On Equal Terms

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On Equal Terms

• an examination of the fall and rise of two
  neighbourhoods
• Norris Green, Liverpool
• Graving Docks, Govan Glasgow

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Who are we?

• Bishop Loch
• Laing ORourke
• New City Vision

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Norris Green, Liverpool

• Built 1920s
• Concrete Frame/Panel
• Geometrical Clarity
• Absence of Placemaking
• Lack of Orientation

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Norris Green, Liverpool

• DECLINE
• Mix Lack of Choice
• Housing Management
• Lack of Investment
• Demand

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Graving Dock, Glasgow

• Built between 1869 - 1898
• A listed
• Closed in 1988

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Graving Dock, Glasgow

• Decline
• Failure to invest in modern shipbuilding
  techniques
• Increased world-wide competition
• Growth in air travel
• Air-freight, lorries and containerisation
• UCS collapse in 1972

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Key to Success

• Design
• Sound commercial base
• Stakeholder inclusive

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But before all that
Reinvest Profit
Business Development
Lifelong Learning
Safer City
Reduce fuel poverty
Health Social Regeneration
Save the Planet
Named (local) Designer
Practical Sustainable Development
Develop A Quality Living Environment
No Fossil Fuels
Empower Communities
Improve Neighbourhood Services
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Key to Success

• Design
• Master-plan
• Design code/quality urban design
• Sustainable
• Energy efficient
• Innovative

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Graving Dock, Glasgow

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Key to Success

• Commercial
• Create value
• Establish costs
• Raise funds
• Return for stakeholders

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Key to Success

• Inclusion
• Sensible sustainability
• Create broader economic benefits
• Engage local stakeholders
• All on Equal Terms