Factsheet: IBA Parkstad IBA Parkstad IBA is looking for innovative, future-‐proof projects that will be of lasting importance to the development of a town, city or region. IBA does not do any construction work itself, but manages processes. It is laying the foundations for a new orientation towards the future which will drive social change. Put simply, IBA helps to improve a town, city or region. IBA gives them a boost. The IBA period will come to an end in 2020 with an exhibition of the completed projects. IBA stands for Internationale Bau Ausstellung or International Building Exhibition. The IBA phenomenon began life in Germany and has expanded to become a creative approach with a proven track record in boosting the economy of the regions concerned, the tangible result being a physical change in the region. But an equally important result is a cultural shift in the way people think and work in their region and the way the value it, a renewed pride that encourages investment. Successful IBAs in Germany, including IBA Emscherpark, IBA Sachsen-‐Anhalt, IBA Hamburg and the IBAs in Berlin are evidence that an IBA can really put regions on the map. IBA Parkstad is the first IBA outside Germany.
Organisation
In October 2013, the Parkstad municipalities (Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Brunssum, Voerendaal, Simpelveld, Nuth and Onderbanken) and the Province of Limburg decided to launch an IBA. Its organisation and implementation have been the responsibility of IBA Parkstad B.V. since July 2014. GMS: IBA Parkstad’s shareholders are represented by: Mr F. Weekers, Municipality of Heerlen Mr E. Geurts, Municipality of Brunssum Mr P. van der Broeck, Province of Limburg Ms D. Schmalschläger, Municipality of Nuth Mr P.H. van Dijk, Province of Limburg Ms S.M.F. Lipsch, Municipality of Voerendaal Mr N.A. Aarts, Municipality of Heerlen Mr R. de Boer, Municipality of Simpelveld Mr H. Wiermans, Municipality of Kerkrade Ms O. Wolfs, Municipality of Onderbanken Ms K. Regterschot, Municipality of Landgraaf Curator and Director: Jo Coenen Q-‐team and regional experts: Wim van den Bergh, Architecture and Urban Cees Kleinman, Complex Housebuilding Requirements Planning*
Thijs Asselbergs, Technical Innovations
Hans Cauberg, Climate and Environment* Jos Lichtenberg, Technical innovation* Kees Peterse, Heritage/Historic Buildings
Reimar Molitor, IBA desk * Theo Teeken, Heritage/Historic Buildings
Francine Quanten, Transformation* Gerrit Smienk, Historic Buildings and Landscape Dirk Sijmons, Landscape and Energy*
Peter Lahaye, Housing Leo Swinkels, Expression & Culture* Mathea Severeijns, Housing Peter Bertholet, Regional Management Rob Schobben, Legal Assistance Erik van Rossum, Housing/Care/Innovation Elianne Demollin, Legal Assistance Luc de Witte, Care/Innovation Hans Mommaas, Futurology Wim Berns, Energy Issues and Netherlands Piet Mertens, Heritage Enterprise Agency Luc Soete, Economy
Leo Gommans, Sustainability and Energy Ger Kockelkorn, Art and Culture Michiel Ritzen, Sustainability and Energy
Jo Ortmans, Education
Joop Petit, Flexible City Nol Reverda, Public Engagement Geerd Simonis, Property/Innovation *Q-‐Team: national and international panel of experts who will monitor the IBA process
Staff: IBA Practical Thierry Goossens, Park Landscape & Energy Jules Beckers, Housing, Care, Education, Heritage Roel Meertens, Cityscape & Recycling Iva König, Coordination, Cohesion & PEP
IBA Public Janicke Kernland, Programme Coordinator, Travelling Workshops and Media IBA Academy Antoinette Stöcker, Programme Coordination & UM Niek Bisscheroux, Coordination, Zuyd University Rob Docter, External Relations
Procedure
IBA Parkstad started off with an Open Call for Projects in 2014. Anyone could submit a project until 15 December 2014 and so help to transform Parkstad. With 292 project proposals submitted, all containing ideas for Parkstad’s future, it was clear that this was a rich harvest that everyone could be positive about. IBA Qualifications All the projects that will be exhibited in 2020 will have completed the IBA qualification process: IBA Candidate: the project is at the beginning of the qualification process IBA Project: the project is worked up into a project file IBA Label: issued on completion of the project IBA Attention: when assessing the entries from the Open Call, IBA Parkstad added an extra category. IBA Parkstad will shortly be investigating with these project entrants if there is any way for their project to be designated an "IBA Candidate", e.g. by clustering projects which together would qualify. IBA Parkstad Project Criteria To be eligible for the IBA Label, projects must meet the following criteria: -‐ exceptional quality -‐ public character -‐ IBA Parkstad theme -‐ open process -‐ innovative -‐ entrepreneurship -‐ structural and economic impact -‐ achievable. Open Call for Projects 2014 The German model of competitions is used as a basis for ensuring that projects are properly qualified. This means that a technical committee performs preparatory work. A team of experts weighs up and assesses the projects and then advises the curator. The qualification process for the Open Call consisted of four rounds: -‐ the IBA curator and his staff classify and cluster the projects (15 December 2014 -‐ 31 January 2015) -‐ in-‐depth assessment involving regional experts (1st half of February) -‐ selection prepared by the IBA curator and his staff (2nd half of February) -‐ qualification and selection by the Q-‐Team and the curator-‐director (27 and 28 February and 14 March 2015).
