WEBVTT 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:05.800 Chair Isocarbon Matrix National Society of City and Treatment on Planets as 00:00:05.880 --> 00:00:10.040 isocarbon has already been mentioned, I would like to welcome all the partners 00:00:10.120 --> 00:00:12.800 and you, ladies and gentlemen. 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:16.440 The conference is also held under the auspices of the Committee 00:00:16.520 --> 00:00:21.760 of Architecture and Urbanism of the Polish Academy of Science as well 00:00:21.840 --> 00:00:24.960 as its Committee for their country development. 00:00:25.040 --> 00:00:29.080 And yesterday's ceremony was held under the auspices and patronage 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:31.520 of the association of Polish Architects. 00:00:31.600 --> 00:00:36.160 So we have a broad spectrum of institutions that cooperate with us. 00:00:36.240 --> 00:00:40.200 And therefore, to begin with, I would like to invite here 00:00:40.280 --> 00:00:46.440 Dr. Natalia Balcezak as the chair of the Pomerania branch of 00:00:46.520 --> 00:00:48.280 the association of the Polish Architects. 00:00:48.360 --> 00:00:54.760 And as mentioned, this organization is a co organizer and patron of yesterday. 00:00:57.000 --> 00:00:58.560 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. 00:00:58.640 --> 00:01:03.040 We welcome you on behalf of the organizer. 00:01:03.840 --> 00:01:05.920 Welcome to. 00:01:08.440 --> 00:01:13.000 We're in a beautiful venue that was 00:01:13.520 --> 00:01:16.960 over launched not so long ago and we're 00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:22.240 meeting around the architecture of the Metropolitan. 00:01:22.320 --> 00:01:27.800 This is a great joy and honor for me to be able to 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:50.040 not only increases the prestige of the conference, 00:01:50.120 --> 00:01:55.880 but also comes as a source of inspiration for further activities towards developing 00:01:55.960 --> 00:02:01.200 modern sustainable architecture in the city space. 00:02:01.280 --> 00:02:04.400 We have representatives of international organizations and national 00:02:04.480 --> 00:02:05.600 organizations among us. 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:11.800 I represent that is the association of Polish Architectures. 00:02:16.800 --> 00:02:18.480 Since the beginning of my 10. 00:02:18.560 --> 00:02:22.760 My ultimate goal is that for two years the association 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:29.600 should cooperate with authorities, central government authorities, 00:02:29.680 --> 00:02:34.720 but also with international organizations 00:02:51.760 --> 00:02:56.960 to develop architecture and town planning. 00:02:57.080 --> 00:03:00.960 This is done hopefully and my attempt four 00:03:01.040 --> 00:03:15.360 years ago that we set together 00:03:21.280 --> 00:03:26.280 the architecture of Metropolis is not just about esthetics, but about functionality, 00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:32.360 sustainable, everyday life. 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:58.240 I would like to thank all the speakers 00:04:05.040 --> 00:04:06.800 such a valuable event, 00:04:06.880 --> 00:04:10.000 very fruitful debate 00:04:18.760 --> 00:04:19.880 jumping on the opportunity 00:04:19.960 --> 00:04:21.560 of actually having a. 00:04:21.640 --> 00:04:26.320 I would like to invite all the architects that do not belong to our 00:04:26.400 --> 00:04:31.920 organization to join because the more. 00:04:37.760 --> 00:04:39.960 Thank you very much, Professor. 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:43.160 Thank you for your invitation and I wish you a great conference. 00:04:43.240 --> 00:04:47.000 Thank you. Thank you very much. 00:04:47.080 --> 00:04:51.760 The conference as mentioned is co organized by a number of partners. 00:04:51.840 --> 00:04:57.680 One of the key vocal bodies that we cooperate with is the Faculty 00:04:57.760 --> 00:05:00.240 of Architecture University of Technology. 00:05:00.320 --> 00:05:05.360 I'm so happy to have the dean of the faculty, Professor Jakub Steph among us. 00:05:05.440 --> 00:05:10.360 Professor, good morning. Welcome. 00:05:10.440 --> 00:05:16.680 I'd like to give the authorities 00:05:16.760 --> 00:05:20.120 University of Technology Director, 00:05:20.200 --> 00:05:26.080 I welcome you to the building that results of hard work of colleagues 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:32.520 from my faculty designing it actually 00:05:33.320 --> 00:05:36.040 study results from another share within 00:05:36.120 --> 00:05:41.000 our faculty were relied on having 00:05:43.240 --> 00:05:44.440 Dear guests, welcome. 00:05:44.520 --> 00:05:48.520 I would also like to welcome the organizers and thank them. 00:05:48.600 --> 00:05:52.920 Thank you, Professor Lawrence, first and foremost for drafting 00:05:53.000 --> 00:05:54.480 the agenda of the conference. 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:59.680 We can already see how valuable it is even before the conference has 00:05:59.760 --> 00:06:02.600 actually been launched. 00:06:02.680 --> 00:06:09.040 The values that stem from moving three scales, architectural 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:10.640 planning and planning. 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:17.160 As such an open space for a discussion at the intersection of those scales 00:06:17.720 --> 00:06:24.040 or about phenomena that actually cannot be 00:06:24.120 --> 00:06:26.560 allocated to any of the scales 00:06:26.640 --> 00:06:28.640 relying on measurements. 00:06:28.720 --> 00:06:32.920 This connection appears to be very fruitful. 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:37.920 It is a promise, something good forgetting about a bit. 00:06:38.000 --> 00:06:43.200 I can also see a number of benefits resulting from different 00:06:43.280 --> 00:06:44.400 milieus coming together. 00:06:44.480 --> 00:06:49.160 Economists, lawyers, architects, representatives of local authorities, 00:06:49.400 --> 00:06:51.600 scholars, among others. 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:55.360 So that works also. 00:06:56.240 --> 00:07:00.760 This is the synergy effect of this conference. 00:07:04.760 --> 00:07:11.320 Nowadays no action is possible without cooperation across a number 00:07:11.400 --> 00:07:13.400 of disciplines and specialties. 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:17.880 And what kind of challenges are there ahead of the cities? 00:07:17.960 --> 00:07:24.240 Well, this is what you are going to discuss over the next. 00:07:24.320 --> 00:07:26.240 Thank you very much, Mr. Dean. 00:07:26.320 --> 00:07:31.520 And as the Dean has mentioned, it's actually third or 00:07:31.600 --> 00:07:33.720 the fourth conference. 00:07:33.800 --> 00:07:37.800 Concerning those fundamental meetings that we've had a chance to co organize. 