ARCHITECTURE Urban regeneration A vital approach towards competitiveness, vitality and sustainability OVER 500 participants gathered for the 7th International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities 2015 (WCSC 2015) in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 29 to listen to, learn from, and engage with one another on issues of better city planning. World class speakers Stephen Luoni (Director of the University of Arkansas Community Design Center, Arkansas), Dyan Currie (Director of Planning & Environment, Gold Coast, Australia), Sascha Haselmayer (CEO of CityMart, Barcelona Spain) and Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson (Journalist, Moderator and Innovator from Malmo, Sweden), globally renowned for their innovative ideas and excellent achievements in urban regeneration, shared with an audience consisting of professionals (architects & planners), developers, city managers and members of the public that included representatives of Residents Associations from Kuala Lumpur. This annual conference is co-organised by the Real Estate & Housing Developers Association Malaysia Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (REHDA KL), the Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP), and the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM), and is supported and endorsed by City Hall Kuala Lumpur (DBKL). now in its seventh year. It is organised to bring together ideas and best practices on what makes cities sustainable places to live and work in, as well as to increases the awareness of our city dwellers and other stakeholders on what makes a city great. “We are also happy to note that WCSC’s impact has gone beyond the boundaries of Kuala Lumpur. Each year, more and more local councils from across Malaysia have sent representatives to this conference. This year, we had over 20 federal ministries and local councils from across Malaysia,” said Datuk N.K. Tong, Organising Chairman of WCSC 2015 from REHDA KL. Previous WCSCs have focused on various topics, including the transformation of Cheongyecheon River in Seoul, Korea, the city Exhibit photos and master plan VVIPs walking through the entrance transportation solutions for Curitiba, Brazil, the metamorphosis of Kaohsiung, Taiwan from an industrial polluter to an ecological tourist hub and demonstrating that liveable cities are creative and competitive. This year, WCSC 2015 focused on the theme of “Urban Regeneration Through Smart Partnerships”. “We have searched across the globe for world class ideas and speakers to share an impactful day with us. There are also Master Classes that will be conducted in smaller groups on a separate day, led by our esteemed speakers, to delve into greater details on the opportunities for the future urban regeneration of Kuala Lumpur,” added Khairiah Talha from MIP. In previous years, WCSC conference speakers perceptions to the Kuala Lumpur project that followed. The Cheongyecheon River restoration was a great prelude to the Kuala Lumpur River of Life project, the Curitiba experience in transforming the city’s buses and MRT, and pedestrianisation projects that include covered walkway systems to make cities for the people. “We are especially excited this year, as WCSC Mayors/Governor’s Meeting (MGM). It is a great opportunity for Kuala Lumpur to showcase and lead the way in urban regeneration within from PAM. In conjuction with WCSC 2015, the winners of the “Photography Competition” themed “Urban Regeneration Through Smart Partnership” were also announced and prizes were given out by Datuk Loga Bala Mohan Jaganathan, Deputy Minister in Ministry of Federal Territories, who 44 <strong>Green</strong>plus TM MARCH 2016
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