Result of Open Call for Projects 2014
IBA Themes The project proposals have been classified under three headings: physical and spatial (40%), instrumental (40%) and a combination of both. All the project proposals submitted have been assessed on the basis of the themes Energy City (37%), Flexible City (34%) and Recycle City (29%). Location-‐specific Many projects relate to a specific, physical location in Parkstad, such as a building or an area. The majority of them are physical/spatial and a few are instrumental or a combination of both. The remaining entries relate to "a site somewhere in the region" or are not location-‐specific.
Scale The scale of the projects submitted varies considerably. The majority of the projects (70%) can be divided into M or L scale. This category involves larger buildings and project proposals in neighbourhoods, central areas or villages. A small number of projects (8%) are area-‐specific developments. These projects relate to districts or more substantial parts of the rural area (XL scale). A larger number of projects (22%) are more limited in size and merely involve the erection of a monument or the execution of a small project (S scale). Type of project entrants The project entrants can be divided into six types. 61% of the entries came from businesses inside and outside the region. 21% of all entries came from individuals, mostly from within the region. Government organisations and semi-‐government bodies (schools, housing associations, care providers, educational establishments, water boards, etc.) together represent 12% of the entries. Place in Parkstad Heerlen accounted for by far the largest number of projects submitted (30%). This is quite understandable, since Heerlen is the largest municipality in Parkstad in terms of number of inhabitants. In view of the size of the other three urban municipalities in Parkstad, it is notable that relatively few projects were submitted in these municipalities. At 7%, 5% and 3% respectively, Kerkrade, Landgraaf and Brunssum are seriously underrepresented compared with Heerlen. Over 40% of all the projects submitted related to Parkstad as a whole. Structuring the entries 3 themes Energy City, Flexible City and Recycle City 5 flywheels Collateral Landscape: structuring innovations Clever Heritage: innovations in property Re-‐Use: re-‐use in the widest sense of the word Crafts & Manufacturing: technical innovations Activating the Mental Space: community innovations. Sub-‐themes per flywheel Collateral Landscape 1. Landscape Structure & Connections Physical and 2. Ecology & Water spatial 3. Production Landscape structures, 4. Leisure & Sport Landscape heritage and property Clever Heritage 5. Romans, Castles and Farmsteads 6. Religious Heritage 7. Mines and Industrial Heritage Re-‐use 8. Re-‐use and Sustainable New and Existing Buildings Crafts & 9. Developing New Technologies/IBA Laboratory Instrumental Manufacturing a. Recycling Materials b.
Making Housing Sustainable
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Activating the Mental Space Locations
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Crafts Developing Talent Active Districts Strengthening Identity Communication and Media Parkstad Centre From Terworm to Imstenrade Parkstad Ring Gravenrode and Anstelerbeekdal Sibelco and surrounding area
Missing Links IBA Parkstad will deliver a structure that makes it clear which projects are missing. After the missing links have been identified, new, targeted Calls for Projects (e.g. competitions) will be organised. 2020 and Beyond A number of long-‐term developments are in progress in Parkstad, especially area-‐specific developments, such as large-‐scale infrastructure, leisure and environmental developments. IBA Parkstad can focus on these activities and support them but is not able to adopt them as its core task because these projects and processes often extend far beyond 2020. IBA Parkstad can play a significant part in this regard by making new and smart connections based on newly gained insights obtained from the many entries to the Open Call and by acting as a "knowledge broker" between projects and research institutes.