00:07:37.880 --> 00:07:41.840 Every time we try to cooperate with a broad number of partners, 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:47.320 one of them is also the Society of Polish Town Planners. 00:07:47.400 --> 00:07:54.240 It's very close to my heart, owing to my commitments, also 00:07:54.320 --> 00:07:58.640 beyond the scope of my activity within the University of Technology and the city. 00:07:58.720 --> 00:08:04.120 And I'm so happy to have Dr. Tomasz Maida, the chair of the Society 00:08:04.200 --> 00:08:08.840 of Polish Town Planners with us. Professor. 00:08:08.920 --> 00:08:11.640 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome. 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:19.640 As Professor Piotr Lawrence has already mentioned, we've been cooperating in 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:23.240 managerial body for decades now. 00:08:23.320 --> 00:08:26.560 I would like to welcome you to a conference. 00:08:26.640 --> 00:08:32.200 This topic is particularly valid today, not only in a global scale, 00:08:32.280 --> 00:08:39.080 not only about the challenges that urban planning faces, 00:08:39.160 --> 00:08:44.520 but also owing to specific requirements imposed by the reform 00:08:44.600 --> 00:08:45.680 of planning in Poland. 00:08:45.760 --> 00:08:50.320 We can plan now within metropolitan areas, although we do not have formal 00:08:50.400 --> 00:08:55.320 metropolitan document that is going to stipulate the policy. 00:08:55.400 --> 00:08:57.720 Spatial policy on the metropolitan. 00:08:57.800 --> 00:09:00.160 A local scale 00:09:02.200 --> 00:09:06.160 is not spacious enough 00:09:06.240 --> 00:09:12.600 and is not long term enough, as suggested by the new ASIM card. 00:09:12.680 --> 00:09:19.120 It's not as integrated as the time from Athens from 2003 would stipulate 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:25.080 because we are not talking about environment or historical heritage. 00:09:25.160 --> 00:09:28.280 It's beyond the system, the architecture that is the second part 00:09:28.360 --> 00:09:34.680 of this topic was given its tool, Integrated investment plans 00:09:34.760 --> 00:09:42.600 that are supposed to turn 00:09:43.200 --> 00:09:48.880 the application based on a special act. 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:55.040 Anyhow, they lead to investment solutions more than to architectural solutions. 00:09:55.120 --> 00:09:56.280 Scale. 00:09:56.360 --> 00:09:59.840 The solutions that we were offered by the legislator 00:09:59.920 --> 00:10:05.800 ceased to be the one that we had managed to get used to when we 00:10:05.880 --> 00:10:08.960 relied on the special act. 00:10:09.320 --> 00:10:15.680 We are at the verge of the new Pantera. 00:10:15.880 --> 00:10:16.920 Go with the flow. 00:10:17.000 --> 00:10:18.560 We need to follow the changes. 00:10:18.640 --> 00:10:25.400 And here on the Radonia Channel we appear to be in the perfect spot to discuss 00:10:25.480 --> 00:10:29.920 all that and I wish you such a strong. 00:10:30.000 --> 00:10:36.840 I realized that for some of our foreign guests, and maybe for some of us too, 00:10:36.920 --> 00:10:42.240 there's no sense developers of the special act or 00:10:42.320 --> 00:10:46.160 integrated investment plans might sound mysterious. 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:51.680 Just to clarify, we are beginning a discussion here on the local scale. 00:10:51.760 --> 00:10:55.480 We are talking about particular stages of the zoning plans 00:10:55.560 --> 00:11:01.640 and when the quality of architecture should step in at which phase 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:06.240 in the Polish reality that means that we are entering terra incognita, 00:11:06.320 --> 00:11:09.520 we can say and for a number of decades 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:13.640 we actually have awaited this change. 00:11:13.720 --> 00:11:15.680 So that's what it is like. 00:11:15.760 --> 00:11:21.560 And against this backed up the concept of this conference was created. 00:11:21.640 --> 00:11:27.560 It encompasses three blocks, as has already mentioned by the other speakers. 00:11:27.640 --> 00:11:33.160 So we are discussing architecture within the agenda. 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:38.160 There is going to be a number of presentations devoted to some model 00:11:38.240 --> 00:11:41.120 architectural solutions on the metropolitan scale, 00:11:41.200 --> 00:11:47.000 as well as aspects or issues that go hand in hand with shaping this architecture. 00:11:47.080 --> 00:11:51.160 We also want to discuss planning on a metropolitan scale. 00:11:51.240 --> 00:11:56.480 So as if from a completely different angle, from the other side of the table, 00:11:56.560 --> 00:12:02.520 as if we want to solve the issues that are more planning like then 00:12:02.600 --> 00:12:05.200 architectural in nature. 00:12:05.280 --> 00:12:11.160 But more importantly, if not most importantly, it is the middle 00:12:11.240 --> 00:12:15.600 ground that matters most in Poland, but also in foreign practice. 00:12:15.680 --> 00:12:20.520 That is what we are missing is a three dimensional urban planning that would come 00:12:20.600 --> 00:12:25.760 as an adhesive to this process of shaping city spaces. 00:12:25.840 --> 00:12:27.320 Urban spaces. 00:12:27.400 --> 00:12:32.760 And as our experience shows and experience of our foreign 00:12:32.840 --> 00:12:38.880 partners shows, in many centers this approach is not 00:12:38.960 --> 00:12:42.040 integrated in urban policies. 00:12:42.120 --> 00:12:44.720 You can see the results in the shape 00:12:44.800 --> 00:12:49.400 of some random or conflict generating 00:12:49.480 --> 00:12:52.760 solutions in Arabian spaces. 00:12:52.840 --> 00:12:55.880 In this scope we've been cooperating with a number of international 00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:57.520 partners as well. 00:12:57.600 --> 00:13:02.760 And I'm very happy that with us we have representatives 00:13:02.840 --> 00:13:06.840 of two international organizations I would love to invite. 00:13:06.920 --> 00:13:09.000 Now join me on stage. 00:13:09.080 --> 00:13:13.840 President of ISOGAP International Society of City and Regional Planners Elizabeth 00:13:13.920 --> 00:13:20.800 Belper Madam President took the office only recently. 00:13:20.880 --> 00:13:21.760 Welcome Elisabeth. 00:13:21.840 --> 00:13:25.400 Come and join us and share your thoughts with us. 00:13:28.520 --> 00:13:31.400 Thank you Piotr, for the nice and warm welcome. 00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:33.840 The third year in a row actually that we are here. 00:13:33.920 --> 00:13:38.080 So that's really great to be able to share. 