International Gdynia Urban Summer School (GUSS)
CALL for PARTICIPANTS
Background
It's for the third time already the City of Gdynia and TUP (Society of Polish Town Planners) organize the Gdynia Urban Summer School (GUSS), intended for Polish and international young planners and students. The GUSS will be organized along with the International Conference on “Tomorrow of Cities”, hosted by the City of Gdynia on 21/22.06.2018 (http://www.kongrestup.pl/ ).
Objectives and the theme of the GUSS
Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City, Soria y Mata’s Ciudad Lineal, Tony Garnier’s Industrial City arevisionaries and their visions of theoretical models of cities. None of these models describe the present situation of urban environment. But, although being a far-reaching simplification of reality,they are a record of an idea, which influenced usby introducinga new way of thinking of a city as a structure, place of living and working, model of life… Echoes of some of these ideas could be found todayin self-supporting districts, linear structures along transportation corridors, zoning, or high rise buildings.
All of these models are quite old. Sometimes, having more than 100 years, they were rising in completely different circumstances. There were the times, where there was no fridge in the kitchenor evenelectrical light at home, there were no cars on streets, computers or mobile phones, so to contact your friends you simply needed to pay a visit. Our reality today is very different from that described above. But, we still keep referring to the old models to describe future growth of cities!
Is this not a good moment to consider a new functional model for cities of tomorrow?
As the venue of the Gdynia Summer Urban School is the Gdynia Film School, we propose to start with a discussion on scenarios of SF films such as :Interstellar, 5th element, Cloud Atlas, Matrix, Blade Runner 2049, Martian, Wall-e, or Incepction. Each of potential participants is kindly asked to watch some of these movies and write down a short note (200 words) about most possible scenario in her/his opinion (in addition sketches and drawings are welcome). The authors of the best work would be asked to participate in the workshop. The details of the assignment will be communicated to the selected persons (see information below).
GUSS aims:
- Debating on the visions and scenarios for cities of the future
- Discussing adaptive changes of a human being to the new environment, technological changes
- Considering the way cities would function within next 50-75 years, both in global and European perspective
- Creating a model of the future any-city
- Considering the role of a downtown and a district in the model
- Adapting the any-city model for Gdynia/Tri-city
- Adapting the model for specific area of Gdynia
- New Gdynia - island on the Baltic Sea
- The role of new Downtown of Gdynia
- The transformation process of existing downtown of Gdynia
Recruitment process
International Gdynia Urban Summer School is open to young planners (under 35 years) and students of higher degrees of studies (masters and doctoral) with specialization in Urban Planning, Spatial Management, Architecture, Geography, Transportation, Sociology, Art, and others.
Candidates have to compile/send a set of documents which include:
1. Curriculum Vitae and Application Form (signed, to be sent back digitally) – TEMPLATE BELOW
2. Recommendation Letter (drafted/signed by employer or by university professor)
3. Short note (200 words) referring to a chosen movie - see section "Objectives and the theme" (above)
All applications should be sent to karolina.krosnicka@pg.edu.pl by 15/05/2018.
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
An evaluation and final selection of candidates will be done by a Selection Committee formed by Prof. Karolina Krośnicka, as well as representatives of partner organizations. Selected Candidates will be informed of their selection, after which they will have to confirm their availability and participation. Participation documents will be sent to them shortly afterwards.
Candidates have to compile/send a set of documents which include:
1. Curriculum Vitae and Application Form (signed, to be sent back digitally) – TEMPLATE BELOW
2. Recommendation Letter (drafted/signed by employer or by university professor)
3. Short note (200 words) referring to a chosen movie - see section "Objectives and the theme" (above)
All applications should be sent to karolina.krosnicka@pg.edu.pl by 15/05/2018.
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
An evaluation and final selection of candidates will be done by a Selection Committee formed by Prof. Karolina Krośnicka, as well as representatives of partner organizations. Selected Candidates will be informed of their selection, after which they will have to confirm their availability and participation. Participation documents will be sent to them shortly afterwards.
