Topic 1: Regeneration

An organism is said to regenerate a lost or damaged part if the part regrows so that the function is restored. Regarding Europan 10, this topic relates to the sites where the main question of development is: in areas with a strong identity but with obsolete functions, how can spaces be adapted to a new dynamic of uses?

T 1a PROGRAMMATIC CONVERSION
Conversion means the adoption of a new identity. Regarding Europan 10, some sites require more a strong change of uses than of spaces. But how can adaptation of the existing space to new urban ways of life also have as results a change of the spatial identity?

10 Sites:

Wien – A
Gembloux – B
Liège - B
Bottrop – D
Forchheim – D
Oslo – N
Vardø – N
Maastricht - NL
Utrecht – NL
Entroncamento – P

T 1b LANDSCAPE MUTATION
A mutation of an objet is a change of its structure. A group of Europan 10 sites are large-scale areas with strong landscaping characteristics but which need to activate new functions. In what way can this territorial identity be preserved even if the ‘programmatic structure’ of the site is modified?

6 Sites:
Augustenborg – DK
København – DK
Madrid - E
Saintes - F
Lerum - S
Östhammar – S

T 1c SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
A transformation is a change from one entity into another. A great many urban transformations also imply a social transformation of the area by exclusion of a part of its former inhabitants. Especially in housing districts renovation, how can a better quality of life avoiding social exclusion be offered?

6 Sites:
Nyon – CH
Elda – E
Rijeka – HR
Genova - I
Dublin - IR
Den Haag – NL