Follow-‐up Procedure
IBA Candidate [blue] 1. Step 1: exposure (public) The IBA Candidates are given a place on the website. They are in the shop window. What is more, the projects are displayed to the public in the form of an exhibition. This will be done in the Travelling Workshops (summer 2015). 2. Step 2: meeting (practical) IBA will invite each IBA Candidate individually to a one-‐on-‐one meeting. One or more regional experts will also be sitting round the table. The meeting will provide an insight into the project objectives, engagement, resources, process and support. 3. Step 3: forming alliances IBA Candidates will be invited to attend an alliance round table with other project proposals (different categories). 4. Step 4: feasibility (practical, financial consultation) IBA will support the IBA Candidate with knowledge and expert advice on the feasibility and quality of the project in relation to its ability to deliver. 5. Step 5: on tour (public) IBA will organise an event at different locations with the aim of creating perceptions, making the idea tangible, highlighting the location or increasing engagement (summer 2015). IBA Attention [green] 1. Step 1: exposure (public) Even the projects with the "Attention" label are given a place on the website. What is more, the projects are displayed to the public in the form of an exhibition. This will be done in the Travelling Workshops (summer 2015). 2. Step 2: forming alliances (practical) IBA will organise an alliance round table based on a specific location or theme in which different project proposals can connect to each other. The aim is to build stronger projects and alliances. IBA Inspiration 1. Step 1: exposure (public) These projects are given a limited amount of attention on the website. What is more, the projects are displayed to the public in the form of an exhibition. This will be done in the Travelling Workshops (summer 2015). 2. Step 2: forming alliances (practical) These project entries may come to maturity in the near future or subsequently be eligible for inclusion in the IBA process. This is possible, for example, by joining forces with IBA Candidates with IBA Attention projects.
IBA Academy and IBA Public IBA wants to use IBA Academy to exploit the knowledge available within the Euregio’s research institutes. In this way, it hopes to obtain – through education and research – knowledge and information that can be directly related to the various IPA projects. By installing the Travelling Workshops and setting their programmes right across the region, IBA Public intends to encourage engagement and strengthen local identities.
IBA Public
Travelling Workshops IBA operates in the public domain. This can be seen in the Travelling Workshops which serve as a reception space and a place where a variety of activities take place. Every Travelling Workshop has its own, specific programme of events. Seven Travelling Workshops will be opening in 2015. The workshops are empty buildings which have been or will be placed at IBA Parkstad’s disposal on a temporary basis. Part of the programming of the Travelling Workshops is provided by IBA Academy. For the extensive network of Euregional, national and international research institutes that feel a connection with IBA Parkstad, these workshops are locations from which research is conducted or presented. This form of Community-‐based approach makes it possible to exchange and record information and conduct research locally. IBA Media IB Parkstad uses the latest communication media to report on its activities, with the “IBA reporters” playing a major role. IBA Reporters The future belongs to the young. That’s why IBA Parkstad is providing opportunities for young people who want to learn aspects of communication on the job. This programme is supervised by experienced professionals, such as radio broadcaster Hans op de Coul.
IBA Academy
Knowledge network IBA Academy is, above all, a network of knowledge institutions (universities, colleges and research institutes). IBA Academy has taken on the role of adviser, researcher and catalyst with the aim of raising potential and existing IBA projects to the highest possible level. Under the direction of the curator, IBA Academy generates relevant knowledge and transfers it to public and private initiators, thereby creating a unique mix of brainpower and innovative power. In this way, IBA Academy not only joins in with the policy concerning the Limburg Knowledge Axis and the initiative of the Smart Services Hub, it also initiates research and development more widely by promoting the involvement of RWTH Aachen, the University of Hasselt, Delft and Eindhoven Universities of Technology and the University of Twente. IBA Academy brings together careful design, an honest approach to cultural and historical heritage, the new energy policy, respect for the landscape and technological innovation to ensure that the region develops socially, sustainably and economically as an example to others. Adding Value Knowledge of IBA Projects IBA Academy has three levels of service provision/intervention, each of which adds value to the development of ideas, plans and projects. 1. Consultation: IBA Academy can provide initiators with advice and assistance to move ideas/projects further along in the qualification process. IBA Academy’s professionals (experts, lecturers, senior academics, researchers and Living Lab participants) are available for consultation.
