VON ZADOW GmbH and John Thompson & Partners act as advisors, guides, facilitators and partners. Our clients include those responsible for regions, towns, neighbourhoods and regeneration projects, building and property companies and private investors.

In order to make it easier for you to find a project that fits your needs, we sorted our projects under following headings – a click on the heading will get you there directly:

Regions and Towns

City/ Town/ Neighbourhood Regeneration, New Settlements

Streets and Spaces

Buildings

EU-Projects

Facilitation

→ A list of selected projects is available as Download (in German)

Regions and Towns

Cole Valley, Chelmsley Wood – Finding a Vision (GB) 2010

Community planning prozess to come to a concept for the future of the region Cole Valley near Birmingham
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Pondicherry Vision Process (India) 2009

Proposal to facilitated a public and co-operative “Pondy Vision Process” to work out an integrated, comprehensive 25 year Vision for the Pondicherry City Region (India)
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Heart attack of a City, Reconstruction of L`Aquila (Italy) 2009

A community planning and charrette-based approach could be key to rebuilding L’Aquila after the devastating earthquake in April 09, believe Von Zadow GmbH, John Thompson & Partners, the Istituto Nazionale Bioarchitettura, the Academy of Urbanism, and Joachim Eble-Architektur. In October 2009 they presented their concept to the L’Aquila council.
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SUSTAINABLE REGIONS – CO-OPERATIVE PLANNING Workshop in Auroville (India) 2009

Exploring Community Planning Methods for Sustainable Regional Planning in India. Auroville being the venue to host an event for about 50 representatives and experts mainly from Puducherry, Tamil Nadu to start up a facilitated, co-operative regional planning process for a fast and uncontrolled growing 3.000 km2 area around Pondicherry city.
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City/ Town/ Neighbourhood Regeneration, New Settlements

Urban development in Hethersett (GB) 2010

Community Planning Weekend for an early public participation in the intended extension of Hethersett, Norfolk, near Norwich.
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Sustainable development in Attleborough (GB) 2010

Community Planning Weekend for an early public participation in an intended extension of Attleborough, Norfolk, a market town with about 10.000 inhabitants.
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A new concept for the ´Central Parade` New Addington (GB) 2009

Community Planning to improve and redesign the centre of New Addington, Croydon, Greater London.
In 2008 an overdimensioned concept for the `Central Parade´ failed by court order in consequence of the endeavour of citizens groups. Croydon City Council decided to continue with the project integrating intensive public participation an assigned the team of John Thompson & Partners. Via workshops and a Community Planning Weekend in October 2009 a regeneration framework for Central Parade is developed which will form part of the Council’s emerging planning framework – the Core Strategy.
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Caputh – ´Blütenviertel` (D) 2009

Transformation of an central situated area in Schwielowsee, near Potsdam, which was former used as horticultural farm and industrial object and is now idle for more than 15 years. The project is meant as a model for integrative community planning in Schwielowsee. Participation in the development of a general project plan and in events of public participation as a communtiy planning weekend to initiate an integral investement.
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Cleethorpes Renaissance (GB) 2009

Community Planning Weekend for the Renaissance of Cleethorpes, a typical British seaside resort with about 70.000 inhabitants
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Town Expansion – North Littlehampton (GB) 2008-2009

In July 2008, Greencore Group and Littlehampton Planning Department organised a community planning weekend in order to develop a vision for a town expansion north of Littlehampton.
Community Planning Weekend, organisation of open forum (‘Littlehampton Community Forum’) as integral part of masterplan development, conception and editing of planning process newsletter
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Redevelopment – Dublin LIBERTIES (IE) 2007-2009

Community Planning Weekend; regeneration of historic central Dublin area in close vicinity to popular Temple Bar cultural quarters.
Community Planning workshop, process management and chairing of monthly Liberties Public Forum as integral part of a local area plan), Redevelopment newsletter as part of communication strategy.
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Chichester – GRAYLINGWELL Carbon-neutral estate development (GB) 2008-2009

Redevelopment of a listed former hospital complex in Chichester into a housing, leisure and services property. Community Planning workshop, organisation of Graylingwell Public Forum as integral part of masterplan development; conception and editing of planning process newsletter.
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Town center renewal – Lübeck (DE) 2007

Integrated urban design project to regenerate the heart of UNESCO site Lübeck. Community Planning Workshop.
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Berlin – Creative City Quarter “Südliche Friedrichstraße” (DE) 2007-2009

Berlin needs a central stage for contemporary art. The ideal place for it would be the former Flower market on Friedrichstrasse. Andreas von Zadow is moderating the initiative, who wants to establish the fromer Flower Market as the center of the new Creative City Quarter “Südliche Friedrichstrasse”.
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Town expansion – Meppel/ Nieuwveense Landen (NL) 2005

Town Expansion for 7000 new dwellings. Community planning Workshop.
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Scarborough Urban Renaissance (GB) 2002

Interaktive masterplan development. Community planning workshop.
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Berlin – Oberschöneweide – Management of an urban quarter(DE) 2002

Conferences in an urban quarter, development of strategies for cooperations of citizens, urban project groups, government and politicians. Facilitation within the management of the quarter and the program “social town”.

