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Network seminar in Aalborg 24th-26th of September

The next network seminar focuses on how experience economy is used as a strategic tool in the city development of Aalborg and the University and the City. There will be visiting lectures by Hans Kiib from Aalborg University, Trevor Davies from Copenhagen International Theatre and directors from University of Malmo, Bergen and Tromso.
Download program here-05.09.08

Platform for Malmo as a Knowledge City

Within the last two years Malmo Municipal has been working on a Platform for Malmo as a Knowledge City. This work har been carried out in collaboration with Malmo University and Per Riisom.
Read and download the Platform here

Artikler fra Arkitekten 06/08

The editorial: "Opgør med en monofunktionel by" and
Review of the exhibition "Instant Urbanism" at DAC in Copenhagen. "Situationisterne to det legende menneske alvorligt og slap det løs i byen".
Download as PDF

Interview with Erik Øwre on Tromsø
as a knowledge city

Transitionzones!
New connection-buildings and new cities!

Articles in The Economist
Inspiring articles on Mobility in The Economist.
The articles explores new megatrends, which will have great impact on future worjk on knowledge cities, on city development and building design.!
Read an introduction in danish by Per Riisom and find links to the articles on The Economist homepage here

Performative Architecture

Conference and workshop held in Aalborg at the new opened Utzon centre.
3 architectural workshops: August 16th - 21th 2008.
International Conference: August 22nd - 23th 2008
Download program and description

Successful network seminar held in Lillestrøm

On the 26th - 28th of March the Nordic City Network held an interesting network seminar.

The program consisted of a pilot project workshop and a seminar. The workshop gave time to present and discuss all pilot projects in the member cities.

At the actual seminar topics where:

Political leadership and urban resources
Trade and the knowledge cities
Workplaces and the city

At the seminar there were visits from international experts on city devlopment and future cities. Among them were John Worthington from DEGW and Trygve Sivertsen from PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
More about the seminar and download of precentation

Stavanger introduction to the network

Thommas Bjerga held a very detailed precentation on the history and devlopment of Stavnager at the seminar in Lillestrøm.
Download precentation here

Per Riisom in Bergen

Knowledge city as a driving force for city development. Urban and spacial reorganisation of the knowledge economical basis in Bergen.
Download Pers precentation

Article by Magnus H. Westerberg:

Nå trenger vi Spagettibyer!

New Member

Nordic City Network is welcoming Stavanger as new member of the network. Stavanger is the capital of oil production at the southwest coast of Norway. The city is the strongest economy in Norway. The city is internationally orientated and leads a very interesting cultural policy.

Politisk lederskab og partnerskab - Esbjerg Bymidteprojekt og Samarbejdsforum

Af Stig Hammer Eriksen, fhv. byplanchef i Esbjerg Kommune og ansvarlig for Bymidteprojektet.

Esbjerg ”Bymidteprojekt” har siden 1993 fungeret som organisatorisk omdrejningspunkt for bykernens udvikling. En lang række ”delprojekter” har ændret bybilledet radikalt, men projektet i sig selv har også præget byen mentalt.

En ny og vigtig kanal – Samarbejdsforum – er skabt mellem det politiske niveau og byens borgere, handels- og erhvervsliv.

Artiklen fortæller på denne baggrund om Bymidteprojektet som platform for samspillet mellem den politisk ledelse i partnerskab med byens borgere.

Projektets succes ses formentligt bedst ved, at erfaringerne i dag er en hjørnesten i kommunens bestræbelser på at skabe sammenhængskraft og synergi i den nye storkommune.

”Jeg er sikker på, at det nye samarbejdsprojekt bliver en del af sammenhængskraften i vores nye kommune. Det vil på én gang løfte samarbejdet, øge forståelsen mellem bysamfundene og fremme dialogen og de gode initiativer”,
siger borgmester Johnny Søtrup til JydskeVestkysten d. 21. nov. 2007

Læs interview med Stig Hammer Eriksen

Nordic City Network is a Think Tank of urban and regional planners and others, dedicated to developing Nordic cities as attractive, innovative and competitive Knowledge Cities.	Nordic City Network arranges pilot projects and events such as seminars and conferences where people can meet and exchange knowledge and ideas.
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Chairman of Nordic City Network: Christer Larsson Urban Planning Director Malmö City Tel +46 40 34 22 98 E-mail: christer.larsson@malmo.se Nordic City Network Secretariat: Per Riisom Skaarup & Jespersen Tel. +45 3915 0060 E-mail: per.riisom@sj-arkitekter.dk Hanne Beier Skaarup & Jespersen Tel: +45 2122 0960 E-mail: hanne.beier@sj-arkitekter.dk