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Organizers
GUSS co-ordinator:
Karolina Krośnicka, Ph.D., D.Sc., Associate Professor atDepartment of Urban Design and Regional Planning at Gdańsk University of Technology, Polish Society of Town Planners (karolina.krosnicka@pg.edu.pl)
Tutors:
Laura Verdelli, PhD, Asscoate Professor, University of Tours, Polytechnic School, Department Planning and Environment
Dorota Kamrowska-Załuska, Ph.D., Adjunct at Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at Gdańsk University of Technology, President of Gdańsk Branch of Polish Society of Town Planners
Karolina Krośnicka
Debate leaders
Joanna Bach-Głowińska, Ph.D., Adjunct at Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at Gdańsk University of Technology, Polish Society of Town Planners
Magdalena Szmytkowska, Ph.D., Adjunct at Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at Gdańsk University of Technology, and at University of Gdańsk, Polish Society of Town Planners
Małgorzata Kostrzewska, Ph.D., Adjunct at Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at Gdańsk University of Technology, Polish Society of Town Planners
Piotr Smolnicki– Department of Road and Greenery Management in Gdańsk, GUT, Polish Society of Town Planners
Karolina Krośnicka
CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENSES
Each participant will spend 4 and a half days working with the group during June 16th(afternoon) and 19.th (late evening). Afterwards, participants will be invited to participate in the conference dealing with the same topic. Participants shall arrive on 16th of June Mid-day AT LATEST.
City of Gdynia along with the local partners will be in charge of arranging hotels, half-board and local public transportation for the entire duration of the workshop within the agreed dates(from 16th till 20th of June). THESE WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE PARTICIPANTS. ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL (NEAREST AIRPORT: GDANSK code: GDN) HAVE TO BE MET BY PARTICIPANTS BY THEMSELVES. Selected participants will be asked to arrange the INTERNATIONAL trip on their own.
Participants are welcome to stay in Poland longer. However, their expenses for additional time spent in Poland beyond the time required for the workshop have to be borne by the participating members themselves.
City of Gdynia along with the local partners will be in charge of arranging hotels, half-board and local public transportation for the entire duration of the workshop within the agreed dates(from 16th till 20th of June). THESE WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE PARTICIPANTS. ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL (NEAREST AIRPORT: GDANSK code: GDN) HAVE TO BE MET BY PARTICIPANTS BY THEMSELVES. Selected participants will be asked to arrange the INTERNATIONAL trip on their own.
Participants are welcome to stay in Poland longer. However, their expenses for additional time spent in Poland beyond the time required for the workshop have to be borne by the participating members themselves.
Calendar
April 16th, 2018 Issue of Call
May 15th, 2018 Deadline - Reception of applications
May 20th, 2018 Communication of Selection Results
May 30th, 2018 at the latest Confirmation by selected Candidates
June, 2018 Travel arrangements/procedures
June 16th , 2018 Arrival to Gdynia
June 20th, 2018 Departure
Workshop program
16/06/2018. Saturday
17:00 - 17:20 – Official welcome and oppening of GUSS (session led by: Karolina Krośnicka)
Dr Marek Stępa – vice Mayor of the city of Gdynia
Prof. Piotr Lorens – President of Polish Society of Town Planners, Director of Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
Marek Karzyński – Director of Planning Office in Gdynia
Dr Dorota Kamrowska-Załuska – President of Gdańsk branch of Polish Society of Town Planners, Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning at Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
17:20-17:40 Round the table presentation of participants
17:40 – 18:00 Introduction to the theme of the workshop, program and methodology
Dorota Kamrowska-Załuska - “Models of smart cities development”
Karolina Krośnicka – “Scenarios for the future - foresight. Searching for alternative future for our cities.”
18:00 - 19:30 Workshop:Science fiction - do we really want such a future for our cities?(workshop led by: Karolina Krośnicka and Dorota Kamrowska-Załuska)
- S-F film visions – brainstorming workshop in groups
19:30-19:50 Discussion on the workshop results
Exhibition of posters:
- “Scenarios for the future of offices” - Students of Spatial Management GUT -tbc)
- “Office buildings of future” - Students of Architecture GUT-tbc
20:00 – Welcome dinner
17/06/2018. Sunday
9:00 - 10:30 – debate:CITY AS AN ENVIRONMENT OF HUMAN LIFE. I - Human being – adaptive changes to the new environment (debate organized by: Joanna Bach-Głowińska and Małgorzata Kostrzewska)
Civilizational illnesses of people, human physical needs and limitations, new ergonomics. Problems with air and noise pollution, sedentary life-style, contact with plastics and chemical substances, food problems, etc.Changed mentality and behavior?Human reaction for stress, growing intensity and density in cities.Psychological needs and wealth-being. How internet influence our minds? What will be the livestyle and space for living looking like?
