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Nextbangalore.com, Nextbangalore.com, www.mod.org.in ndia, I December 2013 Edition Edition 2013 December ardens, Bangalore 560 025, 025, 560 Bangalore ardens, G angford L oad, R haughnessy haughnessy S ’ O 10/2 extbangalore, N : PRINT M I THE BANGALORE CHANGE MAP CHANGE BANGALORE THE supported by: supported THE NEXTBANGALORE PROCESS #1 Nextbangalore:Space support our work at: [email protected] at: work our support Join Nextbangalore, be partner with us or or us with partner be Nextbangalore, Join Envisioning a city in a collaborative way is a long vibrant metropolis. vibrant nities. Let’s build together a change map of the possible future of this this of future possible the of map change a together build Let’s nities. opportu term process – moving forward step by step. Nextbangalore is an experiment. The city’s challenges are enormous, so are the the are so enormous, are challenges city’s The experiment. an is Nextbangalore citizens‘ vision for Bangalore by giving the opportunity to everyone to be involved. involved. be to everyone to opportunity the giving by Bangalore for vision citizens‘ The most popular ideas Nexthamburg from Germany, the goal of Nextbangalore is to create a future urban urban future a create to is Nextbangalore of goal the Germany, from Nexthamburg THE COMMUNITY ... ... works on Nextbangalore Ideas Work on Nextbangalore projects 2 3 become part of the City Vision 4 ... comments problems and solutions city. Started and curated by Bangalore-based MOD Institute and and Institute MOD Bangalore-based by curated and Started city. innovation innovation … suggests own problems The City Vision is Nextbangalore brings the concept of crowdsourcing our urban future to India’s India’s to future urban our crowdsourcing of concept the brings Nextbangalore ... rates the solutions published as a book IDEAS … contributes with own solutions Topics and contents of the BECOME create a knowledge resource and provide impetus for urban development. development. urban for impetus provide and resource knowledge a create book are set by citizens REALITY BANGALORE Particular projects visions of Bangalore’s future? Together we will build a Bangalore Change Map, Map, Change Bangalore a build will we Together future? Bangalore’s of visions are identified RETHINK THE CITY THE RETHINK Collect problems, ideas & wishes VISION be developed or preserved? What are your ideas and wishes? What are the hidden hidden the are What wishes? and ideas your are What preserved? or developed be ion! Attent E THIS SBOOK FROM TH Imagine you have the power to change one place in Bangalore. What places should should places What Bangalore. in place one change to power the have you Imagine COME RE Expert Check FUTU ANGALORE B T X E N OUT AB Provides impetus and addresses topics external experts ... NEXTBANGALORE TEAM ... … comment on the ideas WHY SHOULD I BE PART OF IT? ISN‘T URBAN PLANNING TOO … comments on the input … help with further NEXTBANGALORE PROJECTS HOW DOES NEXTBANGALORE WORK? … comments on the community's input … suggests further solutions COMPLEX? developments … suggests further solutions … provides inspiration ... IS A PLACE TO … provides inspiration … rates ideas Nextbangalore brings the City Vision into political discussions 1 DISCUSS THE FUTURE short term long term OF BANGALORE IDEA / PROBLEM? Because it‘s you who is living and Very often urban issues seem to be ONLINE & OFFLINE working in Bangalore, and because a highly complicated and difficult to city should be designed for the people. understand. Nextbangalore provides a 4 Nextbangalore aims to create a future set of tools and methods to understand ouldn’t it make a real difference residents and enables inclusive discussions. part of Nextbangalore. Our website at Next- provide an alternative draft to the current BE PART OF BANGALORE‘S citizens‘ vision for Bangalore and stimu- and design urban development proces- to our quality of life if Banga- This not only creates an open and visible bangalore.com includes a discussion forum urban planning processes. Besides, par- lore reflected and represented knowledge platform, but also works as a and an interactive map that allows Ban- ticipation in the Indian context also means ... IS A PLACE TO FUTURE VISION! late current urban development. ses and helps to identify possibilities to W enable everyone to participate. our ideas? Couldn’t our city be designed catalyst for existing urban planning galoreans to pinpoint problem are creating access and to enabling participa- EXPRESS YOUR as a place for everyone? Let’s create a vi- ideas. Nextbangalore invites DID YOU KNOW? as and aspects of the city as well tion with the aim of making the city and the JOIN THE WISHES AND IDEAS VOTE IS THERE A CHANCE THAT MY IDEA IS MY IDEA IMPORTANT ENOUGH? sion for Bangalore that is built of our everyone to participate through as to submit ideas towards their ideas and wishes of its inhabitants visible. DISCUSSION 2 IDEAS WILL BECOME REALITY? needs, ideas and desires: let’s rethink our online forum, our