The Helsingborg + Competition

In 2008, the municipality of Helsingborg in the South of Sweden launched a competition for proposals about the regeneration of a large former industrial district in the South of the city. The process adopted for the selection of the winning teams was unique in that it involved the setting up of an Expert Group which worked over the past six months with Helsingborg's key stakeholders to evaluate 5 proposals by different teams.

The Expert Group featured, among others, experts in the public realm (Gehl Architects) and cultural planning (Noema Research and Planning). On the 18th of March the Expert Group delivered their report to the Jury and a decision will be made over the next few weeks.

This 'Open Source' innovative approach to planning is an excellent example of how by drawing on the expertise of professionals from various disciplines civic leaders can deliver quality of life, distinctiveness, sustainability and competitiveness for their cities.
For more information on this ongoing process, contact Hakan Asmoarp, or Kristoffer Nilsson at Helsingborg's Planning Department.

Kulturplan Oresund

In April 2006, The INTERREG - Kulturplan Oresund project has published a complete guide to Cultural Planning strategies. The Handbook, written by Lia Ghilardi especially for the project, contains an illustration of the methods and pracitcal issues involving the implementation of cultural strategies in different policy contexts.

The Danish version of the Handbook is available in published form (ISSN 1901-581X) in Kultur Pixi No.1, April 2006. Copies of the publication can be obtained by emailing: post@horisont-amba.dk

More information about the Kulturplan Oresund project can be found here.