00:13:38.480 --> 00:13:43.760 So today we are at the start of COP 29 and last month we had the Global Forum 00:13:43.840 --> 00:13:46.920 on Human Settlements and the Biodiversity Copies 00:13:47.000 --> 00:13:50.520 in Latin America and last week the World Urban Forum under 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:52.680 the theme it all starts at Home. 00:13:52.760 --> 00:13:58.000 And what we can see is that an increasing awareness, though yet not sufficient 00:13:58.080 --> 00:14:03.320 at all on the global scale of the critical importance of urban planning and design. 00:14:03.400 --> 00:14:07.520 A recent research conducted by the World Resource Institute indicated 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:11.880 that planning is Actually one of the most effective tools for mitigation 00:14:11.960 --> 00:14:14.760 and adaptation for climate change. 00:14:14.840 --> 00:14:20.040 So we need to leverage the urban design, urban and regional planning 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:23.760 as critical tools to deal with the multiple challenges of climate 00:14:23.840 --> 00:14:30.160 change, biodiversity, pollution, or in broader terms, just the health agenda. 00:14:30.240 --> 00:14:34.480 And to give an example, last month there was a journal that shows 00:14:34.560 --> 00:14:39.320 us that some neighborhoods are a few degrees hotter than other ones. 00:14:39.400 --> 00:14:43.240 And usually it's the more vulnerable populations or low income 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:45.360 neighborhoods that suffer from this. 00:14:45.440 --> 00:14:49.920 They don't only have hotter temperatures, but they also have to walk longer 00:14:50.000 --> 00:14:54.240 distances and spend more time to get to cooler areas. 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:57.920 So the inequity agenda is an important aspect that runs through 00:14:58.000 --> 00:15:00.680 all the scales as well. 00:15:00.760 --> 00:15:05.280 So the critical importance of planning and urban design to address these 00:15:05.360 --> 00:15:08.000 challenges cannot be overemphasized. 00:15:08.080 --> 00:15:11.560 And what we need in the 21st century is actually unprecedented 00:15:11.640 --> 00:15:13.240 with the fast changes. 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:15.920 And it's an unprecedented scale. 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:20.760 And these actions need to be place based and place informed. 00:15:20.840 --> 00:15:25.440 And I also like to stress the fact that we have to bridge the different skills 00:15:25.520 --> 00:15:27.360 and there should not be ad hoc projects. 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:31.280 It was mentioned by the mayor yesterday as well. 00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:37.360 We also know that globally we are actually altogether using 1.7 planet Earths, 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:39.600 so we use too many resources. 00:15:39.680 --> 00:15:45.120 So urbanism should also more be more regenerative in its nature, in its 00:15:45.200 --> 00:15:48.080 mission and nature based in its solutions. 00:15:48.160 --> 00:15:52.960 And so again on the three scales and more skills than this, 00:15:53.040 --> 00:15:58.280 urban infrastructure will be a hybrid of gray, green and blue infrastructure, 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:02.040 as well as smart, decarbonized and decentralized. 00:16:02.120 --> 00:16:06.560 We know that still 60 to 70% of the built environment has to be built. 00:16:06.640 --> 00:16:08.320 So there's a great opportunity. 00:16:08.400 --> 00:16:12.080 And at the other hand, we have the existing fabric with similar 00:16:12.160 --> 00:16:14.800 challenges, different challenges, but to have to deal 00:16:14.880 --> 00:16:16.840 with similar global challenges. 00:16:16.920 --> 00:16:21.200 So there is a lot of work to be done. 00:16:21.280 --> 00:16:26.520 Last month Isocorp celebrated its 60th World Planning Congress 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:27.920 in two parts of the world. 00:16:28.000 --> 00:16:32.680 We had the first international conference on regenerative cities in the Philippines. 00:16:32.760 --> 00:16:36.800 And last month we had the 60th World Congress in Siena. 00:16:36.880 --> 00:16:40.840 Two completely different contexts, but great opportunities to create 00:16:40.920 --> 00:16:44.600 and share knowledge again for the challenges ahead. 00:16:44.680 --> 00:16:50.000 So isocarp is 60 years of generating, sharing knowledge in this area 00:16:50.080 --> 00:16:54.840 and addressing evolving critical challenges, putting on the global agenda, 00:16:54.920 --> 00:16:58.400 also the invisible topics and pushing the agenda. 00:16:58.480 --> 00:17:04.320 We're also dealing with discussing topics like AI, 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:08.800 social inclusion, resilience, intergenerational equity and so on, 00:17:08.880 --> 00:17:13.160 or indigenous perspectives as last year in the Congress. 00:17:13.240 --> 00:17:16.920 We are very happy that also this year we are part of this regional 00:17:17.000 --> 00:17:18.920 event for isocarp. This is a regional Event. 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:21.200 Thank you once again, Pyotr. It's the third time. 00:17:21.280 --> 00:17:24.320 I'm also happy to be back here in Gdansk. 00:17:24.400 --> 00:17:28.120 And it's also very good to see as yesterday 00:17:28.200 --> 00:17:32.840 that this city and this part of Europe puts also 00:17:32.920 --> 00:17:35.840 the discourse of the future, of planning on the agenda. 00:17:35.920 --> 00:17:38.960 The attention for nature and a people centered approach, 00:17:39.040 --> 00:17:42.200 as we have seen with the competitions, for instance, 00:17:42.280 --> 00:17:45.480 and I also like to quote the mayor that she says that the city is a living 00:17:45.560 --> 00:17:50.960 body and with the changes happening in the world, we need to adapt as a city. 00:17:51.040 --> 00:17:56.720 So finally we would like to invite also all the Polish planners and Gdansk 00:17:56.800 --> 00:18:01.320 planners to share your experiences and knowledge on our global scene. 00:18:01.400 --> 00:18:03.320 Thank you very much. 00:18:06.560 --> 00:18:09.200 Ladies and gentlemen. 00:18:09.280 --> 00:18:12.240 Our partner of ours is European Council of Town Planners. 00:18:12.320 --> 00:18:17.960 Today we have Marcus Sederfer with us, 00:18:18.040 --> 00:18:20.520 current chairman as well as his 00:18:20.600 --> 00:18:25.560 predecessor and ask you so Markus, if you could give us a greeting 00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:30.440 that would be excellent. I can also add to the words of Elizabeth. 00:18:31.560 --> 00:18:37.440 This October, November is full of various conferences, meetings as 00:18:37.520 --> 00:18:40.400 far as planning issues. 00:18:40.480 --> 00:18:43.520 So it was difficult to find our place in that busy calendar, 00:18:43.600 --> 00:18:49.840 but I think we've managed but ECDB next week it's also 00:18:49.920 --> 00:18:53.080 having its own conference in Spain. 