tempo- improvement. We also invite Post your place/idea Bangalore together! Join Nextbangalore rary urban studio spaces and 12% you to discuss the city on Next- Nextbangalore is first and foremost online or come to our designed for the residents of Bangalore. and share your ideas, visions and stories. at various events in the city. The percentage of green areas bangalore‘s facebook page workshops ! Because we believe a livable future Ban- ... IS A PLACE TO DISCUSS AND DEVELOP It also offers special work- area in the city declined from www.facebook.com/Next- 3 WITH OTHERS Nextbangalore is one of the first urban shops on visualising, map- 71% in 1973 to 12% in 2012. bangalore or get in contact galore can only become true if it includes CREATE A JOINT On basis of the future vision a growing Nextbangalore is a place for all ideas, participation platforms in India. As well as ping and experiencing the city. with us by sending an e-mail the citizens. VISION FOR FUTURE number of projects will emerge. In the wishes and visions for the future of the bringing the idea of crowdsourcing to the to [email protected] BANGALORE long term Nextbangalore helps the com- city. We believe that every idea is valu- urban development process, Nextbangalore Identifying urban locations that munity to promote projects and to make able. What seems impossible today can has initated an active creative process that are suggested by citizens as well as Participatory approaches, especial- them politically and technically feasible. be a success tomorrow. is based on the questions and ideas of the cataloguing their planning ideas is a major ly on a neighborhood or ward level, can NEXTBANGALORE.COM THE NEXTBANGALORE SPACE As easy as Google! WHY LOstBANGALORE COULD BE NEXTBANGALORE The key to developing Bangalore’s futures may Making the city observable! A review of be found in histories of the past. the first Space in September 2013 1 Post your place or idea he firstNextbangalore :Space was ope- assists in our aim of making the city observab- urban development on the basis of participa- ned in September 2013. For a month le. Nextbangalore has also been active in the tion. Nextbangalore provides online and off- T a former office space on Langford urban sphere by interviewing residents. line spaces, creativity, knowledge and resour- Road in Shanti Nagar was transformed into Particular highlights were the very ces that provide access to urban planning an urban design studio and an interactive personal and insightful con- processes. To enable this, however, it meeting and discussion room. A series of versations that resulted from is essential to understand the high- workshops, lectures, discussions and exhibi- many invitations to visit peo- DID YOU KNOW? ly complex processes of present tions attracted many citizens to share their ple in their homes. Other Mantri Square in Malleswaram urbanization in India by analysing ideas and stories for a future Bangalore. methods such as playing covers the size of 1,700,000 sq ft. historical, political and socio- 2 See it on the ”Bangalore Change Map“ city-building simulation 5666 cultural conditions. These refe- As places that enable informal, interactive dis- games or mapping neigh- households could fit into the rence systems harbour substantial cussions are few and far between in Bangalo- bourhoods have been shopping mall. strength that could go a long way re, setting up temporary urban studio spaces part of Nextbangalore’s towards enabling an alternative is one of Nextbangalore’s tools and methods efforts to understand and urban development shift from the that enable accessibility, simplify urban deve- identify city making processes. perspective of the city‘s inhabitants. lopment processes and support participatory Commercial Street The past and present fort MG Road in the 50s Nextbangalore team collecting stories ideas. Others tools include visualization, which Nextbangalore:Space plans to return fre- plays a major role in describing complex ur- Through these tools and methods, Nextban- quently - please check nextbangalore.com ities exist in many forms. From abstract loreans’ feelings towards the urban environ- projects, such as MOD Institute’s work on the tainable and locally-rooted architecture. This ban processes in a comprehensible way and galore aims to identify and implement future or facebook.com/nextbangalore for details. 3 Discuss and develop with others googlemap images, planning depart- ment we hope to discover more about the architect and planner Otto Koenigsberger, can approach to building is perhaps Koenigsberg- ment statistics and traffic flow diagrams city’s complex and changing identity, unlock unknown or forgotten aspects of er’s greatest contribution to Bangalore, and one Participants of Nextbangalore:Space #1 and their ideas for future Bangalore... C to the tangible physical environment of pot- about its secrets and potentials, DID the city’s past that could harbour that deserves to be re-examined and reinter- holes and flyovers, public transport systems, its achievements and disasters.