Jo Bacon was invited to speak at the “Happiness in the City” symposium in Kuwait. Together with architect Noor Boushehri she presented on the topic of ‘Culture’.

1. Is more cultural
regeneration the key to
urban happiness?
Talk at the Happiness in the City symposium: Culture
Joanna Bacon, Partner
10 Sep 2019
SLIDESHARE
Allies and Morrison

5. Canada
United States
UK
Ireland
Nigeria
Kenya
India
Singapore
Qatar
Oman
Abu Dhabi
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Malawi
Scandinavia
Russia
Malaysia
South Korea

7. Making cultural buildings and spaces public in the city

8. Restoration
Reinvention and re-engaging public space

10. The Commonwealth Institute, Holland Park.

11. Holland Park

13. Grade II* Listed - Commonwealth Institute Building

14. RMJM 1962

15. OMA 2010

17. Site Wide Plan
design museum
extension of the park

18. public/ managed
design museum
private/ managed
residential
access and use

20. The Royal Festival Hall and the Southbank, London.

32. Reinvention and organic growth
New cultural waterfront

34. Royal Festival Hall
Rambert
Shakespeare’s Globe
Tate Modern
National Theatre
Hayward Gallery
BFI

40. Tate Modern and Bankside organic growth.

48. Curated development

49. Kings Cross masterplan in progress.

72. Central St Martin’s: Stanton Williams
Four St Pancras Square: Eric Parry
Gasholder: Wilkinson Eyre

73. 2012 Olympic masterplan and Legacy masterplan.

74. A_Z MAP OF FESTIVAL HALL

86. A_Z MAP OF FESTIVAL HALL

88. Two cultural waterfronts
Southbank Eastbank

90. V&A / Smithsonian
London College of Fashion
BBC Music
Sadler’s Wells

94. Base - Lower Levels
For the public
Middle - Typical Levels
Top - Upper Levels with
terraces
Section

95. Podium -View looking down on spiral staircases

98. THREE CITIES
Muscat
Doha
Jeddah

99. Sustainable urban extension
Irfan, Muscat

102. RUWI
MUTRAH
7 KM
...the missing link in the region

118. A new, compact downtown
Msheireb, Doha

119. Doha, 1952

120. 1947 coastline
1947 city footprint
Msheireb
WEST BAY
Diwan
Souq

121. 2008

123. S O U K
W A Q I F

124. Urban composition
the work of many hands

126. S O U K
W A Q I F
A M I R I D I W A N

127. D O H A
M E T R O
S O U K
W A Q I F
A M I R I D I W A N

128. Remarkable consistency
of the buildings

131. Dramatic contrasts
of the urban form

134. Delightful walkability
despite the harsh climate

137. Lush greenery
in the heart of the city

141. Legible complexity
achieved through scale

143. Inventive elaboration
of the component parts

146. Making connections
to an evolving cultural identity

147. Diwan building Guards National archive
Old palace Historic home Fortified watchtower

148. Downtown regeneration
signalling a return to the centre

152. Nurturing the historic core
Al Balad, Jeddah

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