00:18:53.160 --> 00:18:55.800 Unfortunately we cannot equal the sunny Bilbao. 00:18:55.880 --> 00:19:00.320 Morning, colleagues and friends, it's a great pleasure to have 00:19:00.400 --> 00:19:05.240 the opportunity to speak for the third time for us too here in Gdansk 00:19:05.320 --> 00:19:08.920 at the international, I call them always 00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:14.480 the Gdansk International Conferences on Planning, which changes every year. 00:19:14.560 --> 00:19:19.600 The theme and also this year's theme is very, very interesting. 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:22.920 I must thank very much for this. 00:19:23.000 --> 00:19:28.560 The Gdansk city administration, City president Alexander Dulkiewicz 00:19:28.640 --> 00:19:33.080 and of course the city architecture, Piotr Lorenz. 00:19:33.160 --> 00:19:38.280 A special thank also to Marek Isidor, to the translators who are doing always 00:19:38.360 --> 00:19:46.440 a very great work and I know it's not easy to bring all these 00:19:46.520 --> 00:19:52.200 specific terms translated into two languages and to all the technical 00:19:52.280 --> 00:19:57.440 and administrative stuff that stands behind the organization of this huge 00:19:57.520 --> 00:20:00.760 event, which is very, very appreciated. 00:20:00.840 --> 00:20:03.960 So a few words about our organization. 00:20:04.040 --> 00:20:08.360 The European Council of Spatial Planners is an umbrella, is a European 00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:12.320 wide umbrella organization. 00:20:13.840 --> 00:20:20.400 Spatial planning organizations from the 46 member countries of the European Council 00:20:20.480 --> 00:20:25.880 can be member of the ECTP CEU 00:20:25.960 --> 00:20:29.960 and we have currently 26 full members. 00:20:30.040 --> 00:20:34.040 Full members are those members who represent professional 00:20:34.120 --> 00:20:35.880 planners in their countries. 00:20:35.960 --> 00:20:39.040 Then we have 11 so called corresponding members. 00:20:39.120 --> 00:20:43.120 These are members organizations, also private firms, 00:20:43.200 --> 00:20:47.880 university departments and so on that are dealing with spatial planning. 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:52.360 Then we have five partnership members and. 00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:58.480 And all these are from, yes, from currently 30 different European countries. 00:20:58.560 --> 00:21:05.400 So we have created a very interesting network and one of Our goals, for example, 00:21:05.480 --> 00:21:11.160 on the EU level, is to bring forward the recognition, 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:15.400 the coordinated recognition of the spatial planning profession. 00:21:15.480 --> 00:21:20.600 You probably note that unlike other professions like the architects or 00:21:20.680 --> 00:21:27.400 engineers, spatial planners still do not have a unique, coordinated definition 00:21:27.480 --> 00:21:29.520 and recognition at the EU level. 00:21:29.600 --> 00:21:31.400 So also exchanging. 00:21:31.480 --> 00:21:36.680 Exchanging that kind of professional expertise 00:21:36.760 --> 00:21:41.840 that is deeply linked to administrative processes is very, very difficult because 00:21:41.920 --> 00:21:45.720 things change a lot from country to country. 00:21:45.800 --> 00:21:46.400 And. 00:21:46.480 --> 00:21:52.400 Well, I of course share everything said 00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:57.560 by Elizabeth, because these are more or less the same arguments 00:21:57.640 --> 00:21:58.960 we are dealing with. 00:21:59.040 --> 00:22:01.720 Of course, we are not on a global. 00:22:01.800 --> 00:22:05.480 We don't operate on a global scale, but only on a continental scale. 00:22:05.560 --> 00:22:11.040 But we have nevertheless many things to do and many issues to solve. 00:22:11.120 --> 00:22:19.440 And so I can't invite, as Thomas said, 00:22:19.520 --> 00:22:22.400 or also the local president 00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:26.600 of the Architects Association, Polish Architects association said, 00:22:26.680 --> 00:22:31.120 I can't invite individual members to join our association because we 00:22:31.200 --> 00:22:33.040 don't have individual members. 00:22:33.120 --> 00:22:39.400 But I invite you to join our conferences to look at our websites. 00:22:39.480 --> 00:22:44.760 Now we are preparing a new website which is 00:22:44.840 --> 00:22:50.640 much improved with reference to what we have currently and to participate 00:22:50.720 --> 00:22:51.920 in our activities. 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:56.440 And as Thomas said, and also Piatr. I don't remember. 00:22:56.520 --> 00:23:02.080 Next week we will all meet in Bilbao to our General Assembly. 00:23:02.160 --> 00:23:04.240 We have twice a year general assemblies. 00:23:04.320 --> 00:23:08.240 And next year we will also have an important anniversary, 00:23:08.320 --> 00:23:12.440 because on 8th of November, which is the World Town Planning Day, 00:23:12.520 --> 00:23:15.960 next year we will celebrate our 40th anniversary. 00:23:16.040 --> 00:23:22.960 Our organization was established on 8th of November 1985 in Amsterdam. 00:23:23.040 --> 00:23:27.680 And so I wish you also nice 00:23:27.760 --> 00:23:32.120 attendance to this conference. And. 00:23:32.200 --> 00:23:34.440 And we will meet, of course again. 00:23:34.520 --> 00:23:36.920 And thank you again, Piotr, for everything you're doing. 00:23:37.000 --> 00:23:38.760 Thank you. 00:23:41.200 --> 00:23:46.200 Ladies and gentlemen, the next two guests 00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:50.400 who we would like to welcome, 00:23:50.480 --> 00:23:53.680 one of them will arrive here a bit later. 00:23:53.760 --> 00:23:55.000 Oh, we already have. 00:23:55.080 --> 00:24:00.080 We already have Magna with us, so she made it already from Krakow. 00:24:00.160 --> 00:24:03.320 So in that case I'd like to welcome 00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:07.040 Professor Justin Kabalarczyk, the head of the Committee of Architecture 00:24:07.120 --> 00:24:11.200 and Urban Planning of the Polish Academy of Sciences. 00:24:13.080 --> 00:24:19.440 Professor this year has become the head of our committee. 00:24:19.520 --> 00:24:25.880 We are very grateful that despite such a tight schedule in Krakow, 00:24:25.960 --> 00:24:28.080 you've been able to to join us. 00:24:28.160 --> 00:24:32.400 I can also add that it definitely took quite a bit of sacrifice. 00:24:32.480 --> 00:24:33.640 Big round of applause. 00:24:33.720 --> 00:24:35.240 Thank you very much. 00:24:35.320 --> 00:24:40.520 And the floor is yours, Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, thank you 00:24:40.600 --> 00:24:41.920 very much for the invitation. 00:24:42.000 --> 00:24:48.400 It's a great honor to be able to participate in today's conference. 