Oliver Kuehne, Senior Town PlannerHDR Town Planning
Create a supply checklist. Specify what you need, and how many of each; take inventory a few days prior to leaving for the charrette as some items may need to be ordered.
Put one person in charge of inventory and packing. If everybody throws stuff in a suitcase you will […]
Categories: Charrette Organization and Management · Charrette Preparation
Answer: Feasibility TestingOne of the biggest differences between the NCI charrette and other processes is the extra time taken in the plan development charrette sub-phase to test and investigate design concepts in order to bring them to a level at which they can be approved, engineered, and built.
Intensive, collaborative planning processes that last less than […]
Categories: Charrette Organization and Management · FAQ
What does one do when community members, perhaps led by a retired planner, arrive at a charrette with “their plan?” A common reaction is to thank them, tell them it will be considered, post it on the wall and return to business. However, this scenario also presents an opportunity to learn something while gaining an […]
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One thing that makes charrettes fun and creative is that you never know where the best ideas will come from. A recent and now famous example is the story of the “Katrina Cottage.” Six weeks after hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf coast in 2005, hundreds of national and local professionals and community members participated in […]
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People need to be able to see a drawing to understand it. This sounds pretty basic. With the advent of digital scanning and photography, combined with LCD projectors, it is getting easier to quickly enlarge drawings. However, it is not uncommon for a designer/planner to be stuck in the position of presenting a drawing at […]
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The use of charrettes is not necessarily limited to public workshops. Charrettes can be very effective processes for project sponsors when working “in-house” to develop a project vision before going public, or in testing concepts after a first project public meeting. Whether held publicly or in-house, a charrette requires careful preparation. The core management team […]
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It is not uncommon for charrette teams to include a mix of people who are used to working together as well as those who are not. Consulting firms often have a group of professionals who regularly do charrettes and augment them with subcontractors. The addition of outside professionals provides a fresh viewpoint on the project […]
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Members of a charrette team should be experts on all base data concerning their project. It is the responsibility of the charrette team to make sure that all members of the community (in addition to the other stakeholders) are given access to all of the base data. In a charrette, the public flow of information […]
Categories: Base Data Research · Charrette Organization and Management
Often, first-time charrette sponsors resist holding a charrette for more than three days when a minimum of five to seven days is usually required. When a sponsor has not been through a complete Dynamic Planning process it is difficult for him/her to understand the benefits of giving it enough time. The sponsors are concerned about […]
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Chaos is a part of any intense creative process. Most people have experienced this phenomenon while writing a term paper under a deadline in college, putting the finishing touches on a portfolio, or writing a song. There are three phases that one goes through. The first phase is one of anticipation, excitement and creativity. This […]
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