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1. Fraternit R PUBLIQUE FRAN AISE Culture ommunication Our Partners p International References Main Topics of the Sessions in France and Abroad Leisures and culture in city 1988 The site of Cergy Pontoise The city and the nature 1997 The Expansion of a Small Town Magny en Vexin and M ry sur Oise Tourism and Heritage 2001 Thailand doi tung Golden Triangle The sustainable development of the Doi Tung Great urban developments and sustainable development 1985 2 000 hectares in Melun Senart 1990 Roissy Towards a New Urban Pole Large Scale Urban Developments The role of the great events in the transformation of the city 2000 The world fair in Shanghai in 2010 Planning and urban design The lasting effects of ephemeral events 2001 Which ambition for the international exhibition on image forecasted in the heart of Plaine de France The Seine and Marne River s confluence 2003 A new gate for Paris The new urban composition scale 1994 The Grand Axe in La D fense 1992 At the crossroads of the Main Axis of Cergy and the Historical Axis of Greater Paris The polycentrality in great agglomerations 2004 Cergy Pontoise and the Mantois 2005 Development and identity of a metropolitan territory with high scientific competitiveness The Plateau of Saclay and St Quentin en Yvelines From the new town to the town 2002 Images and ambitions for Cergy Pontoise 2005 Vietnam H2. programming of a press conference at the end of March 2006 on the new commitment on town planning Shangha CHINA The Workshops played a major part in the choice of a theme for the world fair in 2010 as well as in the choice of the site or the integration mode of the exhibition Shangha was selected in 2001 by the International Office for Exhibitions Irkutsk RUSSIA Decision to develop the Baikal winter Workshops in Irkutsk 7 sessions held since Do Tung THAILAND The partners of the session decide to organize an annual architecture contest gathering the Thai schools in the Workshop s way of doing The goal to think about the town planning of the traditional villages ILE DE FRANCE Region Choice of the themes of the 4 successive sessions helped feed the reappraisal of the masterplan of the Ile de France Region Porto Novo BENIN 1st African session The teams suggest new town planning scenarii a work on the identity of a capital not an economic capital a method of working Decision following to the elections of March 2006 to present with the Mayor of Porto Novo to the new President of the Republic the result of the findings and suggestions so as to take a final decision Repercussions Resources The Association s resources include Membership dues Grants paid by the government international organizations public authorities private companies or non profit international organizations that are intereste
3. User s Manual TT a HE IN INTERNATIONAL NA OF TT AND URBAN DESIGN CERGY PONTOISE FRANCE General Presentation Brief Histor The Concept of Urban Desiqn Intervention Modes Classic Session Expert Specific Session Special Events The Repercussions of the Sessions Administrative Organisation Statutes Administration Board Committee for Scientific and Pedagogical Orientation Supervisory Board The network International Experts e e Universities and Colleges Former Participants e nven 1n you r C1 y e Our partners International References The Themes of the Sessions In France and Abroad The International Recognition Logistics and Budgets Classic Session Expert specific Session Session Application Template Contacts Contents The International Workshops of Planning and Urban Design in Cergy Pontoise Ile de France were founded in 1982 following the initiative of the Public Development Corporation of Cergy Pontoise supported by the AFTRP the Land and Technical Service Agency for the Paris Region since January 2003 the workshops are assisted by numerous French Ministries such as the Ministry of Transport Housing and Public Works the Ministry of Culture the Ministry of Ecology and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs They are also assisted by local authorities such as the Regional Council of the Ile de France Region the General Council of the Val d Oise District the New Town
4. In the third week the teams have determined the guidelines of their projects They will already have designed several proposals to show the jury but various alterations will be suggested until the day of the final jury a week later There again the urban planning authorities shall be present SCHEDULE The session will take place from 0 the various stages being as follow from o Site visits conferences seminaries presentation ofthe research works by the selected young professionals or students And meeting with the experts committee ON permanent follow up and supervision by experts a presentation of the projects by the teams 5 to 6 in front of an international jury deliberation of the jury and announcement of the results synthesis meeting and summary of the students proposals with the experts committee the representatives of the local Authorities and the local Urban Planning Bureau Conclusion of the experts publication of the results The languages of the session will be French and English Session Application Template F Budget Of The Session The city receiving the Workshops commits itself in the organization of the session with a financial support amounting This amount will be transferred on a special Dank account in Just two members of the local partnership and two
5. PLEASE SEND ALL MAIL TO LES ATELIERS INTERNATIONAUX DE MAITRISE D QEUVRE URBAINE CERGY PONTOISE ILE DE FRANCE Forum d initiatives urbaines Le Verger Rue de la Gare B P n 90047 95020 CERGY PONTOISE Cedex FRANCE OTHER INFORMATION Association r gie par la loi du 1er juillet 1901 Siret 334 514 999 00013 APE 913A Contacts
6. and project proposals that resulted from the sessions to ve osse of fus erc promote the contribution of the Workshops to the work of the planning authorities at different project scales i e in cities agglomerations regions countries international organizations The General Assembly The Administration Board 5 To take into account the cultural influence of planning and urban design especially with the The Supervisory Board participation of artists to the sessions in connection to professionals in urban matters The Committee for Scientific and 6 Contribute to the continuing training of professionals with pedagogical tools at their disposal Pedagogical Orientation gathered from the unique experience of the Workshops in planning and urban design The Management T T Enhancement and circulation of the knowledge collected by the Workshops participation in assessments expertise applied experiences publications reviews or other supports 8 Cooperation with other associations following objectives that show similarities with the Workshops in France or abroad The means of action are mainly implemented with the development of cooperation and exchanges between members of the association and the respect of the multidisciplinarity of expertises as well Administrative Organisation as the international and pluricultural aspects Board of Administration The Ordinary General Assembly appoints the directors the Bo