00:24:48.480 --> 00:24:52.840 Congratulations on the initiative, on the organization of the event. 00:24:52.920 --> 00:24:57.960 Congratulations on choosing very interesting topic, which is very 00:24:58.040 --> 00:25:02.760 much current and extremely significant. 00:25:03.360 --> 00:25:09.560 Urban Centers Metropolia can be compared to living organisms which 00:25:09.640 --> 00:25:12.640 keep on living, developing, changing. 00:25:12.720 --> 00:25:16.840 We are creators, both creators and witnesses of these changes. 00:25:16.920 --> 00:25:23.280 But it's also very important to have these changes happen 00:25:23.360 --> 00:25:26.520 in accordance with certain priorities and. 00:25:26.600 --> 00:25:32.560 And the main priority, main goal is of course, human being. 00:25:32.640 --> 00:25:37.000 Human being understood as the most important element 00:25:37.080 --> 00:25:39.960 of the natural environment. 00:25:40.040 --> 00:25:44.360 So looking with care at the natural environment, we're also looking with care 00:25:44.440 --> 00:25:47.480 at humans, the future of the humankind. 00:25:47.560 --> 00:25:51.440 Of course, development of cities in Metropolia is 00:25:51.520 --> 00:25:55.280 accompanied by various problems of both environmental, social, economic, 00:25:55.360 --> 00:25:58.520 spatial nature and its architects. 00:25:58.600 --> 00:26:04.680 Urban planners are the ones correspondible for finding 00:26:04.760 --> 00:26:08.160 such solutions which are going to minimize such problems. 00:26:08.240 --> 00:26:11.680 I am deeply convinced that 00:26:12.280 --> 00:26:16.040 today's conference will allow us 00:26:16.120 --> 00:26:19.280 to facilitate search for such solutions. 00:26:19.360 --> 00:26:20.760 And this is what I wish you. 00:26:20.840 --> 00:26:24.840 I wish you a great conference and fulfilled expectations. 00:26:24.920 --> 00:26:30.200 Thank you once again to all of our guests, 00:26:30.280 --> 00:26:33.440 honorary patrons, co organizers, for their presence. 00:26:33.520 --> 00:26:36.160 It's extremely important for us. 00:26:36.240 --> 00:26:42.880 I can only add that the representatives of the Polja Academy of Sciences. 00:26:42.960 --> 00:26:48.560 Professor Kamrinitsky has sent to me 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:55.360 a letter of best wishes in the 00:26:55.440 --> 00:26:56.920 context of the conference. 00:26:57.000 --> 00:27:03.120 The letter also expressed a hope for certain conclusions that will be reached 00:27:03.200 --> 00:27:05.080 during the conference, which later could be implemented 00:27:05.160 --> 00:27:09.440 in the Polish urban planning practice. 00:27:09.520 --> 00:27:13.280 Even more so, since our Polish system has been subject to many 00:27:13.360 --> 00:27:14.520 changes in recent years. 00:27:14.600 --> 00:27:19.080 And I have an impression that there are more changes in the pipeline. 00:27:19.160 --> 00:27:23.680 So we'll see what direction this is going to take. 00:27:23.760 --> 00:27:29.240 And last but not least, the co organizers of our conference is Metrics. 00:27:29.320 --> 00:27:33.320 This is the European Network of Metropolitan Areas. 00:27:33.400 --> 00:27:39.920 Metropolia will have the honor of having with us chairman of Metrix, Jakub Mazur, 00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:43.320 who is also the vice president of the city of Wroclaw. 00:27:43.400 --> 00:27:47.800 However, he will join us only in the evening hours. 00:27:47.880 --> 00:27:53.760 Today he's having other responsibilities connected with other events, 00:27:53.840 --> 00:27:55.680 but tomorrow he's going to present. 00:27:55.760 --> 00:28:00.000 So I do hope that 00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:03.200 he will be able also to greet you 00:28:03.280 --> 00:28:08.800 tomorrow, since we were able to start rotating time. 00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:14.640 So I allow myself to say a few words about the goal of the conference, its program 00:28:14.720 --> 00:28:19.040 and the main elements which we're going to talk about today and tomorrow. 00:28:19.120 --> 00:28:22.760 The main goal of the conference that has already been mentioned 00:28:22.840 --> 00:28:28.240 and as you can read on our Internet page and publications, is creating a certain 00:28:28.320 --> 00:28:34.840 platform for dialog and cooperation between three main groups of issues. 00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:42.120 Issues connected with architectural design, connected with urban planning, 00:28:42.200 --> 00:28:47.200 understood as designing structural structure in three 00:28:47.280 --> 00:28:51.480 dimensions, and searching for certain connections 00:28:51.560 --> 00:28:57.000 between buildup, structures, elements of planning, 00:28:57.080 --> 00:29:02.520 as well as another element of our discussion, is then 00:29:02.600 --> 00:29:06.720 translating that into actual solutions. 00:29:06.800 --> 00:29:08.120 Especially on a metropolitan scale. 00:29:08.200 --> 00:29:13.120 On a metropolitan scale, which as we have heard from Dr. Maida 00:29:13.200 --> 00:29:18.000 well, in Poland we've been discussing discussing it quite a bit, but not 00:29:18.080 --> 00:29:20.440 much has been done yet in our country. 00:29:20.520 --> 00:29:25.080 In Poland we have said 8:12 depends on how to count of large German centers 00:29:25.160 --> 00:29:29.480 which have ambitions of being Metropolia. 00:29:29.560 --> 00:29:32.360 But formally we have only one Metropolia. 00:29:32.440 --> 00:29:37.160 However, it doesn't have any planning competences. 00:29:37.240 --> 00:29:41.520 Here I'm talking about the so called Silesian Metropolia 00:29:41.600 --> 00:29:45.960 of Katowice as its capital. 00:29:47.000 --> 00:29:52.760 We're going to discuss these days about issues dealing with the Metropolitan act 00:29:52.840 --> 00:29:58.280 on the Pomeranian region where we'll be discussing the way of organizing 00:29:58.360 --> 00:30:03.640 and the structure of metropolitan whose center, whose capital could 00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:08.280 be the Tri City that is Dice City. 00:30:08.680 --> 00:30:14.480 Currently it functions as an association, it's called regional metropolitan area 00:30:14.560 --> 00:30:19.600 ghdnia support and it entails about 30 entities altogether. 00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:21.080 That's the way it is now. 00:30:21.160 --> 00:30:25.720 Some of these entities are very active, others not so much. 00:30:25.800 --> 00:30:29.720 Which of course results in the fact that any sort 00:30:29.800 --> 00:30:33.600 of formalist cooperation, especially when it comes to solutions, 00:30:33.680 --> 00:30:39.000 dealing with spatial planning, its various aspects and of course one 00:30:39.080 --> 00:30:44.320 of the main solutions I can add, is transport is very challenging, 00:30:44.400 --> 00:30:45.320 very difficult. 