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James Stephenson
Victoria University of Wellington
Cathedral Square, Christchurch
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Position
Initial statements of Cathedral Square being a democratic space was and assumption. Cathedral Square has never been a democratic space. What is and what can a democratic space give today’s society?
Design Drive
- Do a design investigation of the Square as an extreme place of democracy. A place where democratic up rise is accommodated. A place of protest.
- Explore designing in the mid-ground of the extreme democratic and ‘real issues’ of toady, exploiting the tension between everyday life and protest.
Literature review
Adams, R. 2005. Melbourne: Back from the edge In City Edge: Case Studies in Contemporary Urbanism, edited by E. Charlesworth 14-32. Oxford: Architectural Press.
Austin, M. 1991. Notes on the Colonial City Fabrications - The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand 2-3: 35-44
Davison, G. 2001. The European City in Australia Journal of Urban History 27 (6): 779-773.
- Dovey, K. 2001. On Politics & Urban Space In Debating the City, edited by J Barrett and C Butler-Bowdon, 53-67. Sydney: Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.
- Dovey, K. 1999. Framing Spaces - Mediating power in built form. London: Routledge
Safdie, M. 1997. The Making of Public Space In The City after the Automobile – An Architects Vision, 39-54. New York: Basicbooks.
Wigram, H. 1916. The Story of Christchurch. Christchurch: Capper Press Ltd.
Precedent study
Squares of Adelaide
As a Square that doesn't work it has been programmed to:
- Designed around a central square, with supposedly less important smaller squares around the outside
- Activated streets that surround the Squares
- Set in a colonial grid, with the Square designed to act as the Centre of the City
- Edges fragmented
- Intersected by strong axial roads through the Square
Place des Terraux
- Location: Lyon Plaza, France
- Designed by Christian Drevet in 1994
- A formal square that relies on successful edges for pedestrian interaction
- With road passing through square the pedestrian vs vehicular element exists
- A historic site with historic and cultural elements within the square
- A vertical element added with columns and water jets
- Go to project Changing Everything Touching Nothing
Melbourne CBD
- Refer to reading "Melbourne: Back From the Edge" (once its done).
- Precedent of a sprawling city that has re-strengthed its CBD to add civic and public life into it through public and privately funded public projects.
- Use the 1985 strategy plan to see how the city avoided becoming obsolete. (Have emailed melbourne city council in regards to getting a copy, email reference number 003585.)
- The city of Melbourne shares a grid similar to that of Christchurch
- the drive towards a pedestrian friendly city that was enforced by the urban design unit using urban design techniques
Visit the newest strategy at City Plan 2010
Visit the councit at City of Melbourne
Tiananmen Square, Beijing
- A square that has encountered extreme democratic movements (protest and violence)
- To research
Canberra
- To research
Contacts and mentors
Lincoln University
Dr Jacky Bowring Associate Professor – Lincoln University 03 325 3804 or 03 325 2811 ext. 8439 bowringj@kea.lincoln.ac.nz
Earthwork
Wendy Hoffmott – Former Student - wendy@earthwork.co.nz
Shephard & Rout – Landscape Architect – 03 366 1562
David Shephad - dsheppard@sheprout.com Rob Watson - rtwatson@xtra.co.nz Jasper – (works with david Sheppard)
Christchurch City Council
Ross Herrit – Cathedral Square Project Manager 03 941 8863 Ross.Herrett@ccc.govt.nz
Dave Hinman – Senior City Planner 03 941 8804
Maurice Roers – Senior City Planner 03 941 8960 maurice.roers@ccc.govt.nz
Amanda Fiddes – Events development coordinator 03 941 8163 027 2495873 amanda.fiddes@ccc.govt.nz
Peter Rough Landscape Architects Limited
Peter Rough St Elmo Courts 47 Hereford St PO Box 3764 Christchurch NEW ZEALAND peter.rough@prla.co.nz