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The workshops play an important part in this. Because they are decentralised, they can broaden support among the local parties involved (residents, businesses and public bodies) for the further development of ideas and projects. They could be said to constitute the branch network of the IBA Living Lab. Study: IBA Projects (at the incubation stage) can be taken to the IBA Living Lab, in which a number of education and research institutes cooperate. In the Living Lab, value is added by students and young professionals (PEP). The throughput time is a few months. This facility mainly focuses on projects with a short-‐ or mid-‐term cycle (project definition/feasibility phase). In addition, graduate workshops are created with final-‐year Masters’ students from various universities. Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Maastricht University, Zuyd University, RWTH Aachen and Hasselt University have been asked to allow final-‐year students to take part in these graduate workshops. Products: problem analysis, concept development, spatial-‐functional location and programme analysis and feasibility studies for projects, in collaboration with the initiator and the government and funding body or bodies involved. Multidisciplinary input of specific expertise (energy, safety, innovative funding and regulation) is a key part of this. Research: More large-‐scale or long-‐term projects may be considered for input from scientific researchers (PhD and PDEng). To this end, agreements are made with universities of Maastricht, Aachen, Hasselt, Eindhoven and Delft to run research programmes tailored to IBA Parkstad. This facility is mainly suitable for projects with a long-‐term cycle.
IBA Living Lab The IBA Living Lab will use the Travelling Workshops. The advantage of this decentralised way of working on strategy is that the local population, business community, government and other stakeholders can be closely involved in finding solutions for crucial areas. Potential and existing IBA projects can, where relevant, be further developed in the IBA Living Lab. In this way, knowledge institutions or experts can be involved, depending on the problem concerned. IBA staff are assisted by the Professional Experience Programme (PEP) with three newly graduated spatial designers (architects, urban planners, landscape architects) as part of their professional experience period. Depending on the problem concerned, knowledge sources and expertise can be mobilised as required. Funding The key to funding IBA Academy is the principal of adding value: Project owners can regard the cost of advice and research as an investment in added value for their project. The funding will be provided by the project owner/initiator on the basis of a budget established in advance by IBA Academy. In addition to funding by stakeholders, many activities can be funded on the basis of the existing commitment of the organisations involved. For example, Atelier Rijksbouwmeester, the University of Maastricht and Zuyd University have provided the IBA with staff. In certain cases, additional funding will be required for study assignments set. Examples include European or Dutch funding programmes, sponsorship, etc. Relating priority areas to areas of expertise New Initiatives In and with effect from 2015, the following activities may be completed within the framework of IBA Academy: graduate workshops, interdisciplinary workshops for design study, PDEng, competitions, European programmes, activities as part of the Dutch presidency of the EU in 2016, school projects, IBA Laboratory and IBA Initiative for Euregional Architecture and Urban Planning. IBA Laboratory The IBA Laboratory is becoming the number one expo site with a collection of experimental buildings around WTC Avantis and the District of Tomorrow, which serves as a one-‐on-‐one laboratory for a new generation of buildings where new building products and circular building can be tested in collaboration with the NEBER and BIHTS research institutes. One of the experimental buildings is the “Green Transformable Building Laboratory”, a project initiated by Dr Elma Durmisevic (University of Twente). In order to mobilise partners, a kick-‐off symposium is being organised in April at which ambitions and objectives will be presented and innovative companies will be asked to join this initiative and contribute their
expertise and material.
IBA Initiative for the Archive for EUregional Architecture and Urban Planning “The Archive” is becoming one of the main sources for IBA Academy, operating from Heerlen’s glass palace, which is built on the foundations of the Vitruvianum. Because the Netherlands is characterised by a diversity of traditions, the work on the EUregio’s heritage is very appropriate. For years, Jo Coenen has been discussing this with colleagues from the EUregio, such as Nic Tummers, who also appreciate its importance. The IBA Archive initiative provides EUregional colleagues with an excellent opportunity to bring their archives under one roof as well. Within IBA Academy, “the Archive” forms an effective basis for forging links between the various architecture courses and institutes across the EUregio. Studies and research are being conducted into heritage using the legacies of important key figures, their agencies and facts from the current development of EUregional architecture and urban planning. The study of archives was one of the first intentions that the founders of the Netherlands Architecture Institute had in mind. Success has been achieved as a result of the Institute’s joint ventures with research organisations, universities and institutions and many years of efforts by Ms Mariet Willingen: she has presented a high standard of heritage publications through the Bonas Foundation. The EMA postmaster at Maastricht University is acting as the initiator and, as part of the regional research joint-‐venture MACCH (Dr Vivian van Saaze and Dr Christof Rausch), is providing the SARL (Mr René Hoppenbrouwers), the social History Centre (Prof. Ad Knotter), with an opportunity for these studies or doctoral theses which will be published and distributed in a series of IBA books (à la Bonas). Ways of studying and cherishing heritage are more than ever a subject of discussion in this EUregio. The authenticity of the cultural climate has been expressed in particular in its architecture and urban landscape planning: the necessary future developments will only come to fruition if they are incorporated into the EUregional context. IBA Parkstad is making a start.