00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:52.080 Within metropolitan area we have recently seen creation of a commission 00:30:52.160 --> 00:30:54.960 which has an informal name, Metropolitan 00:30:55.040 --> 00:30:59.360 Commission for Urban Architectural Issues. 00:30:59.440 --> 00:31:01.840 So the metropolitan area is making 00:31:01.920 --> 00:31:07.200 attempts to deal with these issues. 00:31:07.280 --> 00:31:11.120 However, these are just the beginnings. 00:31:11.200 --> 00:31:15.680 I'm saying this mentioning these facts because in the formal context we are 00:31:15.760 --> 00:31:20.800 of course dealing with regional planning, metropolitan planning in Poland, 00:31:20.880 --> 00:31:27.120 however, it doesn't have much impact on real processes taking place, 00:31:27.200 --> 00:31:28.760 which is a great problem. 00:31:28.840 --> 00:31:36.560 Also on the other hand we have various investments, architectural investments. 00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:42.840 We also see solutions of greater scales and these attempts very rarely lead 00:31:42.920 --> 00:31:44.280 to creation of ideas. 00:31:44.360 --> 00:31:48.920 Concepts deal with creating 00:31:49.000 --> 00:31:51.840 certain larger urban areas. 00:31:51.920 --> 00:31:58.920 And here we can see something that we can call urban planning black hole between 00:31:59.000 --> 00:32:02.040 the architectural scale and the formal planning scale, metropolitan 00:32:02.120 --> 00:32:04.480 scale, regional scale. 00:32:04.840 --> 00:32:07.800 And this is the issue which I would like 00:32:07.880 --> 00:32:12.920 to also deal with during our conference. 00:32:13.000 --> 00:32:17.560 Issues connected with thinking of how we can join these three different 00:32:17.640 --> 00:32:22.760 perspectives and fill this black hole. 00:32:23.600 --> 00:32:27.120 How we can, in other words, give back meaning to special planning 00:32:27.200 --> 00:32:29.440 and what goals it can fulfill. 00:32:29.520 --> 00:32:35.560 Yesterday we were able to meet the winners 00:32:35.640 --> 00:32:41.080 for the Gdansk South Project competition. 00:32:41.160 --> 00:32:46.320 It seems to be a good example of something that can be used as a source 00:32:46.400 --> 00:32:48.080 in this discussion on. 00:32:48.160 --> 00:32:53.800 On different scales when it comes to architectural planning, urban regional, 00:32:53.880 --> 00:32:58.680 where through solutions on the basis of urban planning, we are looking for 00:32:58.760 --> 00:33:01.240 certain ideas of creating a greater whole. 00:33:01.320 --> 00:33:08.360 On one hand, being in line with the City 00:33:08.440 --> 00:33:15.640 strategy and on the other hand bring it closer to the average user of them space 00:33:15.720 --> 00:33:19.120 on local architectural scale. 00:33:19.200 --> 00:33:23.960 So we are trying to conduct this process not 00:33:24.040 --> 00:33:27.960 from the theoretical side only, but also from practical one as well. 00:33:28.040 --> 00:33:32.840 And what's important, it's also the fact that we 00:33:32.920 --> 00:33:38.160 are trying to find a way of putting these 00:33:38.240 --> 00:33:43.000 issues into practical solutions. 00:33:43.160 --> 00:33:44.920 Using this example of Gneiss Center. 00:33:45.000 --> 00:33:50.080 I allow myself to give you or present to you an entire way of acting 00:33:50.160 --> 00:33:52.360 that city authorities have taken. 00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:57.680 We have started with debates, discussions, 00:33:57.800 --> 00:33:59.600 the level of consultations 00:33:59.680 --> 00:34:02.520 for the South Park. 00:34:02.600 --> 00:34:03.800 This is how it started. 00:34:03.880 --> 00:34:07.000 Next there was decision to organize a 00:34:07.080 --> 00:34:11.560 competition which we dealt with yesterday. 00:34:11.640 --> 00:34:19.320 And on this basis our colleagues from the city unit dealing with spatial planning. 00:34:19.560 --> 00:34:24.480 On these basis they will consume the results of these competitions, 00:34:24.560 --> 00:34:27.200 implementing its conclusions into their plans. 00:34:27.280 --> 00:34:32.720 And next the city as the owner of that land, is going to start investing 00:34:32.800 --> 00:34:36.760 either by itself or in partnership with private investors. 00:34:36.840 --> 00:34:40.960 The detailed formula is still being discussed, 00:34:41.040 --> 00:34:44.720 but it's quite important since 00:34:45.360 --> 00:34:50.760 on these examples we are testing a triad 00:34:50.840 --> 00:34:53.280 which we are trying to introduce. 00:34:53.360 --> 00:34:57.960 So what's important is discussion, planning and designing 00:34:58.040 --> 00:34:59.040 and then implementation. 00:34:59.120 --> 00:35:05.080 And there is no complete process of any 00:35:05.160 --> 00:35:06.600 conclusion, any sort of investments 00:35:06.680 --> 00:35:10.720 and planning without these three elements, which are extremely important to us. 00:35:10.800 --> 00:35:16.680 Very often we've been discussing about planning only, which 00:35:16.960 --> 00:35:19.120 ended up for planning for planning sake. 00:35:19.200 --> 00:35:21.400 Very often they're discussed for participation. 00:35:21.480 --> 00:35:23.840 It was discussion for discussions sake itself. 00:35:23.920 --> 00:35:27.760 And very often we were just implementing investment 00:35:27.840 --> 00:35:33.400 processes which resulted in various conflicts. 00:35:34.880 --> 00:35:38.320 It is of utmost importance 00:35:40.440 --> 00:35:43.560 of the triad, but also in the context 00:35:43.640 --> 00:35:46.680 of those solutions, it appears critical to confront it 00:35:46.760 --> 00:35:49.720 with the other triads, that of architecture, 00:35:49.800 --> 00:35:56.040 urban planning and plan planning on a scale that exceeds the local one. 00:36:09.120 --> 00:36:13.920 The shaping of architecture today and architecture. 00:36:16.440 --> 00:36:22.800 The first one is going to be chaired by Professor Academy. 00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:43.440 Now welcome Professor. 00:36:43.520 --> 00:36:49.040 Here presentation by Janet Askew, 00:36:49.120 --> 00:36:51.040 the former chair of ECTB. 00:36:51.120 --> 00:37:10.160 Janet, welcome has been present in 00:37:10.240 --> 00:37:14.320 15 years now 00:37:15.840 --> 00:37:17.880 and it is something that covers 00:37:17.960 --> 00:37:24.920 over 20 hectares of housing estate. 00:37:25.000 --> 00:37:28.800 We've got an architect here and also representative of the investor. 00:37:28.880 --> 00:37:33.040 And as I said, for nearly 20 years has been involved in the process of discussing 00:37:33.120 --> 00:37:37.800 an how this district of the city should be shaped. 00:37:37.880 --> 00:37:44.360 And it is a set of different fun faction buildings that exemplifies how 00:37:44.440 --> 00:37:46.680 implemented multifunctional approach. 00:37:46.760 --> 00:37:52.320 And actually it is well ahead of all the discussions on 15 Town and 00:37:52.400 --> 00:37:54.600 Multipurpose functions of the buildings. 