15 – MINUTE CITY | Urban Design

Know more at – theCharette.org/15-minute-city/

PREMISE

Before the lock-downs round the world, our lives were suffering from long commutes, leaving us with little time for ourselves, our families and our friends. Traffic polluted our air and smog blanketed our skylines. The pandemic hit the pause button on us. The switch to “working from home” made us question the futility of multi – hour commutes. What if we could reclaim our time, health, well-being and our communities for the better? this is often the thought behind a 15-minute city – how to form urban living less stressful and more sustainable. A 15-minute city has affordable, accessible and adaptable housing for households of all sizes and ages. it’s easy to urge goods and services, healthcare, fresh groceries, and every one other amenities. People can work on the brink of home or work remotely more often. Many major cities like Paris, Melbourne, Detroit, Portland and Ottawa are performing on similar concepts. This competition encourages designers and planners to re-imagine our urban landscapes as cleaner, safer, healthier and more inclusive places to live!

COMPETITION BRIEF

Where everything is quarter-hour away – by foot, bicycle or transportation system . The “15-minute city” is an approach to urban design that aims to enhance quality of life by creating cities where everything a resident needs are often reached within quarter-hour by foot, bike or transportation system . this idea puts a stress on careful planning at the neighborhood level, giving each district the features it must support a full life – including jobs, food, recreation, green space, housing, medical offices, small businesses and more. And importantly, it’s a full life that doesn’t require a car. Participants are required to style a module for a 15-minute city which will be replicated to make a bigger city. you’re can design a fictional city or re-design alittle a part of an existing city anywhere within the world. Remember, you don’t got to design a whole city – just a module which will be replicated to make a bigger city.