Porto City: Renaissance, Renewal and Reinvention
Free
Wednesday 27th of March between 12:30- 14:00pm (UK Time), we will welcome Pedro Baganha, Porto City Councillor – Portugal . We will hear of his recent experiences on strategy and application in Porto City, including lessons and pointers for the UK and EU cities.
The Urban Design Group is delighted to convene a special international event to consider the application of contemporary strategies to make cities more sustainable in environmental, socio-economic and cultural terms.
The theme is Renewal, Regeneration and Reinvention of the city following a period of decline - the sort of challenge that many towns and cities across the world are facing.
The talk will cover:
- How to get the private sector to invest in the city and and to developing public-private partnerships
- The challenge of turning the city into a destination by introducing quality infrastructure, including high-quality public transport
- Revitalising the city by improving public realm and creating fine civic spaces
- Making the most of the waterfront.
- Investing in cultural infrastructure including museums, music venues and performance areas
- Upgrading existing historical buildings rather than demolishing them
- Providing social and affordable housing by adapting and reusing existing city centre housing
Chaired by Dr Husam Al Waer, University of Dundee
About the Speaker:
Pedro Baganha, Porto City Councillor
Pedro Baganha graduated in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto in 1996. Obtained the master’s degree from the same school in 2011, where he attended the Doctoral Program in Architecture in 2013. He Worked as an architect between 1996 and 2013, coordinating multidisciplinary project teams in design, development and comprehensive management of urban, housing, commercial and industrial projects. In addition to the extensive private commissions, he was part of the Metro do Porto project, having coordinated the project of Vila Nova de Gaia’s line between 1999 and 2009. He was a teacher of Architecture and Landscaping at a private school in the city of Coimbra between 2011 and 2013. He was Deputy City Councillor of Urbanism in Porto between 2013 and 2016. He was executive director of GO Porto, the municipal Construction and Management Company until 2017. He is currently the City Councillor for Urbanism, Public Space and Patrimony, and the chairman of Porto Vivo SRU, the Municipal Urban Renewal Company of Porto.
He graduated in architecture from the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto in 1996. Obtained the master's degree from the same school in 2011, where he attended the Doctoral Program in Architecture in 2013. He Worked as an architect between 1996 and 2013, coordinating multidisciplinary project teams in design, development and comprehensive management of urban, housing, commercial and industrial projects. In addition to the extensive private commissions, he was part of the Metro do Porto project, having coordinated the project of Vila Nova de Gaia’s line between 1999 and 2009.
He was a teacher of Architecture and Landscaping at a private school in the city of Coimbra between 2011 and 2013.He was Deputy City Councilor of Urbanism in Porto between 2013 and 2016. He was executive director of GO Porto, the municipal Construction and Management Company until 2017. He is currently the City Councilor for Urbanism, Public Space and Patrimony, and the chairman of Porto Vivo SRU, the Municipal Urban Renewal Company of Porto.