00:37:54.680 --> 00:37:58.160 The team has been granted numerous awards also recently. 00:37:58.240 --> 00:38:03.080 So I believe that Marin now will discuss his reflections. 00:38:03.160 --> 00:38:07.560 Then we will listen to an example that might be somewhat different 00:38:07.640 --> 00:38:09.400 that will Be the one from Bra. 00:38:09.480 --> 00:38:12.960 We have Dr. Zana Lanska from Slavak University of Technology. 00:38:13.040 --> 00:38:19.680 Zana, can you show up Here we have Zana excellent and mentioned 00:38:19.760 --> 00:38:28.040 will share experience shaping development city. 00:38:30.120 --> 00:38:32.720 This session will close with the presentation 00:38:32.800 --> 00:38:35.560 of Dr. Gabir La Rembas from Mexico University of Technology. 00:38:35.640 --> 00:38:39.800 And she will share her experience in the implementation of the 00:38:39.880 --> 00:38:42.280 Pomeranian Metropolitan Railway. 00:38:42.360 --> 00:38:46.800 She'll tell us about the assumptions behind this endeavor that I believe 00:38:46.880 --> 00:38:50.760 changed the architectural identity of the city quite substantially. 00:38:50.840 --> 00:38:54.360 So it is a very, very interesting experience. 00:38:54.440 --> 00:38:57.880 In the session that will follow coffee break that will be shared 00:38:57.960 --> 00:39:00.880 by Janet we will have lectures. 00:39:00.960 --> 00:39:05.000 Professor once again 00:39:05.120 --> 00:39:09.640 we'll be joined by the former double 00:39:09.720 --> 00:39:16.200 of the city of village. 00:39:16.280 --> 00:39:20.360 I hope Rome is with us, but I 00:39:24.160 --> 00:39:29.280 from university in Lisbon is with us. 00:39:42.400 --> 00:39:49.280 Professor completed working on a book. 00:39:49.360 --> 00:39:53.680 So hopefully by the end of the conference, 00:39:53.760 --> 00:39:57.320 as the book apparently has been published, 00:39:57.400 --> 00:40:02.160 we hope that the courier will deliver the book and we'll be able to present you 00:40:02.240 --> 00:40:05.560 with a copy so the democratic can get their own copy. 00:40:05.640 --> 00:40:09.680 Well, we hope on dhls. 00:40:10.320 --> 00:40:16.000 And then we will have lunch and in the part following lunch 00:40:16.320 --> 00:40:19.840 we'll have a chance to listen to a lecture 00:40:19.920 --> 00:40:23.560 by special guest Dennis Pipes. 00:40:23.640 --> 00:40:25.080 Dennis, are you with us? 00:40:25.160 --> 00:40:27.080 Dennis, here you are. Okay. 00:40:27.160 --> 00:40:28.640 Just in front row. 00:40:28.720 --> 00:40:33.920 Denisov. 00:40:34.000 --> 00:40:37.360 She's one of the world biggest design companies. 00:40:37.440 --> 00:40:44.120 Dennis is responsible for urban planning within the company and he 00:40:44.200 --> 00:40:46.160 will share with us 00:40:46.240 --> 00:41:04.840 his team's experience before 20 years ago. 00:41:04.920 --> 00:41:10.760 And he supervised one of the first drafts the shaping of the so called 00:41:10.840 --> 00:41:13.520 young cities in shipyard area. 00:41:13.600 --> 00:41:16.760 And these materials are to be found in the books that were published 00:41:16.840 --> 00:41:20.920 concerning this topic as the city architecture. 00:41:21.000 --> 00:41:27.600 We hope to reissue those works and hopefully we'll have another chance 00:41:27.680 --> 00:41:32.880 to present those drawings that were created back then. 00:41:36.640 --> 00:41:41.120 From Cairo University, Egypt. Welcome. 00:41:48.960 --> 00:41:53.240 Of course, as exemplified by Cairo 00:42:00.440 --> 00:42:03.640 will talk to us representing the city 00:42:03.720 --> 00:42:11.360 of Ghent and she will tell us about the transformation of the port area of Ghent. 00:42:15.560 --> 00:42:16.760 Where are you? 00:42:16.840 --> 00:42:18.280 Hopefully we have with. 00:42:18.360 --> 00:42:20.680 Oh yes, welcome. 00:42:46.520 --> 00:42:51.560 We will invite here architect Mr. Janos Sepio. 00:42:51.640 --> 00:42:54.040 Welcome Janos 00:42:58.640 --> 00:43:01.760 Chief architect of the city of Krakow. 00:43:01.840 --> 00:43:03.920 Before that he held different offices. 00:43:04.000 --> 00:43:07.640 He was a senator of the Republic of Poland as well as the Marshal of the voivodeship, 00:43:07.720 --> 00:43:08.800 so the head of the voivodeship. 00:43:08.880 --> 00:43:14.520 So his professional career is rich experiences. 00:43:14.600 --> 00:43:19.280 And what is important from our perspective is that in the context of platform we are 00:43:19.360 --> 00:43:25.600 also talking about great challenges related to shaping the urban space. 00:43:25.680 --> 00:43:31.560 And I'm so happy that time to join us. 00:43:31.640 --> 00:43:35.200 And we will have a series of presentations 00:43:37.920 --> 00:43:43.040 related to experiences 00:43:43.120 --> 00:43:46.480 of particular design studios. 00:43:46.560 --> 00:43:52.560 And we gathered together representatives of such Studios architects. 00:43:52.640 --> 00:43:54.480 I would like to welcome Mr. Maci Monka. 00:43:54.560 --> 00:43:56.840 Hopefully he's with us already. 00:43:56.920 --> 00:43:58.400 Maybe not here. 00:43:58.480 --> 00:44:04.680 Let me add this grouping D is responsible for the second stage of the the 00:44:04.760 --> 00:44:08.960 reconstruction of the granary island. 00:44:09.040 --> 00:44:12.000 This is something that is just about to be completion. 00:44:12.080 --> 00:44:15.840 So hopefully Mr. Mata will show 00:44:18.840 --> 00:44:20.080 from Apa Wojowski, 00:44:20.160 --> 00:44:22.880 one of Poland's biggest design company. 00:44:22.960 --> 00:44:27.520 Shall not yet apparently. 00:44:28.800 --> 00:44:32.080 Last but not least, Mr. 00:44:37.280 --> 00:44:38.880 Summary of this session will be 00:44:38.960 --> 00:44:43.440 the presentation delivered by Mr. Thomas 00:44:55.600 --> 00:44:57.520 his designing experience. 00:44:57.600 --> 00:45:01.840 So we are working not only theoretical aspects, 00:45:01.920 --> 00:45:06.240 but maybe first and foremost on the practical aspects of architectural 00:45:06.320 --> 00:45:11.000 design, which is bringing together theory and practice. 00:45:11.080 --> 00:45:15.560 I believe that as architects, planners and planners, 00:45:15.640 --> 00:45:20.160 we need to bear in mind that these perspectives are equally important. 00:45:20.240 --> 00:45:24.480 That is why within this conference we are trying to make sure that we cover 00:45:24.560 --> 00:45:27.480 all the perspectives necessary. 00:45:27.560 --> 00:45:30.840 Tomorrow we will launch our proceedings at 10. 00:45:30.920 --> 00:45:37.640 Let me add that tonight at 8pm we would like to invite you to a cocktail party 00:45:37.720 --> 00:45:41.520 that will be held in Olivia Business Center. 00:45:41.600 --> 00:45:48.720 And as in previous years, we chose the same venue. 00:45:48.800 --> 00:45:52.760 For those of you who stay at the Mercury Hotel 00:45:52.840 --> 00:45:59.560 we have a shuttle bus and I will inform you about the details as we go. 00:45:59.640 --> 00:46:06.120 But all the other ones are also invited to join us there. 