7. budget of USD The covered expenses will be mainly the following ones e Accommodation and meals of the selected participants Accommodation and meals of the experts and leading team during the session the category of the hotel and the prices will be discussed in agreement with the workshops leading team e programmes and invitations printing e opening ceremony e experts meeting days meals e news papers and TV invitations It is agreed that the estimated budget is calculated with a USD equivalent to at the time of the signature of this convention and that unexpected increase of this currency would lead to reconsider the whole budget The International Workshops of Cergy Pontoise commit themselves to make use of everything for the complete success of the session and its conclusions The International Workshops of Cergy Pontoise cannot be held responsible for any events which might be beyond their control or if a case of absolute necessity occurs which would lead to postpone the session The local Authorities commit themselves to help obtain the required visas in order to be able to gather all the young professionals and experts The International Workshops of Cergy Pontoise may look for organisms to take care of some cost in the budget Whatever are the savings done by the Workshops the city commits itself to bring in cash the sum of USD to the project This does not include
8. of intensive site visits followed by 8 days of project work and the final 2 days for the jury and the concluding assembly The authorities get a final report Outline of the follow up Typical Timeline for an Expert Specific Session The session lasts 14 to 15 days in the host city and is held as follows 2 to 3 days The urban planning authorities of the city provide further information on the site Visits of the subject area General survey of the city The experts get organized in their workshops 8 whole days Team work The 4th day meeting with the organizers independent experts and the appropriate institutions the aim of the meeting is to sum up the situation discussing the first approaches of the teams and hear the reactions of the authorities in a common discussion one day Towards the end of the session meeting of a jury made of the authorities of the city international experts and the organizers who listen to the presentation of the proposed projects presentation techniques will be chosen by the teams one day Onthe day after the jury a discussion is planned with all the participants teams and jury members in order to draw conclusions and draft a first synthesis on the most interesting ideas on the issue one day Discussion concerning the follow up and how it shall be organized The winning team can be entrusted the follow up under the supervision of the Workshops or a team can be forme
9. that have consequences on noise between apartments for instance for the ego of architects opposite and birds eye views shadows and sun etc A work of many scales In terms of objectives planning large scale facilities major regional infrastructures large masses major landscape In terms of territorial consistency centralities densities dominant functions per sector silhouettes routes and movements In terms of administrative divisions structures which must take into account national the standards for schooling social aspects leisure etc management styles services In terms of practicality imperatives must be known before negotiations with investors Dy i AUS e A gt Fee ex Ves NS The Concept of Planning Urban Design The Concept of Planning Urban Design It is a work of Interface between And above all it is design work Professional disciplines Form The doctrines of some and the certitudes of others Landscape Political and administrative partners Perception Those who know and those who do Experience Tthose who define standards and those who apply numerous constraints Architects urban planners and developers Contract holders Legal and commercial advisors etc And yet None of this work is palpable which is the prerogative of those that follow architects in particular Nothing is seen because it is either below ground or on t
10. the meeting rooms workshops conference halls necessary for the international competition The local Authorities commit themselves to provide all information or to undertake all necessary steps which could enable to save substantially or have some local organisms take care of some cost Written in triplicate For the local Authorities For the Direction of the International Workshops For the local University For the local Urban Planning Bureau Session Application Template LES ATELIERS INTERNATIONAUX DE MAITRISE D OEUVRE URBAINE THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS OF PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN FRANCE Headquarters Management Mr Jean Claude MILAK Urban Initiatives Forum a Le Verger rue de la Gare BP 90047 95020 CERGY PONTOISE t 33 1 34 41 93 91 33 1 34 41 93 90 m 336 13 06 12 21 f 331 34 41 93 92 ateliersete free fr President Mr Pierre MAYET AFTRP a 195 rue de Bercy 75582 Paris Cedex 12 m 33 6 19 21 66 96 33 6 08 30 00 11 laurapierre mayet neuf fr Vice President Mr Pierre Andr Perissol International Affairs t 33 6 08 83 12 26 ateliers free fr Committee for Scientific and Pedagogical Orientation Mr Bertrand Warnier t 33 1 34 66 05 52 m 33 6 89 88 13 40 bertrand warnier free fr ASIA VIETNAM HO CHI MINH VILLE Regional Manager Hong Phuoc Thien Phu t 84 903 81 75 70 cergy asie hcm fpt vn Jean Marc MASSONNAT t 84 904 43 43 13 xujmman22 yahoo fr
