Projects and Developments

Cultural Industries Quarter Agency

http://www.ciq.org.uk/



The Cultural Industries Quarter (CIQ) Agency was created in 2000 "to maximise the potential of the CIQ and help Sheffield's creative industries grow by working with a wide range of local partners". Today, the CIQ is an area of around three quarters of a square mile in the heart of Sheffield city centre, "home to the most concentrated cluster of creative production in the region". As well as background about the agency, the site offers news, events and coverage of current projects, and has a very professional air; however, the system of navigation is unnecessarily complex and counter-intuitive. [GAS, 4 Jul 2006].



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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Regeneration » Places
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Grainger Town Project

http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/grainger/



Grainger Town is the name given to the historic heart of Newcastle upon Tyne, based around classical streets built by Richard Grainger in the 1830's and 1840's. 40% of buildings in the area are listed as being of historical and architectural importance. As the site describes, "in the 1980s and early 1990s, this once prosperous area of the city was overtaken by new centres of retail and commercial activity which eroded the economic base and left properties to fall into disrepair... the Grainger Town Project was established in 1997 in partnership with Newcastle City Council, English Partnerships and English Heritage with the aim of reversing this trend". Although the project itself ended in March 2003, the regeneration work continues under the auspices of Newcastle City Council's City Centre team. The site provides an interesting record of the project's achievements, under the headings of arts, business, jobs, property, heritage, environment and partnership, and there is a comprehensive news archive covering 2000-2003. [GAS, 3 Jun 2006].



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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
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Greenwich Peninsula

http://www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk/



This site, provided by English Partnerships, contains information on the regeneration of the Greenwich peninsula in London. Features include a virtual tour of the peninsula, details of the vision for the area, a resources library with downloadable documents and images, and a feedback form. The 'latest news' section has a good archive of press releases, but hasn't been updated for some time. [GAS, 28 May 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: reg-240302-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
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Jackson Place Redevelopment

http://www.urbandesignconcepts.com/



This site sets out OneStopDesign's urban revitalisation concept and final masterplan for Jackson Place in Richmond, VA (USA), in an area described as "one of America's most vibrant African-American districts, once bursting with the sounds of jazz and prosperity". Jazz is described as an 'international language' which has been used to influence the architects' design efforts. The site traces the development of the project from early ideas, through to the urban study and planning concept, before addressing space and ambiance, and reaching the final proposal. The site is very clearly organised, with a highly professional - if rather brown - appearance. [GAS, 28 May 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: reg-310503-04
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
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Manchester's Northern Quarter

http://www.poptel.org.uk/nqn/



The Northern Quarter Network is part of the Manchester Institute For Popular Culture (MIPC) at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), with the aims of "contributing to the growth of the Northern Quarter; stimulating Internet/Web activity in the NQ; advising individuals/businesses on Net/IT issues in the NQ; and developing and maintaining a website about the NQ and related issues". Highlights of the site include background about the NQ itself, downloadable reports, and a 'Hotspots Guide' to cultural quarters and districts elsewhere. However, the site no longer has its own domain at nqn.org.uk, and shows no sign of still being maintained. [GAS, 10 May 2006].



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Remapping High Wycombe

http://remappinghighwycombe.blogspot.com/



Remapping High Wycombe is a Public Art Project backed by the Arts Council South East Art Plus Award. The project is exploring the way people connect to their locality on a daily basis and how this is affected by regeneration and development. In the next phase of the project, the artists Cathy and John Rogers explain that "the remapping is to be undertaken in collaboration with community groups in High Wycombe by staging a psychogeograpical event, a walk, a ‘derive‘ within the boundary of the re-development area, the results of which will be used to animate the town centre with a temporary art installation. It is hoped that this work will feed into the Consultation and Planning process for development projects in the area". Taking the form of a blog, the site provides an interesting and quirky account of the project's ongoing progression. [GAS, 7 Jul 2006].



ENTRY NUMBER: cul-240805-01
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Temple Bar - Dublin's Cultural Quarter

http://www.temple-bar.ie/



Temple Bar is a cultural, historic and small business neighbourhood in Dublin, and Temple Bar Properties is the company established in 1991 to revitalise the area as a cultural quarter. The site has an up-to-date events listing, plus sections covering culture and property. The latter includes coverage of the area's urban environment, with details of the Urban Framework Plan 2004, document downloads and useful links. [GAS, 3 Jun 2006].



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