00:46:07.360 --> 00:46:13.680 You'll be able to get in at 7:30 already and I hope that we all spend a great 00:46:13.760 --> 00:46:19.080 evening together at the 30, the second floor of this grand building. 00:46:19.160 --> 00:46:25.040 And as for tomorrow, we are reconvening at 10. 00:46:25.120 --> 00:46:29.600 This cocktail party will take a while, so I didn't want to mobilize you 00:46:29.680 --> 00:46:32.560 to actually rise and shine earlier than necessary. 00:46:32.640 --> 00:46:36.640 So we start with Marcus, head of first presentation that 00:46:36.720 --> 00:46:39.440 we've already had a chance to hear from. 00:46:39.520 --> 00:46:43.880 Today he will tell us about metropolitan planning and inspirations from Venus. 00:46:43.960 --> 00:46:48.880 Again we will welcome the mayor of the city of Mr. Jacob Mazur, 00:46:48.960 --> 00:46:54.560 who will join us tonight, who will tell us about Metropolis in Europe. 00:46:54.640 --> 00:46:59.000 And then another guest, special guest of ours will take the floor. 00:46:59.080 --> 00:47:01.600 Judith Reiser. Judith, are you with us? 00:47:01.680 --> 00:47:03.040 Judith. 00:47:03.120 --> 00:47:04.760 Hello. 00:47:04.840 --> 00:47:06.520 Judith has joined us. 00:47:06.600 --> 00:47:12.960 She came came from London and we've known each other for many, many years. 00:47:13.040 --> 00:47:19.840 I'm so happy to have a chance to visit us here. 00:47:19.920 --> 00:47:25.320 Then we will hear a presentation by Dr. 00:47:28.520 --> 00:47:30.320 Welcome. 00:47:31.440 --> 00:47:33.600 This session will close with the presentation 00:47:33.680 --> 00:47:37.720 of Professor Alexander Orowski from Glasgow University of Technology. 00:47:37.800 --> 00:47:41.760 We'll hear about smart city related issues and different aspects 00:47:41.840 --> 00:47:43.400 of shaping Metropolis. 00:47:43.480 --> 00:47:47.760 We're talking about space related ones, transportation related ones, and also 00:47:47.840 --> 00:47:50.240 those concerning new technologies. 00:47:50.320 --> 00:47:55.040 Then we will have the last session of the conference. 00:47:55.240 --> 00:47:58.840 Within this session we'll have a presentation. 00:47:58.920 --> 00:48:04.040 Mr. Frank Tont who will tell us about relations between visions, 00:48:04.120 --> 00:48:08.800 particularly in the context of shaping metropolitan structures 00:48:08.880 --> 00:48:13.920 and the visions implementation From Vision to Institutions. 00:48:14.000 --> 00:48:15.480 That's the title of the presentation. 00:48:15.560 --> 00:48:20.720 I'm really excited to hear this presentation as it can be 00:48:20.800 --> 00:48:24.000 very inspiring to us in the context 00:48:24.080 --> 00:48:28.160 of the discussions Polish Metropolis unfortunately we will not have 00:48:28.240 --> 00:48:33.480 a presentation by Dr. Jakub Plaketka who yesterday reported that he 00:48:33.560 --> 00:48:37.320 unfortunately suffers from pneumonia. 00:48:37.400 --> 00:48:39.520 So we'll have to skip that presentation. 00:48:39.600 --> 00:48:46.040 But then we will move on to listening How Glasses won from metropolitan Area 00:48:46.120 --> 00:48:51.240 and then we will have something that we could call the closing keynote. 00:48:51.880 --> 00:48:59.000 From. The University of Lisbon that among others 00:48:59.080 --> 00:49:03.240 co authored a European project Maestro 00:49:03.320 --> 00:49:06.800 cooperating with the Chief Architect of Brussels. 00:49:06.880 --> 00:49:13.680 And he will tell us about issues concerning managing urban projects, 00:49:16.320 --> 00:49:20.600 competences and experiences related to that. 00:49:20.680 --> 00:49:25.320 Jean is a co author of two books 00:49:25.400 --> 00:49:28.080 on those topics and they can be downloaded 00:49:28.160 --> 00:49:30.200 free of charge from the Internet. 00:49:30.280 --> 00:49:33.800 You can also buy them obviously 00:49:38.480 --> 00:49:40.480 important because he's one of Europe's 00:49:40.560 --> 00:49:45.400 greatest experts on what we would call urban governance. 00:49:47.200 --> 00:49:49.280 Governance, urban development. 00:49:49.360 --> 00:49:51.040 These are the issues of interest to Zhao. 00:49:51.120 --> 00:49:55.360 We're so happy that Zhao is going to be with us. 00:49:55.440 --> 00:49:57.400 He'll join us tonight. 00:49:57.480 --> 00:49:59.160 So that's the agenda. 00:49:59.240 --> 00:50:04.840 We are planning to close the conference with a lunch preceded by a short wrap up 00:50:04.920 --> 00:50:09.840 and I hope that within breaks we will also have enough time 00:50:09.920 --> 00:50:13.160 for some questions, for some networking discussions 00:50:13.240 --> 00:50:17.480 and the entirety of the conference is being recorded so there's 00:50:17.560 --> 00:50:20.120 a chance to listen back to it. 00:50:20.200 --> 00:50:24.480 We also have a plan and that will take us a while as 00:50:24.560 --> 00:50:30.480 that's quite time consuming to create a brochure summing up the discussions. 00:50:30.560 --> 00:50:33.120 Just pro Memorial. So there we go. 00:50:33.200 --> 00:50:38.120 One day in the future, reach for it. 00:50:38.880 --> 00:50:40.840 Read what we've discussed. 00:50:40.920 --> 00:50:46.240 And next year we are organizing something related with the 00:50:46.320 --> 00:50:49.160 Polish presidency and the European Union. 00:50:49.240 --> 00:50:55.040 From January to June, Poland will hold this presidency. 00:50:58.920 --> 00:51:05.120 We started talking about shaping of urban architectural policies 00:51:05.200 --> 00:51:13.320 and maybe next year we will meet discussing those very issues. 00:51:13.760 --> 00:51:18.720 Ladies and gentlemen, in a moment we'll open the first substantive session. 00:51:18.800 --> 00:51:21.400 I will give the floor to Professor. 00:51:21.480 --> 00:51:26.520 We still have a few minutes to go. 00:51:26.600 --> 00:51:29.240 Actually we don't anymore. 00:51:29.320 --> 00:51:32.680 We are launching 00:51:32.920 --> 00:51:36.760 and the first set of conferences. 00:51:36.840 --> 00:51:42.760 I would like to ask the speakers to make sure that your presentation actually has 00:51:42.840 --> 00:51:46.160 been uploaded and it is where it should be. 00:51:46.240 --> 00:51:50.280 To my left, right behind 00:51:50.720 --> 00:51:53.760 your seats there is a spot where you'll 00:51:53.840 --> 00:51:59.240 find our technical and I would like to ask all the speakers to make sure that your 00:51:59.320 --> 00:52:04.960 presentation is there available and displayed the way it should. 00:52:05.040 --> 00:52:10.120 Because sometimes technological issues and glitches. 00:52:10.200 --> 00:52:11.520 So just double check. 00:52:11.600 --> 00:52:13.720 And now just a minute. 00:52:13.800 --> 00:52:16.040 With a minute delay, which is a great result. 00:52:16.120 --> 00:52:19.320 I give the floor to Professor. 00:52:20.160 --> 00:52:23.480 Ask him to chair the first substantive session of this conference. 00:52:23.560 --> 00:52:24.920 Professor, the floor is yours.