andres Duany, who drew up designs for rebuilding work in Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, will run charrettes for projects in Dumfries, Aberdeen and Fife. The projects are part of a government initiative set up to encourage new sustainable communities.
http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/5209567.article

CHARRETTE TRAINING COURSE IN EVJE, NORWAY, JANUARY 17-22 2010
Following the very successful live charrette training courses in Brokelandesheia and Åfjord in 2009, INTBAU Scandinavia is pleased to announce a live charrette training course in Evje, a small rural settlement in the Setesdal Valley in the south of Norway.
http://intbau.org/evjecharrette2010.htm

YEMEN FINDS DREAMLAND OF ARCHITECTURE
Architects rediscovering the Old City of Sana soon found there was more than beauty at stake. The traditional houses were also more durable and effective than concrete-based modern houses, and better suited to the climate. “The traditional houses have many environmental advantages,” said Abdulla Zaid Ayssa, the director of the government office that oversees all building and renovation in the Old City.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/world/middleeast/16yemen.html?_r=1&hpw

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