Leverkusen – deconstruction of railwaytracks – “New Railway-City Opladen” (DE) 2000

Community Planning Event and what followed in the meantime
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Beelitz-Heilstätten (DE) 1999

New perspectives and urban development for the former largest sanatorium for consumptives in Europe. Contribution to the XENIA workshop (Siemens method).

München Freimann (DE) 1999

Conception and editing of planning process. Community Planning Event.
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Ludwigsfelde Centrum (DE) 1996

Perspectives and strategies for a small city in Brandenburg (20000 inhabitants), which is divided in the centre by the Berlin Autobahn.
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Berlin-Hellersdorf (DE) 1995

Developing future perspectives and strategies for cooperation in a quarter of panel flats with 10 000 persons. Community planning workshop.
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Moskau – ECO 1 1991

Strategy and urban development planning for an urban quarter im Moskow. 50 participants from 4 nations. Community Planning Event in English, German, Russian.

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Streets and Spaces

Vision for Hornsbruksgatan in Stockholm (S) 2010

Schwedish pilot project of the Stockholm City administration to work out an ecologically sound concept to reshape the central residential street Hornstull with methods of concensus led community planning process
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Burgermeester Lemmenstraat Sittard-Geleen (NL) 2006

Pilotproject of the dutch ministry for the renewal of a street/quarter with methods of community planning.
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Berlin – Wassertorplatz (DE) 2002

Activating one’s own initiative and self help of the lodgers. Concept and facilitation within the projects “Action Wassertor” and “Social town”.

Berlin – Kottbusser Tor (DE) 2002

Local action plans for tolerance and democracy. Facilitation and guiding the process.

Berlin – Helmholtzplatz (DE) 1999

Community Planning ‘light’. ‘Open Space’, neighbourhood management and programm ‘social city’
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Berlin – Schlossplatz (DE) 1997

Community planning weekend about a reformation of the `Schlossplatz´ in Berlin, 29th August to 2nd September 1997, organised by John Thompson & Partners, London, and the Berliner MATCH-Entwicklungsberatung (von Zadow) under patronage of the Senat Departement for Urban Building
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Essen – Burgplatz (DE) 2000

Development of Essens oldest square from “urchin” to “treasure”.
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Essen – Berliner Platz/ University Campus (DE) 1999

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Brandenburg Hohenstücken (DE) 2000

Landscape management in the rearrangement of a green corridore. Cooperative communtiy planning “light”.

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Buildings

Brandenburg Hohenstücken (DE) 2000

Landschaftsplanerische Neugestaltung eines Grünzugs. Perspektivenwerkstatt „light“

Schwäbisch Gmünd – WELEDA production plant (DE) 2008

The construction of 40 million Euros production plant in environmentally sensitive area presents largest single investment within Schwäbisch Gmünd-based body care company WELEDA’s history. Integral ecological concept regarding urban development and building itself. Community planning instrumental in co-operation between town and investor.
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Potsdam – Wohnhof Drewitz (DE) 2001

Planning and constructing of a living community of 5 000 qm in a quarter of panel flats in Potsdam-Drewitz, Germany. Community planning “light”.
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EU-Projects

SNOWBALL (EU-Project) 2005-2008

SNOWBALL is an action learning project introducing various integrated urban planning methods to European cities in most practical and co-operative forms.
Participants: Ludwigsburg (DE), Martin (SK), Zvolen (SK), Trnava (SK), Verona (IT), San Fernando (ES), San Sebastian (ES), Hilversum (NL) und Stockholm (SE)

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ECOCITIES (EU-Project) 2002-2005

ECOCITIES is a research project to investigate a framework for sustainable urban development with a focus on the integration of urban planning with a socially and environmentally compatible transport system.
Participants: Tübingen (DE), Trnava (SK), Bad Ischl (AT), Tampere (SF), Umbertide (IT), Györ (HU) und Barcelona (ES)

Cities in Dialogue (EU-Project) 1999

Trainingsworkshop in Berlin and Bratislava for integrated planning methods. 45 participants from 7 countries. Concept and Moderation.

Building for Tomorrow – Barcelona (ES) 1994

International workshop on sustainable urban developments. 50 participants from 13 countries. Concept and Moderation.

Urban Sustainable Projects – Torino (IT) 1994

New Sustainable Settlements 1993

Ökologischer Siedlungsbau 1992

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Facilitation

Berlin – Creative Quarter Southern Friedrichstadt (DE) 2007–2009

Berlin needs a central location for contemporary arts. The former central flower market in the Friedrichstrasse could become this place. Andreas von Zadow is moderating the action group that wants do realise a permanent Berlin art exhibition hall at the former flower market and establish the new “Creative Quarter Southern Friedrichstadt”.
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Cities for Mobility – Stuttgart (DE) 2010

Andreas von Zadow was the facilitator of the 4. World Congress of Cities for Mobility which was held from 4th to 6th July 2010 in Stuttgart. This year the event focused on economy promoting mobility in cities.
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