Seminar town development and heritage protection
18 March 2015
Venue:
Wielka Zbrojownia, Academy of Fine Arts (great hall)
Targ Węglowy 6 (Entrance from ul. Tkacka)
80-836 Gdańsk
9 – 9.30 am
Registration of participants
9.30 – 10 am
Plenary opening session
Word of welcome |Mr Walter Walgraeve (Manager Mechelen Morgen – Town Development
Promotion Office, City of Mechelen)
Word of welcome | Mr Marek Piskorski (Head of Gdańsk Development Agency)
Town development - Revitalization of brownfields in Flanders: multiple aspects of governance |
Mr Dirk Henckens and Mr Eddy Wille (OVAM, Negotiators and Representatives Brownfield
Covenants of the Government of Flanders)
10 – 12 am
Two simultaneous round table morning sessions
Table 1: The reuse of heritage as part of town development
Presentations (1hour)
Reuse of historic buildings breathes new life into the old town | Ms Sofie Stevens (Restauration
architect, senior, Service of Monument Preservation, City of Mechelen)
Braving a new life in the Old Dockyards – towards an integrated approach |Ms Agnieszka Zajac
(Project leader Old Dockyards, Autonomous Municipal Ghent Development Authority, SoGent)
Adaptive reuse strategies for industrial heritage: Between conservation and creation | Prof. Maria
Leus (Professor of Architecture at the Faculty of Architecture and Art, University of Hasselt)
Laznia Nowy Port | Ms Jadwiga Charzynska (Head of Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art
Gdańsk), Prof. Dominiczak (Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts of Gdańsk)
Church St John | Ms Iwona Berendt (The Baltic Sea Culture Centre, St John’s Centre)
Debate (1 hour) led by Mr Walter Walgraeve
Table 2: Socio economic impact of town development and heritage protection
Presentations (1hour)
How heritage contributes to development: measuring the socio economic impact of heritage in the
city of Mechelen| Prof. Koen Van Balen (Director R. Lemaire International Center for
Conservation, University of Leuven)
Searching for smart city model in Gdańsk and Glasgow | PhD DSc Arch Joanna Bach Glowinska
(Senior Specialist in Planning, Gdańsk Development Agency and Assistant Professor, University
of Technology of Gdańsk and Research Fellow, Glasgow School of Art)
Bridges towards Rabot: an integrated approach of urban renewal in the 19th century | Ms Iris Van
den Abbeel (Programdirector Urban Renewal Service, City of Ghent)
10 principles for a sound PPP procurement, applied to town development | Mr Marc Dillen
(Director general Flemish Building Confederation)
Alternative financing sources of projects related to town development | Ms Joanna Piasek (Head
Public Sector BNP Paribas)
Debate (1 hour) led by Ms Joanna Bach Glowinska
12 am – 1 pm
Lunch
1 – 3 pm
Two simultaneous round table afternoon sessions
Table 3: Combining the reuse of heritage protected buildings with sustainable
energy use
Presentations (1hour)
Striving for sustainable built heritage in Flanders | Mr Dries Van den Broucke (Head of Research
and Protection, Department of Heritage Protection, Government of Flanders)
The reuse of valuable heritage combined with energy efficiency in Ghent | Mr Dirk Boncquet
(Director of Service of Monuments and Architecture, City of Ghent)
Breeam certification for a reconversion of a heritage protected building | Mr Jaroslaw Witek (Head
of Sustainability Team, Arup Poland)
Heritage regeneration as a tool of sustainable development of the Pomorskie region | Ms Anna
Golędzinowska, (Master Engineer of Architecture, Regional planner at the Department of
Regional and Spatial Development of the Pomorskie Voivodship Marshal's Office)
Debate (1 hour) led by Ms Agnieszka Zajac
Table 4: Developing modern livable city centres with respect for historic heritage
and attention for green public spaces
Presentations (1hour)
Mechelen: Towards a livable historic city centre through qualitative design, the rediscovery of
forgotten canals and the creation of new green spaces | Mr Peter Cokelaere (Project coordinator
Public Space, Department of Urban Development, City of Mechelen)
Ghent’s municipal green structure plan: a tool in the realization of a greener city | Ms Mieke
Schauvliege
(Engineer Parks and Public Gardens Service, City of Ghent)
Creating multifunctional urban green spaces in the historical castles belt around Ghent |Ms Iris
Lauwaert (Project coordinator Parkbos at the Cabinet of Governor Jan Briers, Province of EastFlanders)
Setting the Priority in allocation of parks and squares in Gdańsk | Mr Bogusław Grechuta
(Manager in the team of Environment Protection at the Gdańsk Development Bureau)
The management of forest buffer zone in Gdańsk | Ms Ewa Mączka (Senior Planner in the team
of Environment Protection at the Gdańsk Development Bureau)
Debate (1hour) led by Ms Liesbet De Keersmaecker (Green Cities Ambassador, Agency for
Nature and Forests, Government of Flanders)
3 - 4 pm
Plenary closing session
Presentation by Mr Wiesław Bielawski (Deputy Mayor City of Gdańsk) (tbc)
Urban renewal in Ghent, a (hi)story of prosperity| Mr Daniël Termont (Mayor City of Ghent)
Presentation by Mr Bart Somers (Mayor City of Mechelen)
4 – 5 pm
Closing drink