Europan 12
Jun 2012 - Mar 2015
The Adaptable City /1
Figures Europan 12
PARTICIPATION
2,412 REGISTRATIONS
1,762 ENTRIES (73%)
106 PRIZES
43 WINNERS AND 63 RUNNERS-UP
PLUS 64 SPECIAL MENTIONS
ON 51 SITES
Countries and sites
EUROPAN 12 - 16 participating countries
Europan Belgique/België/Belgien
Europan Danmark
Europan Deutschland
Europan España
Europan France
Europan Italia
Europan Nederland
Europan Norge
Europan Österreich
Europan Portugal
Europan Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svira
Europan Suomi - Finland
Europan Sverige
EUROPAN 12 - 3 associated countries proposing a site
Kosovo
Magyarország
Polska
Cities of EUROPAN 12 - 51 urban situations
Belgique/België/Belgien: Ciney, Seraing
Danmark: Aalborg, København
Deutschland: Regionale 2016, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Donauwörth, Heidelberg, Kaiserslautern, Kaufbeuren, Kreuzlingen / Konstanz, Mannheim, München, Nürnberg, Wittenberge
España: Barcelona, Don Benito, Urretxu‐Irimo
France: Fosses, Marseille Plan d'Aou, Rouen, Paris, Paris - Saclay, Saint-Herblain, Vichy Val d'Allier
Italia: Milano, Venezia
Kosovo: Gjilan
Magyarország: Budapest
Nederland: Assen, Groningen, Schiedam
Norge: Ås, Asker, Bærum
Österreich: Amstetten, Graz, Wien - Kagran, Wien - Siemensäcker
Polska: Warszawa
Portugal: Almada - Porto Brandão, Vila Viçosa
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra: Couvet, Kreuzlingen / Konstanz, Marly
Suomi/Finland: Helsinki, Kuopio
Sverige: Hammarö, Haninge, Höganäs, Kalmar, Kristinehamn
Theme
THE ADAPTABLE CITY
Inserting the urban rhythms
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Europan has decided to make the concept of ADAPTABLE CITY the theme of the Europan 12 session, to be launched in 2013.
Definition: adaptability is the quality of a space that can be easily modified in harmony with the changes to which its use is subject or may be subject.
Europe’s cities are engaged in a radical transformation: they need urgently to reduce their ecological footprint to help resolve the energy crisis, combat the greenhouse effect and preserve nonrenewable resources. This transformation applies both to their morphology (form) and their metabolism (including all energy expenditure), and is highly dependent on the ways of living they provide. To achieve this, all these changes have to be thought out quickly, and that is why Europan 12 proposes to explore the question of time with a view to making the city more adaptable.
This entails, for example, providing new ways of sharing collective space and methods of governance. This requires a chronotypical approach, blending the spatial and temporal dimensions and, for example, establishing temporary projects for spaces. This also means developing a sensitive form of urban planning, where different places can be used at different times, and rethinking the quality of the spaces from that perspective. This raises the question of the “hospitality” of urban spaces and their transparency for users of the city. It is also important to think about intensive development projects, to connect them better with the realities of today’s city. It is also about considering the multiple uses the city, and in particular the question of the sharing and recycling of buildings, to avoid excessive consumption of space and thereby to promote a sustainable city by exploiting time in its full range.
