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Framework for Integration
In the last year Sweden has experienced rapid growth in immigration
rates. Combined with already existing levels of immigration, many
headlines has screamed out bold words, - “crisis, collapse, racism” and
generally questioned the unclear future for Sweden. Immigration has
caused increase in population and therefore the need for cities to develop
in larger extents. Borders between countries are fading out, but instead
becoming more evident within. The new age cities should thrive from the
increasing diversity rather than closing down and breaking apart.
Segregation is of course political, social, economic question. But it
appears not only on the paper, but most importantly out in the streets,
neighborhoods, schools, - in the public realm where all dissimilarities are
put on a plate for everyone to see. Segregation is a spatial issue that is
present in the physical world around us. Throughout history this is not a
unique situation. But we cannot make the same mistakes rapped in a new
package. This challenge must not become another “miljon” scenario. It is
time to act differently.
There is no question if cities in Skåne has to grow, the question is how.
How to coexist not dragging lines between us but rather dragging all of
us together?
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Whether planning undeveloped or revitalizing the existing areas in our
cities we have to make sure that the new plans are not contributing even
more to segregation but doing the exact opposite - generating social,
economic, also racial inclusion by the help of physical form of city and
neighborhoods. We have to assure that the designers are not drawing
the lines thicker among us, through areas only affordable for wealthier
residents or in the contrary allow for isolated low-income peripheral
settlements, or just simply through physical barriers and limited access for
different groups of people.
Therefore a framework for integration in urban contexts is created to act as
a checklist for architects, planners or designers, a model for predicting the
risk of segregation in the area in question. For example, as if the principles
of the integration scheme are not met.
A scheme that would provide certain outline for vivid and healthy future
life in growing cities, where dissimilarities are the ground rule that enriches
the environments, while providing common links that everyone can
identify with and blending within the existing urban fabric and specific
surroundings.
1. The Different
Principles
What to do?
- Dissimilarity
- Distribution
Dissimilarity
Assure wide range of elements within the design area.
Diverse Structure
Include various built forms and selection of various volumes,
choose numerous typologies and rich materiality.
Range of Value
Plan for differences in the range of costs among different building
projects, allow for differences in quality and architectural design.
Reasons
Why do it?
- To provide interest for all different people in the same area.
- To exclude physically and visually monotone, repetitive and
identical forms that can meet only few requirements.
- To assure economic, financial integration of different classes in
the society.
Multiple Functions
Program multiple attractions, services, types of usage, destination
and points of interest that are appropriate for different age, class,
gender or interest groups.
2. The Common
- To integrate all different interest and age groups within the same
area.
Possibilities for Flexibility
Plan for resilient, adaptive areas and flexible design that can
be changed or improved over time and/or manipulated by the
users.
- To avoid sterile and uninviting environments that do not allow for
personal expressions.
Distribution
Create a mix of all selected elements and strategically distribute within the
design area.
- Common Link
- To avoid concentration and centralization of similar elements and
exclusion or isolation of groups within limits of their interest areas.
Gradual Transformation
Design gradual change of physical form as the scale and layout
between different building projects, blocks, districts.
- To avoid immediate physical changes that creates separation
between various districts or usages.
Continuous Network
Assure continuity of the city grid, the system of connected shared
space and networks of mobility.
Easy Access
Provide safe and easy physical access for all people and all
groups of people within and outside the design site.
- Common Space
Shorter Distances
Plan and calculate short duration between elements or points
of interest that originates from measurements and distances
adequate for different modes of transportation.
Common Link
Include connecting links (natural and/or artificial) for all to recognize, be
familiar with and attracted to.
- Common Ground
Common Space
Assure quality open - public - shared space within and outside built
environment that is visible and accessible for all.
Common Ground
Create physical, visual and mental relations to existing context, urban
fabric, neighborhoods, surroundings and rest of the city’s identity.
- To prevent inaccessible and isolated islands within the same city.
- To exclude boundaries, borders, barriers and obstacles that limit
access of any sort.
- To prevent too long duration between everyday destinations that
would minimize the choices of transportation modes and therefore
possibilities of interaction.
- To avoid environments or neighborhoods that people do not care about
or do not feel attached to that eventually can lead to degradation of the
areas.
- To create a foundation where all groups of people can meet, interact and
be a part of “the otherness” while feeling equal possession to the area.
- To eliminate developments that by meaning or culture drastically differ
from surroundings and can feel impertinent or alien.
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STOP! PLEASE
SHOW THE
CLASS CARD!
WHAT?!
STORGATAN 23...
STORGATAN 179
... 181 ... 183 ...
JUST A LITTLE
FIKA AND I CAN GO.
I WONDER HOW
EVERYTHING
BECAME SO
SEPARATED ...
HEJ HEJ!
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IF PEOPLE HAD SOMETHING
TO DO IN THE CITY ...
OH WELL... BUT THEY OF
COURSE HAVE MORE THINGS
TO DO INSIDE ... NJAA ...
I SHOULD
SOON BE
THERE...
YOU’VE GOT TO
BE KIDDING ME ...
... AAAAHHHH ...
OH WOW! IS IT REALLY
THAT FAR?!
WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT
AND THE SAME! WE ARE
ALL HUMAAAAN!
EVERYONE
DESERVES A
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WHAT HAS
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OUR CITIES?
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WE WON’T
LIVE LIKE
THIS!
WHO CONTROL
US? WHO
DECIDES?
BUT MAYBE ... WE COULD’VE DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY ...
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