10:30 – 12:00 - discussion in groups on possible scenarios concerning future human needs – Man in the future any-city model.
12:00 – 13:00 – presentation of group’s outcomes
13:00 - 14:00 - lunch
14:00 – 16:30 – debate: CITY AS AN ENVIRONMENT OF HUMAN LIFE. Patterns of social behavior in the future (debate organized by: Magdalena Szmytkowska)
Changed patterns of social behavior, different models of working and living, alternative models of families. Migrations internal and external. New cultural patterns. New art? Public spaces rediscovered? Is human mentality following the changes in technology?
16:30 – 17:00 – discussion in groups on possible scenarios concerning social behaviour of people and their implication for urban space. Society in the future any-city model
17:00 – 18:00 - presentation of group’s outcomes
18/06/2018. Monday
9:00 - 10:30– debate: “Future Transport and Mobility” (debate organized by: Piotr Smolnicki and Małgorzata Kostrzewska)
Alternative modes of transportand possibilities of their implementation (Tesla, hyper loop, Maglev?). Automated and remote vehicles – new types of space for transport infrastructure Transportation of people/ transportation of goods. Due to good accessibility is city still a city or a functional area (region)?. Un-motorized alternatives for walking. Individual patterns of movement.
10:30 – 12:00 – discussion in groups on possible scenarios concerning future transportation (public/individual). Transportation in the future any-city model
12:00 – 13:00 - presentation of group’s outcomes
13:00 - 14:00 - lunch
14:00 – 16:30 – debate: TECHNOLOGY - OPPORTUNITIES AND FEARS. I. Technology, work and information” (debate organized by: Karolina Krośnicka)
What will be a future source of energy (innovative energy)? Do we still need central heating? Can we protect ourselves from the weather and climate change? How can we communicate with each other (alternatives for mobile phones)? How would we be working (remote work for all?) or shopping or learning (at schools or e-learning?)? How would we obtain information (Internet) and goods? Is the information about us widely accessible (big data or big brother?)? How far the automatization would go? Are these proper questions?
16:30 – 17:00 - discussion in groups on possible scenarios concerning future technologies and their implication for urban space. Model of technological infrastructure in the future any-city model
17:00 – 18:00 – presentation of group’s outcomes
19/06/2018. Tuesday
8:30 - 10:30 – session: Model of a future any-city
Gathering reflections from previous sessions. Work in groups on presentations of a model of the future any-city
10:30 - 11:30 presentation of group’s outcomes and common discussion
11:30 - 13:00 Adapting a Model of a future any-city for Gdynia
Work in groups on presentation adaptation of a model of the future any-city for Gdynia/Tri-city region
13:00 - 14:00 - lunch
14:00 – 16:30 Model’s “detail” elaborated for Gdynia case study
Work in groups on presentations of a model’s “detail”(specific area of Gdynia - a study case to be chosen by a group ex.: New Gdynia - island on the Gulf of Gdansk, Experimental district in Gdynia Zachód, The role of new Downtown of Gdynia on Międzytorze, The transformation process of existing Śródmieście and its historical tissue).
16:30 – 17:30 – preparations for the final presentation
18:00 – 20:00 –Presentation of final group’s findings on “Tommorow of Gdynia”and the debate with invited guests (session led by: Karolina Krośnicka)
Klaus R. Kunzmann, David Amborski, WANG Fang, Laura Verdelli, Izabela Mironowicz
Marek Stępa, Piotr Lorens, Marek Karzyński
20:00 – Farewell dinner
Koordynatorka merytoryczna Szkoły Letniej / Summer School Content and Substantive Coordinator
Karolina Krośnicka
karolina.krosnicka@gmail.com
Karolina Krośnicka
karolina.krosnicka@gmail.com