11. Urban Planner Geographer Paris 1 University Architect Urban Planner National Education Ministry Sociologist Director IFU Urban Planner Vice Director Am nagement de l AFTRP Historian in Art and Architecture Landscape Architect DAPA Ministry for Culture and Communication Urban Planner Managing Director of l Ecole Nationale Sup rieure d Arts de Paris Cergy or Jean Pierre NOUHAUD Architect Architect Urban Planner Geographer Engineer Urban Planning Agency of Mantois Managing Director EPA Plaine de France General Engineer Ponts et Chauss es Architect Urban Planner Urban Plannign Director for Communaut d Agglom ration de St Quentin en Yvelines President of l Amicale des Anciens des Ateliers de Cergy Architect Urban Planner Engineer Architect Urban Planner Communaut d Agglom ration du Plateau de Saclay Architect Urban Planner Conseil G n ral des Ponts et Chauss es Architect Urban Planner Engineer Ex Vice President of General Council of Ponts et Chauss es Engineer Urban Planner DRE or Val rie MANCRET TAYLOR Workshops Director Economist Engineer Managing Director of Nexity Architect Urban Planner IAURIF Architect Urban Planner DRE Architect Urban Planner Architect Urban Planner Communaut d Agglom ration de Cergy Communaute d Agglomeration de Cergy Pontoise Engineer Urban Planner Nexity INCA Communaut d Agglom ration de Cergy Pontoise Communa
12. aptation to changing situations which means having set sustainable objectives and scalable strategies It is a work for a Specialised Worker or rather a professional very close to the field under over next to beyond The field are the people their ambitions It is also the sewage vent the territory clean air culture light games dreams Life can be dirty and this is particularly visible when we attempt to let beauty burst out This involves the use of dialectic phases in the approaches adopted 1 2 lot of manual work in the sense that problems tackled head on An on going work with one off accelerations as those seen with the workshops it is a recurring issue that goes a long way An understanding ofthe site its previous uses the conditions ofits transformation and its new possible concepts which may only correspond to a lifestyle of the moment or a hypothetical future which means we must constantly review the analysis of behaviours Imagining a development process at all geographical scales 5 Positioning oneself outside of restricting political or personal conflicts i e having ambitions for society that are translated into functions structures forms etc in the field Taking care of the day to day aspects water drainage with consequences on routes post boxes thinking about the user and the postman waste firemen constructive systems invisible when a building is completed and
13. ard of Administration having elected them or makes suggestions through the colleges according to the distribution below The Board of Administration is made up of at least 20 members and at most 30 members The members are appointed for 3 years The Chairman of the AFTRP the President of the New Township Committee of Cergy Pontoise the President of the General Council of the Val d Oise and the President of the Regional Council of the Ile de France Region are ex officio members of the Board of Administration within the College of Institutionals if they make a request Monsieur G rard ABADIA Madame Elizabeth AUCLAIR Monsieur Christophe BAYLE Monsieur Vincent BOURJAILLAT Monsieur Daniel DUJARDIN Madame Danielle GARDRAT Monsieur Michel JAOUEN Monsieur R mi MASSON Monsieur Jean Luc NGUYEN Monsieur Alain SALLEZ Monsieur Pierre Andr PERISSOL Monsieur Bernard RAOULT Monsieur Jacques WERMUTH Monsieur Thierry COULHON Monsieur Fran ois DELARUE Monsieur Ren DENIZOT Monsieur Dominique LEFEBVRE Monsieur Frangois SCELLIER Monsieur Pierre TAPIE Monsieur Chakib BENRAMDANE Monsieur Marc ERRERA Monsieur Oriol MONTFORT CASAS Invit s Monsieur Nourredine ABDELLAOUI Monsieur Jean Paul HUCHON Architect Urban Planner Professor at Cergy Pontoise University Architect Urban Planner SEMAPA AFTRP mission Clichy Montfermeil Geographer Engineer Communaut d agglom ration de Saint Quentin en Yvelines Urban Planner Architect Engi
14. contributors will be made e Organization of the practical aspects for the progress of the session e The is the chosen date for receiving the projects in order to proceed to the selection e Selection of the participants for the e Organization of the visas for the D Schedule And Progress Of The Session The four main stages of the session will be organized in a convenient way for all partners During the first week it will be necessary to procure venues to host the meetings with key figures meetings with the press without forgetting a series of selected conferences giving information material for the subsequent studies of the teams It is indeed essential for the participants to fully understand the issues Visits of the site with appropriate comments will be organized according to their impact and the local constraints In the second week the teams will present the progress of their thoughts and analyses and the way they tackle the topic They lay the foundations of their projects This is the reason why the Thursday meetings are important they give the experts the opportunity to make their comments and to react in case a team seems to get off the tracks Itis also the right moment to clear possible misunderstandings concerning the site the programme various issues and constraints The presence of the planning authorities of the city is therefore necessary
15. d in the activities of the association Their own income Statutes of the Association The purpose of the Workshops is to organize each year in a given location lle de France Region in France or abroad work sessions bringing together professionals in the field of planning and urban design development town planning transport matters environment architecture landscape urban culture urban services and especially young professionals from various countries and cultural backgrounds to work on a given topic concerning current urban development issues in the world The Workshops see their action as part of France s international cooperation policy or policies led by the European Union and or the UN in the field of development and urban issues To achieve their goal the Workshops want to develop the following ideas Any other resources which may derive 1 Develop contacts with universities and other institutions of higher education dealing with uu s p activities urban matters in France in the European Union and other countries in the world TAN jm constituted resource Suggest topics for research purposes or advanced studies on contemporary urban issues 3 Have a practical application of the research work or studies in the form of training or participations to the sessions of the Workshops in France or abroad a study or work that can be awarded with a degree of the University of Cergy Pontoise Administration 4 Diffuse and circulate the analysis
