Urban Planning in Berlin, London, Paris and Chicago 1910 and 2010

2010 #14 — The Strategic Plan London p. 1
One of the main tasks for the Mayor of
London is to produce a spatial development
strategy for London which defines
a strategic approach for all pressing
issues in the metropolitan region. One
of the central ideas is to absorb the large
projected population growth within the
existing footprint of London, i.e. to avoid
the expansion of the urban area into the
green belt. The London Plan itself lacks
detailed spatial plans but is supplemented
with a number of guidance documents.
It can be seen as the benchmark for planning
strategies in metropolitan areas in
the 21st Century. Design for London has
been instrumental to communicating and
developingthe Mayor’s spatial strategies.
Mayor of London / Greater London Authority
The London Plan
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Project:
Spatial Planning Strategy
— London Plan
Author:
Mayor of London /
Greater London Authority
When:
2004 onwards
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Town Centres — showing
the ‘Central Activities Zone’
and ‘International,
Metropolitan und District
Centres’
Courtesy: Design for London / LDA
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Map of London High Streets
Courtesy: Gort Scott
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Map showing the
‘Opportunity Areas’, ‘Areas
of Regeneration, Areas of
Intensification’ and the
wider development area
‘Thames Gateway’
Courtesy: Design for London / LDA
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Map showing the
Green Grid and Parks
Courtesy: Design for London / LDA
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2010 #14 — The Strategic Plan Paris p. 1
The French President Nicholas Sarkozy
is keen to turn the metropolitan region
of Paris into a sustainable ‘post­Kyoto
landscape’ with the focus of reducing the
emission of greenhouse gases. In 2008,
under the label Le Grand Pari(s), ten
teams led by architects and planners
were commissioned to develop ideas of
how to achieve this goal. The team LIN
Finn Geipel & Giulia Andi proposes that
LIN Finn Geipel & Giulia Andi
Paris — ‘Soft Metropolis’
existing residential and mixed­use hubs
should be intensified. Wetlands along the
numerous rivers in the region and green
spaces should be protected and renaturalised.
Given that there are eight
Départements and 1,281 local authorities
in the Region Île de France it will be a
challenge in the realization to overcome
the fragmented structure of local authority.
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The new metropolitan
region, bird’s eye view
3D visualisation
Courtesy: LIN Finn Geipel & Giulia Andi
Client:
French government, study
Le Grand Pari(s), 2008
Planning:
LIN Finn Geipel & Giulia Andi
When:
since 2007