What is SPUD?
SPUD stands for Space, Placemaking and Urban Design and is the name of a new network of architectural youth groups across southern Hampshire. From Autumn 2009 groups are running in Eastleigh, Portsmouth and Southampton, each consisting of 12 young people aged 14-19 years old who are passionate about the built environment and interested in helping influence the future of their towns and cities. Each group has a specific design project (below) and will work with an architectural practice, Planning Aid and their local authority to develop concept designs for their chosen areas.
The programme will run initially for 12 months with the students gaining a range of new skills and experience, and where possible accreditation to take back to their schools and colleges. The groups are open to any motivated young people living in Eastleigh, Portsmouth or Southampton.
This website will be the place to find out more about the programme as it develops – with the student group creating all the content on the site. Check back often to see how things develop and take a look at what is happening in the other areas too and add your own opinions to the blog!
The PROJECT
The Southampton SPUD launched in February 2010. There are already 18 members of the group, with the young people coming from schools and colleges across Southampton.
All the students are working on ideas to regenerate and reconnect the areas of Southampton between Ocean Village, Oxford Street, Holyrood Estate and the Bargate. This an ambtious and challenging project - please keep an eye on the blog below to see how the ideas develop.
The BLOG...
workshop session with urban designer richard eastham
richard eastham is an urban designer with southampton city council and the director of his own practice www.feria-urbanism.eu. richard worked with spud students to look at photoshop techniques, but also spent a lot of time discussing their ideas and sharing his extensive knowledge with them.
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students sketchbook work
some sketchbook work from kenneth de guzman and jamie fall
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green paving
this innovation could be the sort of thing to make this part of the city special and unusual.
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the road near the hollyrood estate
this is the area that jakem and jamied suggested to become a precinct, its a fairly run-down area and it doesn't look like many (if any) clubs or bars are still open.
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for the light up panels idea
the 'billie jean' idea for a floor surface.
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lighting projection on buildings
Posted by lydia on 2010-05-03 20:46:18
another lighting idea you could look at, is the project i mentioned where they lit up notre dame cathedral http://www.visit-somme.com/somme_tourisme/suivez/grands_evenements/spectacle_amiens_la_cathedrale_en_couleurs_priorite_1 you also might be inspired by an amazing animated projection onto a castle in france: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgxcfvwhddq
future cities 2
future cities 2
what will our cities look like in the future and how can spud shape future development?
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session 2 - notes
some of our ideas for how to improve this part of southampton.
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urban 'porridge'
as promised following our recent spud workshop a quick comment on what we mean by 'urban porridge'. often when cities develop over time in an uncontrolled manner a collection of styles will result. sometimes when viewed at a macro scale these developments lack structure or meaning and tend to be referred to as 'porridge' which is something perhaps banal and a bit dull and generally inoffensive. is this a bad thing thing or should our cities be full of singnature iconic buildings or structures. if this were to happen would we have too much visual attraction and perhaps our cities would start to resemble a scene from the file blade runner. what if there is a balance between the 2 visions. our spud group is exploring what makes a good cityscape as part of the developing urban design strategy. let us have your views on this topic and perhaps it could influence what we do in the southampton spud group.
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green infrastructure
could a city like southampton survive without cars? in the future we may need to think how we can travel and use less energy. however can we really ban cars from the city or would we want to? a city like southampton needs a better local infrastructure. perhaps the spud group could develop a strategy to develop better public transport and more controlled use of the car.
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the academy of urbanism
the academy of urbanism
we thought the spud group may like to take a look at the work of the academy of urbanism.
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forgot to attach wedpage link
Posted by andrew hoare on 2010-03-23 12:26:49
http://www.academyofurbanism.org.uk/
connecting with the water
why is it that southampton has lost its connection with the sea. is it possible to reconnect the city with the waters edge. could spud help develop links with the sea. what value to the city if we had a seaside promenade like copenhagen or barcelona. have a look? http://www.hudsonriverpark.org/index.asp
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urban parks
http://www.thehighline.org/ the high line in new york is a series of linear urban parks that thread around buildings in the city. why not bring this idea to southampton to re -use redundant urban space to provide useful public space.
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energy production
how will cities of the future provide the energy for all their demands. will there be a need for structures or buildings to generate their own energy or use less energy. with the increasing amount of development planned for cities how can the uk or southampton coinue to meet those demands. we know that energy will be more expensive to generate and buy as a resource. we may even have power cuts becuase there is not enough energy being produced. could spud develop strategies for the public realm and built environment to create enegery for local users. perhaps a combined approach is the answer if we need to build a shelter (say a bus stop) why not make the roof generate energey to power the information systems. could spud develop clever energy strategies that fit into the city fabric.
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urban farming
inspirational images showing what cities could look like with urban farms on new buildings and using redundant open space.
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future cities
rapid urbanisation and its impact on the environment and society is one of the biggest challenges facing us today in cities like southampton. by 2030 nearly 5 billion people will live in urban areas. much of the growth is now occurring in developing countries(particularly china and india), although there are also more moderate growth programmes planned elsewhere (e.g. the eco-towns programme in the uk). what is the future for southampton? cities are also increasingly being built in environmentally marginal regions(e.g. deserts, floodplains, etc) which has serious environmental, social and economic implications. cities themselves impact on global sustainability and can play a very influential role in tackling global environmental, social and economic problems. equally implementing sustainability principles in cities is essential for the well-being of the local population and improvement of the local environment. thus creating sustainable cities will be central to the future of society and the planet. what can spud do to help shape the southampton of the future. will we need urban farms with vertical growing media? will our roads be free of cars - is this a good idea? should cycles and green ways be more important. how can we use less energey. given these high level political and strategic issues what will southampton feel like or look like in the future.
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holyrood estate
photographs showing the holyrood estate and some of the new signs/artwork that have been put up.
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holyrood estate and oxford street
photos showing holyrood estate and its connection to oxford street and the city centre.
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