London Conference Programme | 11-13 November 2005

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SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2005

OPENING SESSION  09.00-09.30

Welcome

Wolfgang Nowak, Spokesman of the Executive Board, Alfred Herrhausen Society, Deutsche Bank

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Urban Age Project: The story so far

Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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DEBATE - THE EUROPEAN CITY MODEL   09.30-11.00

 

Chair: Simon Jenkins, Political Commentator and Author, London 

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PANEL DISCUSSION

Joan Clos, Mayor of Barcelona 

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Job Cohen, Mayor of Amsterdam 

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Gabor Demszky, Mayor of Budapest 

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Anthony Williams, Mayor of Washington, D.C. 

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Freddy Thielemans, Mayor of Brussels 

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Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá 

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Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor of London

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THE FUTURE OF LONDON   11.30-13.00

 

Chair: Anthony Mayer, Chief Executive, Greater London Authority 

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London: the global context | 10 min

Tony Travers, Director, Greater London Group, London School of Economics and Political Science

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Living in London | 10 min 

Anne Power, Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science 

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Designing London | 10 min 

Ricky Burdett, Advisor on Architecture and Urbanism to the Mayor of London

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Moving in London | 10 min 

Peter Hendy, Managing Director of Surface Transport, Transport for London 

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Delivering urban governance | 15 min 

Gerald Frug, Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law, Harvard Law School 

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DEBATE

open discussion | 30 min

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EXPANDING THE CITY CORE   14.30-16.00

The White City challenge in West London

Chair: Ricky Burdett, London School of Economics and Political Science

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PRESENTATIONS

The White City scheme | 15 min 

Rem Koolhaas, Principal, Office for Metropolitan Architecture 

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Labour market demands | 15 min

Bridget Rosewell, Consultant Chief Economist to the Greater London Authority

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RESPONSES (5 minutes each)

Dieter Läpple, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, Hamburg University of Technology 

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Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago and Centennial Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science 

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Hashim Sarkis, Aga Khan Professor, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University

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Ian Gordon, Professor of Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science

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Frank Duffy, Principal, DEGW London 

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Peter Bishop, Director of Environment, London Borough of Camden 

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Rem Koolhaas (comment)

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DEBATE

open discussion | 45 min

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CHANGING VALUES   16.30-18.00

Elephant & Castle – The future of public life in South London 

Chair: Tony Travers, London School of Economics and Political Science 

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PRESENTATIONS

Elephant & Castle: a regeneration story | 15 min 

Fred Manson, former Planning Director, London Borough of Southwark

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Security and community | 15 min 

Ian Thomas, Chief Superintendent, Southwark 

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RESPONSES

Job Cohen, Mayor of Amsterdam 


Richard Sennett, Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science and Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

 

Enrique Peñalosa, former Mayor of Bogotá 

 

Rem Koolhaas, Principal, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Rotterdam

 

Sophie Body-Gendrot, Professor of Political Science and American Studies, Director, Centre for Urban Studies, Sorbonne 
 


Roger Zogolovitch, Director, AZ Urban Studio, London 


Julia Thrift, Director, CABE Space 

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DEBATE

open discussion | 30 min

 

 

SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER

BRINGING LONDON TOGETHER   09.00-10.30

King’s Cross: A Gateway to Europe 

Chair: Deyan Sudjic, Kingston University 

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PRESENTATIONS

The King’s Cross scheme | 15 min

Graham Morrison, Partner, Allies and Morrison, London 

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Making London central | 15 min

Ben Plowden, Managing Director, Group Communications, Transport for London

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RESPONSES (5 minutes each)

Hermann Knoflacher, Professor of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineer, Technical University Vienna 

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Geetam Tiwari, Advisor on Transport, City of Delhi 

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Harry Dimitriou, Bartlett Professor of Planning Studies, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London 

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Patricia Brown, Chief Executive, Central London Partnership 

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Guy Nordenson, Professor of Structural Engineering, Princeton University

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DEBATE

open discussion | 45 min

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ACCOMMODATING GROWTH OR CONFLICT? 11.00-12.30

The Olympics and Urban Legacy 

Chair: Richard Simmons, Chief Executive, CABE 

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PRESENTATIONS

The Olympic Park in the Lower Lea Valley | 15 min 

Alejandro Zaera Polo, Joint Director, Foreign Office Architects 

Integrating communities in East London | 15 min 

Jason Prior, Regional Vice President, EDAW, London

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RESPONSES (5 minutes each)

David Adjaye, Principal, Adjaye Associates, London 

 

David Lunts, Executive Director of Policy and Partnerships, Greater London Authority 

 

Will Alsop, Chairman, Alsop Design Ltd. 

 

Yung Ho Chang, Professor of Architecture and Head of the Department of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

 

Joanna Averley, Interim Director of Design at the Interim Olympic Delivery Authority 

 

Lawrence Vale, Head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

 

David Rudlin, Director, URBED 

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DEBATE

open discussion | 30 min

 

 

PLANNING IN AN UNPLANNED CITY   14.00-15.30

Has planning forgotten about design 

Chair: Frank Duffy, Principal, DEGW, London 

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Opening Statement

Andy Altman, CEO, Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, Washington D.C. and Planning Director Washington D.C. 2000 to 2005 

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PANEL DISCUSSION

Ricky Burdett, Advisor on Architecture and Urbanism to the Mayor of London

 

Yung Ho Chang, Professor of Architecture and Head of the Department of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

 

Geetam Tiwari, Advisor on Transport, City of Delhi 

 

Gerald Frug, Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law, Harvard Law School 

 

Deyan Sudjic, Dean of the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture, Kingston University 

 

Ed Soja, Distinguished Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of California, Los Angeles, and Visiting Centennial Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science 

 

Panel Discussion

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LONDON IN THE URBAN AGE   16.00-17.30

An international reflection

Chair: Richard Sennett, London School of Economics and Political Science 

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STATEMENTS FROM URBAN AGE EXPERTS

Sophie Body-Gendrot, Professor of Political Science and American Studies, Director, Centre for Urban Studies, Sorbonne 

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Hermann Knoflacher, Professor of Transportation Planning, Technical University Vienna 

 

Dieter Läpple, Professor of Regional and Urban Economics, Hamburg University of Technology 

 

Xiangming Chen, Professor of Sociology and Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago 

 

Saskia Sassen, Ralph Lewis Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago and Centennial Visiting Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science 

 

Discussion

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CLOSING REMARKS

Wolfgang Nowak, Spokesman of the Executive Board, Alfred Herrhausen Society, Deutsche Bank

Saturday 12 November 

09.00 Opening Session

09.30 Debate - The European City Model

11.30 The Future of London

14.30 Expanding the city core

16.30 Changing values

 


SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER

09.00 Bringing London together

11.00 Accommodating growth or conflict?

14.00 Planning in an unplanned city

16.00 London in the Urban Age

 
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