Adaptive Planning for African New Towns Workshop ,

Led by Rachel Keeton.

Agenda 8 June 2017

Registration / coffee

9:45 – 10:00 [Berlagezaal 1]

Keynote lecture (open to all conference participants):

10:00 – 10:30 [Berlagezaal 1]

DK Osseo-Asare: Founding Principle, Low Design Office: http://lowdo.net

-Workshop moves to closed session in Berlagezaal 2-  

Introductions

10:45 – 11:15 [Berlagezaal 2]

Organisers describe workshop goals, expected outcomes, how to use the case studies to reflect on the planning principles, and the existing planning principles (made available to participants in advance).

11:15 – 11:25

Lightening round of participant introductions (name and background)

Presentations

11:25 – 11:45

Markus Appenzeller

Managing Director of MLA+: http://www.mlaplus.com

11:45 – 12:05

Michelle Provoost

Director of INTI:  http://www.newtowninstitute.org 

Q&A

12:05 – 12:20

Participants can question DK Osseo-Asare, Markus Appenzeller and Michelle Provoost 

12:20 – 13:30

Lunch break

Brainstorm in small groups

13:30 – 14:30

Participants will be split into groups to revise planning principles in round table teams, using the examples to test their ideas against reality.

14:30 – 14:45

Break

Presentations

14:45 – 15:45

Teams present their results (10 min); other teams can react during Q&A (5 min) 

15:45 – 16:00

Break (Organisers compile results)

Discussion

16:00 – 17:00 [outside, weather permitting]

Time to reach a consensus: go through principles one by one and address main points of contention / agreements

Conclusion

17:00 – 17:15

A final list of principles is agreed upon by all / disagreements are noted

Refreshments

17:15 – 17:45

Cocktail at the Bouwpub (2 drinks included)

Organisers:

Rachel Keeton (r.e.keeton@tudelft.nl) and

Michelle Provoost (m.provoost@newtowninstitute.org) in collaboration with

Delft Global Initiative (https://www.tudelft.nl/global/)