Reimagining our
Public Spaces
through Design
Reimagining our
through Design
Public Spaces
What is The Fringe?
Where is The Fringe?
What is the plan for The Fringe?
How can we Get Involved?
Vision
© Just Innovate
To create an enabling
space where design is the generator for
economic growth and opportunity
GOVERNMENT EDUCATION BUSINESS+ CIVIL SOCIETY
Project Collaboration:
Project Partners
SHOWCASEFACILITATE PLACEINCENTIVEANCHORSProfile design
innovation and enable
greater market
access for designers
Providing a testing
ground for innovation
establishment of
incubators, ‘accelerators’, flexible space, and
support service
providers
Develop supportive
public space,
lifestyle elements, safety and
easy access
Provide broadband
infrastructure and
services
Attract leading
enterprises, entrepreneur
s, educational,
bodies
TEST
Economic Growth
SHOWCASEFACILITATE PLACEINCENTIVEANCHORSProfile design
innovation and enable
greater market
access for designers
Providing a testing
ground for innovation
establishment of
incubators, ‘accelerators’, flexible space, and
support service
providers
Develop supportive
public space,
lifestyle elements, safety and
easy access
Provide broadband
infrastructure and
services
Attract leading
enterprises, entrepreneur
s, educational,
bodies
TEST
Economic Growth
Business Support
Programming
Business Support- Mentors
- Colocation- ‘Thirdspaces’
Programming
Create
Innovate
Collaborate
What is The Fringe? The Fringe Without Borders
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What is The Fringe?
Where is The Fringe?
What is the plan for The Fringe?
How can we Get Involved?
CBD
Context
The Fringe
Open Parking for the City
The Fringe is The Seam
CBD
D6Woodstock
What is The Fringe?
Where is The Fringe?
What is the plan for The Fringe?
How can we Get Involved?
A Happening Ecosystem
Urban Design Framework
GRANARY
THE FRINGE FUTURE: LEARNING FROM ELSEWHERE | MARKET
STREETS
THE FRINGE FUTURE: LEARNING FROM ELSEWHERE | PUBLIC ART &
EVENTS
THE FRINGE FUTURE: LEARNING FROM ELSEWHERE | LIGHTING THE
CITY
Temporary is the New Permanent
Harrington TransformerPossible Futures
What is The Fringe?
Where is The Fringe?
What is the plan for The Fringe?
How can we Get Involved?
May + September 2012/2013 Lab Workshop
May 2014 Festival
CPUT Projects
DesignBuild
CONNECT Town to Township
Plan to connect to least one key township venue during Spaza 2012 as a key partner over three years
Philippi Business Centre
… Du Noon – a post apartheid neighborhood provides opportunities for learning and for innovative projects
CREATE | INNOVATE | COLLABORATE
Try It At Home!
How can we Get Involved?
LIVE| DESIGN| TRANSFORM LIFE
THANK YOU!
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