16. d with members of the various teams having participated in the specific session under the supervision of the Workshops It can also be another kind of follow up in a common decision with the host city For the follow up some special funds can be found for instance the implementation of a Priority Solidarity Fund PSF as contracting authority support Intervention Modes Major Events around the session 7th September Cergy Pontoise University COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS INVENTORY STAKES FUTUROLOGY Some truths on commercial reality Since 1987 international symposiums were organised during the French sessions on various topics of actuality 1st 2nd September EPA Cergy Pontoise PARKS OF ACTIVITIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL POLES dreams and realities 8th 9th September Maubuisson Abbey SYMPOSIUM VITA NOVA LEISURES AND CULTURES IN NEW TOWNS 4th September ESSEC Auditorium Cergy PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN THE PROFESSION 16th 17th September In the Polytechnic Centre St Louis Cergy PLANNING OF SLABS Continuities and Ruptures 1st September Centre Georges Pompidou Beaubourg Paris CITY AND NATURE 15th September Cergy Pontoise University ABOUT THE EXTENSION OF OLD CITIES 2nd September Cergy Pontoise University MOTORWAY GREAT STREET OR SPECIALIZED WAY 11th September Cergy Pontoise University SMALL CITIES IN AN URBAN AREA ROLE AND WAY OF LIFE Special E
17. erences Classic Session Preparation Technical trips Lodging preparations Transport During The Session Office supplies Press Public Relations Accommodation Experts Organisation Staff Experts travelling expenses Organisation staff s expenses Workshops supplies Introductory conferences Symposium Visits of the city site 3 trips x 3 people 9 x 5 days 45 days Taxis Mailing invitations Host place press conference 35 to 40 young participants x 28 days Meals x 28 days Local transportation expenses 6 to 8 experts x 28 days lodging meals transportation 25 experts x 6 days lodging meals 6 people x 34 days accommodation meals local transport Typically 30 to 35 flights 4 flights 4 other flights 6 workshops for 6 7 people x 28 days drawing tables 2 to 3 per workshop 1 meeting room for permanent experts 1 room for drinks rest etc 1 office with 2 3 computers printers 6 computers and printers 1 per team x 28 days Basic drawing supplies photocopies Other supplies drinks cakes 4 to 5 half days invitations postage Conference place for the 4 to 5 half days Interpreters for conferences 2 buffets for 100 people Printing Folders 500 Posters 300 1 day conference room for 200 people buffet invitations Interpreting Press contacts 3 half days and 1 day Interpreters 1 to 2 buses at each visit Tickets parks and exhibitions 4 group meals
18. ert Specific Session Preparation Technical trips Accommodation preparation Transport Writing of the programme During the Session Office supplies Press Public Relation Welcome of experts and assistants Organisation Staff Experts travelling expenses Organisation staff s travelling Workshop supplies Introductory conferences Visits of the city the site 3 trips x 2 people 6 x 5 days 30 days Taxis 1 technical file Translation work Mailing invitations Welcome place press conference 15 european experts europ ens x 14 days accommodation meals transport 3 cross country experts x 14 days 4 additional experts jury 6 to 8 local experts and assistants 4 x 20 days Typically 22 flights 4 flights 4 other flights 3 workshops for 6 7 people x28 days Drawing tables 2 to per workshop 1 meeting room for the cross country experts 1 room for drinks rest etc 1 office with computers x 20 days and printers 3 computers and printers 1 per team x 14 days Basic drawing supplies Photocopies Other supplies drinks cakes Conference place for 2 or 3 half days Interpreters for conferences 2 buffets for 30 people 2 or 3 half days Interpreters Bus Group meals Experts transportation Official opening Intermediary expert session Experts for closing week International jury Participants closing party Throughout the session Local staff Trips for hotel workshops and vi
19. for 70 people Writing of the programme Experts transport Official opening Intermediate experts days Experts for closing week International jury Prizes Day after Jury Closing party Throughout the session Local staff Call for tender 1 technical file 400 brochures Sending of brochures to 400 universities Translation work Making of a video of the site Trips for hotel workshops and site visits 10 experts x 28 days 25 experts x 6 days Invitations postage Interpreting interpreters and supplies Conference room official place Cocktail Press contacts television 2 conferences following official opening Interpreting interpreters and supplies Buffet for 80 people Conference venue near workshops 1 day of visits 35 40 people Interpreter Meals buses Invitations postage Room for jury Buffet for 100 people Participants transportation 35 40 Projects transportation Experts transportation 40 Interpreting interpreters and supplies Invitations Interpreting interpreters and supplies Cocktail for 150 200 people Prizes to be defined about 5 7000 euros Gifts Participants transportation 35 40 Projects transportation Experts transportation 40 Hall official place Media contacts Music and meals for 80 100 people evening of the international jury Photo report Telephone fax 1 secretary for 3 months 1 additional secretary for 1 month 2 assistants for 2 months Exp
20. he ground where others build because the land has been prepared Nothing is seen because it is the stakes that decide where the boundaries of the land should go which surface areas should be affected by decisions Nothing on the scale of the city is seen Roads are appropriated by others in the same way that urban rules are in that they give the impetus They are used by others who harness their talent to use them to transform them into an architectural vocabulary and in the end to create a complete preliminary chain that is vital for architects to express themselves under the best possible conditions that of a predefined framework and a freedom for design The Workshops highlight the concept of Planning and Urban Design as being the multidisciplinary professional practice that town planners pooling the knowledge and know how for their various disciplines have to develop with the various regional authorities to forge the realities in the regions Indeed for them this means knowing how to give shape to countless descriptive data items of the society in its region in order to establish a relevant and meaningful representation populations economy governance strategies and projects for the various players accepted or perceived images and identities The workshops propose visions of a possible future promote ideas for possible projects illustrate and seek to foster a desire for them They deliver the products of their art in the se
21. implies a know how adaptable to the diversity of the projects definition study of land strategy setting up land observatories friendly prospecting and negociations managing legal tools for land control methodology for patrimonial development urban land regrouping managing land or real estate property holdings polluted sites and lands www aftrp com CERGY PONTOISE 185 000 inhabitants 81 000 jobs 3 700 companies 20 000 students A university pole of excellence in the field of planning and urban design www cergypontoise fr ESSEC INSTITUTE OF CITIES TERRITORY AND REAL ESTATE The Institute turns out on the analysis of urban problems under the economic prospect www essec fr NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OF ARTS OF PARIS CERGY The school trains students with multiple disciplines concerned with the graphic and plastic arts in particular in their bond with the city The school mobilizes teachers and students on the themes of the sessions the school hosts the Workshops since their origin www ensapc net UNIVERSITY OF CERGY PONTOISE In particular its LABORATORY OF URBAN GEOGRAPHY has the role to train students in the fields concerned with the territorial and urban development environment transport and mobility cultural and tourist development www u cergy fr MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS DGUHC The Direction G n rale de l Urbanisme de l Habitat et de la Construction DGUHC is a tool serving the State s politics as far as to
22. ion in front of a jury TH DU LICH BINH TH I CAN ILE DE CLOTURE f Intervention Modes Intervention Modes The Expert Specific Session The Workshops have set up specific workshops sessions bringing together in pluridisciplinary teams senior experts and young professionals It works as follows 1 At the official request of the authorities of a city a programme is drafted on the working subject Call for applications within the network of the Workshops giving the schedule of the session Three or four international and pluridisciplinary teams are formed each of them grouping 5 to 6 persons A programme coordinator is appointed and a team of local official correspondents is formed Certain experts are sent on site in order to investigate the programme some experts can be associated to the workshops session for instance hydraulics engineer urban sociologist economist etc Intermediary work seminaries a minimum of 2 with the political and planning authorities of the city to check the accuracy of the programmes objectives Individual research work of the experts on the topic each expert focuses his her research on local examples and or on a theoretical study The aim of the research is to give food for thought before the teams come together on site The programme is finalized by the host city and the organizers The session is held over 12 days starting with 2 or 3 days
23. members of the French partnership will have the authorities to manage the account Two signatures will be requested for each operation local and French The Workshops commit themselves to gather the necessary complementary amount for the session even by getting special rates etc The cost of the session is evaluated as follows e preparation of the session e holding of the session TOTAL The budget of the session will be divided into 2 chapters 1 Preparation of the session distribution of the information information of the candidates It is one of the main elements for the success of the session The session can only be held with a firm and definitive involvement of the local responsibles who will care for the part of the budget regarding the organization aspect It shall be noted that the cost estimates have been calculated with a permanent concern for saving the cost of the basis structure is not being charged on the local partner 2 Progress of the session As it is shown in the budget draft the entire amount comes to jo V o 1 NR T RE USD It is agreed between the parties that the International Workshops commit themselves to contact and negotiate with institutional and private partners in order to gather the required amount The local Authorities commit themselves to participate in the cost of the session and its preparation with an amount of USD on a total
24. n the final jury giving their opinion on the working process ei Japan Dee and on the final projects Bulgary Korea Senegal ZEN 2 Cambodia Laos Spain The experts have for mission to accompany to stimulate to make the participants share their CAREC Lebanon Sweden competence and to put forward the arguments of any nature which can make evolve and move the China Mali Swiss reflection They do not steer the works of the teams it belongs to the teams to exploit the knowledge pM E of the experts They place the role of the contracting authorities recalling the constraints The last E area day of the session they deliberate within an international jury the choice of the best Germany Netherlands teams and projects after having heard them exposing their proposals Great Britain Norway Turkey Lo Greece Philippines Vietnam 765 experts associated to the session for a network of 500 schools universities in 60 countries Hawai Poland Yugoslavia The Network minist re du Logement du Tourisme et de la Mer UNIVERSIT de Cergy Pontoise direction g n rale de l Urbanisme de l Habitat et de la Construction r ART E C L E NATIONALE SUP RIEURE D PARIS CERGY Our Partners A F T R P LAND AND REAL ESTATE ENGINEERING AGENCY FOR THE GREAT PARIS AREA The Land and real estate engineering at the service of urban strategies are the two main powers of the regional agency which
25. neer Architect Urban Planner General Engineer Economist Urban Planner Ex minister for Housing Founding President of Cergy Pontoise University President of COBATY President of Cergy Pontoise University Chief Executive Officer of AFTRP Director of ENSAP CERGY Communaut d agglom ration de Cergy Pontoise General Council of Val d Oise Managing Director of ESSEC Architect Urban Planner Architect Urban Planner Brussels Architect Urban Planner Barcelona Auditor President of Regional Council Representative Jean Claude GAILLOT Board of Administration Committee for Scientific Pedagogical Orientation The Committee for Scientific and Pedagogical Orientation The Committee for Scientific and Pedagogical Orientation is set up by the Board of Administration with a threefold guarantees 1 That the level of expertise for the activities of the association be of highest quality proving experience in team work in multidisciplinary multicultural and international circles 2 That the professional method that is applied in the sessions be maintained and developed especially to further expand exchanges with persons in charge of Planning and Urban Design and enhance the very concept 9 That the activities of the association be accessible to various institutions of higher education and professional training in the form of pedagogical tools and other work resources for this reason it defines the conditions
26. nse of their collective know how as possible objects for public debate for communication The intensity of the exchanges that they develop with political leaders paves the way for possible creations of collective projects and fosters a genuine cultural production whose purpose purpose and subject of its own future is the city itself The utopia for a sustainable urban future is the engine behind the strange claim for Planning and Urban Design It aims at proposing to the concrete regional society and the players involved in its governance constrained as they are by the limitations of their powers and their means at the time to embark in the direction of the objectives for this utopia in order to make it concrete The Classic Session After visiting the subject site for a week and meeting the local authorities to present preliminary research done during the year the participants get together in teams The teams are pluridisciplinary and multicultural bringing together young professionals close to completing their studies or young graduates The teams will present and defend their project and ideas as if they were design offices under contract with the planning authorities of the city The first week of the session focuses on conferences on the selected theme site visits meetings with local authorities and presentation of research done by the students in preparation of the session Each presentation is appraised by a delegate teacher f
27. nseil G n ral du Val d Oise President of Communaut d Agglom ration de Cergy Pontoise President of R gion Ile de France Secretary General of Large Urban Operations SGGOU Chef du departement de la Communication et de l information Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development Managing Director of DGUHC Ministry of Infratructure Transport and Housing Regional Manager for Infrastructure Manager of DAPA Ministry of Culture and Communication Manager of DRAC Ile de France Delegate for External Activity in Municipalities Foreign Affairs Ministry THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS COUNTRIES CONTACTED nail p Contacted 60 y COURS Represented 48 y AM RIQUE DE NORD ORTUGAI UNIVERSITIES Contacted Represented P MUR Trapque du Cancel Kot CAP VERT a ger de Canes OCEAN Y MEN vies ATLANTIQUE v Merd rabie Li bici mers Merd man MALDIVES PARTICIPANTS Classic Workshops Expert Specific Workshops OC AN PACIFIQUE 2 PTANZAME OCEAN INDIEN SEYCHELLES AMERIQUE Tren du M 2 b 22 OR Monique du capricorne EXPERTS vA E MAI AISIF RRFSII p CHII vemm The International Experts Albania Hong kong Portugal Algeria Hungary Republic Of The workshops are a meeting point of international experts who bring a personal contribution to nd ns sk the topic of the year and who take part i
28. o Chi Minh Ville Can Gio Between ecological city and touristic destination The town planning of circulation separation 1993 The Upper and Lower Parts of Platforms The density in the city 1999 China Canton The Town planning of high density housing How to make it a city Around the new urban axis of Business Central District of Guangzhou 2002 Japan Tokyo Urban densities Forms and Quality of life The city its edges and its infrastructures 1996 new concept to St Quentin in Yvelines 1998 The Exits of Cities Secondary road in Osny Highway and the trunk road RN 14 in Puiseux Pontoise 1999 Main road and local environment the integration of the highway in an urban fabric The city and the water 1991 Cergy Pontoise a City by the River 1998 Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Ville The river related to the urban landscape Ho Chi Minh city and Saigon river Sessions To Come 2006 Argenteuil Urban Renewal Densification and Metropolitan Integration 2006 Casablanca Morocco The Anfa Airport Region The Recognition The Workshops were nominated for the Great Dubai Prize 2004 of the Best Practices for the Improvement of Living Conditions organised by the United Nations Habitat UNESCO appealed to the Workshops so that they could intervene in the listing process of World Heritage of some historical sites through specific sessions An international acknowledgment from UNESCO and PNUEH UNO Habitat Ref
29. of training and pedagogical support of the sessions suggests experts and defines the professional and scientific entrance requirements of the participants The committee is consulted and gives an advice on the topics and sites of sessions that are planned by the Board of Administration It sees that the Charter is respected The President of the Committee participates in the meetings of the Board of Administration with right of discussion only G rard ABADIA Francis AMPE Jo l AOUST Elizabeth AUCLAIR Christophe BAYLE Francis BEAUCIRE Chakib BENRAMDANE Pierre BERNARD Alain BOURDIN Vincent BOURJAILLAT Alain CHARRE Sybil COSNARD Jean Pierre COURTIAU Anne DELAUNE Ren DENIZOT Marc DILET Yves DRAUSSIN Daniel DUJARDIN Patrice DUNY Herv DUPONT Jean FREBAULT michel GAILLARD Danielle GARDRAT Michel JAOUEN Yann LECOANET Patrick LE GALL Bert MAC LURE Isabelle MASSIN R mi MASSON Pierre MAYET Olivier MILAN Jean Claude MILAK Romain MOLHO LAVIGNIE Jean Luc NGUYEN Jean Pierre PALISSE Pierre PELLIARD Jehanne PHARES Anne PIERQUIN Pierre GACONNET Jean Luc POIDEVIN Anne QUERRIEN Jean Claude RAULT Luc RAIMBAULT Bernard RAOULT Alain SALLEZ Agn s SANDER Michel TRON Astrid VERSPIEREN Elyse RAGUENEAU Bertrand WARNIER Laurent WARNIER Fran ois WELHOFF Architect Urban Planner Architect Urban Planner Planning Management Conseil G n ral du Val d Oise Professor at Cergy Pontoise University Architect
30. ontoise is a great example of these projects and it is continuously being built as opposed to an architectural project Yet ACTING always means taking risks risks of errors risk of not leading to the results hoped for risks of harsh criticisms on what does not exist yet There is always a need to seek the best possible answers and therefore why not associate academics and professionals to design projects This is the question that the Public Corporation of the New Town was facing Their response was the creation of the Workshops in 1982 They called the young professionals or young graduates to carry out reflections on the city to develop studies and proposals as if they were in the place of deciders it is good process for the developer as it brings fresh ideas to a problem that may have already been visited several times It is beneficial for the young professionals to be asked to provide a work of professional standard to a real client In 1997 the Workshops of Cergy Pontoise launched the WORKSHOPS OF PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN IN ASIA and they have since held 8 sessions there In 2005 they organized the first Workshops in Africa The experience gained through such cooperation is a real asset when working in various countries of the world Planning and Urban Design This concept focuses on concrete items day to day aspects distant future planning in utopia It is a way of doing things not a theory It is a permanent ad
31. planning and urban design e leading to concrete actions resulting from the meeting of developers local decision makers and large companies The INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS OF CERGY PONTOISE are not a governmental organization and they enjoy a complete freedom before the French ministry of Foreign Affairs They are a real European co operation project together with Asia They have neither a teaching purpose nor are they a university in the true meaning of the word They are to be organized on the basis of a real programme set up with developers and decision makers that are the beneficiaries GENERAL POINTS Il THE SUBJECT OF THE SESSION The chosen subject is SUBJECT SITE OF STUDY amp PROGRAMME The local Authorities wish the following questions to be most carefully dealt with Aa ops lll ARRANGEMENTS A Plans And Technical Elements The local Bureau commits itself to providing the following elements which are necessary for the study e A general plan of the city on the scale 1 200 000e or 1 100 000e e A corrected Master Plan of the city together with a brief presentation e A cadastre map of the site of study on the scale 1 5 000 and 1 2 000 for precise areas e A Master Plan for each district which have a connection with the site of study Urbanisation of the city centre 1 5 000 and 1 2 000 e A video cassette showing the site of application e A map of the TRANSPORT network e A map of the projects fo
32. planning and urban design a new concept where planning and architecture come together and where the projects proposed might sometimes seem provoking Presentation PREVIOUS SESSIONS e 23 Sessions in France e 8 Sessions in Asia 1997 HANOI VIETNAM A New Centre For Hanoi The Expansion West Of Lake HO CHI MINH CITY VIETNAM Ho Chi Minh City and the River Saigon GUANGZHOU CHINA High Density Housing SHANGHAI CHINA The World Fair In Shanghai In 2010 Quality Of Life In Large Metropolises DOI TUNG CHIANG RAI THAILAND Tourism Heritage And Sustainable Development TOKYO JAPAN Densities Urban Design And Quality Of Life PHNOM PENH CAMBODIA Between Metropolitan Centrality And Povert Reduction Policies 2005 HO CHI MINH CITY VIETNAM Can Gio Between Ecology And Tourism e 1 Session in Africa 2005 BENIN Identity and Image for a harmonious and attractive capital city e6 Sessions in Irkutsk Russia Brief History The new towns were since 1965 places of great ambitions they were created to reorganize the Greater Paris by creating new urban centres sufficiently attractive to counterbalance the attraction of Paris and to form balanced cities with their own housing infrastructures employment services including the university that would hold a certain autonomy New Towns are thus great projects Cergy P
33. r the city e Aerial views vertical and oblique views e Others maps and plans necessary for the study such as public facilities commercial areas and particularly some maps of densities plans of the road network and the main traffic axes cross sections if they are available Session Application Template B General Organization The local Authorities and the local University are the official partners of the INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS OF CERGY PONTOISE for the organization of a session in There will be around 30 35 young professionals coming from several countries and international experts who will take part in the programme The content of the programme of the session will be established together with the Office of the City and will be distributed all around the world C Preparation Stages Of The Session After the local Authorities have approved the booklet of the pre programme the latter will be sentto all the universities and professionals who are in touch with the International Workshops This will be done by The next stage is working out the definitive programme for the session e The programme will be sent on request to the correspondents who wish to take part in the session the videocassette will also be sent e Experts mission will be conducted from P in order to deepen some elements of the programme e Choice of the subjects of conferences and of the
34. rom the university of Cergy Pontoise i e it is graded and with the work of the participant to follow a university degree level master degree will be given at the end of the session The teams are formed at the end of the first week with the help of assistants usually former participants of the Workshops and experts The sessions are a real think tank as there are many different personalities and professional backgrounds Some experts stay for the whole course or part of the session other come to participate in the final discussions with the teams and the institutions representatives They are invited according to their knowledge on the year s topic Their role is neither to say what has to be done nor to force their ideas or doctrine The teams who have to work out a project actually call on the experts as they would call on a specialized research department for a precise matter that they wish to deepen The experts don t lead the work of the teams but the teams use the knowledge of the experts The analysis done during the first three days of the second week are discussed with the experts committee together with the contracting authority and the participants in order to draw the first conclusions During the third week the first analysis and intuitions are pursued major decisions are made and once more presented and discussed with all the people involved In the fourth week the project gets finalised written and drawn for the presentat
35. ship Committee of Cergy Pontoise In 23 years the Workshops have become a unique tool for international exchanges on the issues of town planning and development The Workshops have held 32 sessions to this day 23 in France 8 in Asia and 1 in Africa as well as 6 sessions in Irkutsk Russia supporting the Winter Workshops of Baikal the Workshops have a network of 500 schools and universities they have brought together more than 1168 young professionals and 765 experts from 48 countries and more than 138 Universities a large number of former participants hold a position of responsibility in their country There are two different types of workshops the classic and the expert specific THE CLASSIC WORKSHOPS 35 to 40 selected young graduates from various disciplines come together in a given area at the request of a local authority in France or abroad and design in a month a urban development project grouped in pluridisciplinary teams supported by international experts THE EXPERTS SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS They bring together about 25 experts and young professionals in a given area at the request of a local authority in France or abroad They form three multidisciplinary teams and work for two weeks to propose in a constant dialogue with local political authorities projects of urban development The unique method of the Workshops of Cergy Pontoise embraces freedom of creation and reliability The workshops represent a new approach to town
36. sits Conference room official place Cocktail Press contacts television Conference venue close to workshops Buffet 1 day visit Meals Bus Room for jury Buffet Media contacts Music and meals Photo report Telephone fax 1 secretary for 3 months 1 additional secretary for 1 month 2 assistants Logistics and Budget PROJECT OF CONVENTION Between The International Workshops of Cergy Pontoise represented by And The local Authorities represented by It has been agreed and settled what follows PREAMBLE The experience gained by the INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS OF CERGY PONTOISE after 24 years of existence led the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and particularly the Department of Scientific and Technical Co operation to suggest and encourage this experience to be transposed in with the creation of a co operation programme named the WORKSHOPS OF PLANNING AND URBAN DESIGN The latter are organized by the INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS OF CERGY PONTOISE It is at the same time a matter of e meeting the concern for training e bringing the local decision makers concrete proposals on existing town planning subjects e encouraging international exchanges through the association of various disciplines and an opening to the cultural background of Other people e creating strong links between various university circles and practitioners of the city e developing the profession dealing with
37. ut d Agglom ration de Cergy Pontoise Ex President of Cergy Pontoise University Urban Economist Professor Emeritus of ESSEC Cergy Pontoise University Ecole Sp ciale d Architecture Ex director of S D A P 95 Landscape architect Landscape architect President of COSP Architecture Urban Planning Economist Architect Urban Planner Conseil G n ral des Ponts et Chauss es Committee for Scientific Pedagogical Orientation The Supervisory Board Supervisory Board The Supervisory Board is set up by the Ordinary General Assembly and shall fulfil monitoring obligations ensuring the right use of the finances of the association and see that the various conventions signed with the association are fully respected It meets at least once a year before the General Assembly and Board of Administration meet to check the accounts and approve the budget in order to advise them The Supervisory Board is made up of 3 to 5 members of the Board of Administration elected by the College of Institutionals College and 3 to 5 members of the State who are invited to participate in the meetings of the Board of Administration with right of discussion President Fran ois DELARUE Members Fran ois SCELLIER Dominique LEFEBVRE Jean Paul HUCHON M le Secr taire G n ral Laurence DAYET Alain LECOMTE Francis ROLTANGUY Michel CLEMENT Jean Frangois de CANCHY Antoine JOLY Chief Executive Officer of AFTRP President of Co
38. vents 30th August Enghien les Bains URBAN ARTERIAL ROAD AND LOCAL LIFE 4th September Cin math que Chaillot Paris OLD CENTERS AND CENTRALITIES 14th September Op ra Bastille Paris LASTING EFFECTS OF THE EPHEMERE THE ROLE OF THE GREAT EVENTS IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CITY 5th September Institut Polytechnique St Louis Cergy Pontoise FROM THE NEW TOWN TO THE TOWN 23rd 24th September Institut Polytechnique St Louis Cergy Pontoise EDGE CITIES IN THEIR METROPOLIS ATTRACTIVIT Y QUALITY AND GOVERNANCE 7th September At Ecole Polytechnique Palaiseau POLES OF HIGH SCIENTIFIC COMPETITIVENESS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT which interactions Which dynamics of territory For Whom The Repercussions Of The Sessions Examples tC d il a Cergy Pontoise FRANCE Session on the subject Planning of slabs new approach on platform town planning for Cergy Pontoise Decision to make the Cergy Prefecture platform more legible and to ensure this urban planning as a historical element of the town planning of the 20th Century PILOT sj m REL e UNG Ho Chi Minh City VIETNAM Following this first session the city decides to modify its master plan the Workshops play the part of advisers with the Town Planning Office the latter being part of the sessions international jury then setting up of Workshops of experimented experts in 2005 on the theme Can Gio
39. wn planning habitat and construction are concerned It is in line with the struggle against the growing phenomenon of social segregation and aims at promoting a long lasting development of built up areas www urbanisme equipement gouv fr REGION OF PARIS ILE DE FRANCE The Paris lle de France Region has a strategic position within Europe The fifth most powerful economic entity in Europe ahead of Luxembourg Ireland Denmark Greece Belgium and Portugal pivoted between southern and northern Europe the Paris lle de France Region is the gateway to a market of 380 million consumers larger than either the American or Japanese markets www iledefrance fr DEPARTMENT OF VAL D OISE With a surface area of 1 250 km a population of more than a million inhabitants from which 29 is under 20 years old and 2 international airports the Val d Oise keeps on developing since its creation in 1964 www valdoise fr MINISTRY OF CULTURE The Direction of Architecture and Patrimony is commissioned to favour architectural creation and to promote architectural quality in built or equipped spaces particularly in Spaces protected because of their historical aesthetic or cultural interest also on the whole national territory to make a census to study protect preserve and make known the architectural urban and ethnologic patrimony as well as the artistic treasures of France www culture gouv fr val d oise le d partement Libert Egalit
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