Better Budapest

Research and action plan

Mindspace 1
Smart City Budapest initiative 2
Shared cities: Creative momentum 2
Milestones 2

2017 2nd quarter year - What’s next? 2

STEPS and METHODS 3

“Fresh eyes” survey 3
Background information about the area (Google search :-) 3
General global processes 4
Understanding the Smart City concept - 6 pillars 4
Use Jan Gehl methodology - liveable city indicators 5
Other indicators 5
Interviews with experts 6
Mark the borders of the pilot area 6
Service design approach 6
Functional analyses 6
Survey - street analysis 6
Public survey 6
Problem mapping 6
Involvement the citizens 7
Social trauma healing 7
Development planning 7

References 8

Mindspace
Mindspace Non-profit Ltd. was founded in 2011 and deals with cultural urban projects, focusing
on smart city and sustainability through participation and gamification. Our main projects:
Budapest in 100 words (since 2014)
A story-writing project, where all citizens can tell their own story connected to their city, in
maximum 100 words. A 3-member jury selects the best 100, the best 12 and the best 3 works
from the submissions. The best 12 pieces get illustrated by Hungarian graphic designers and
are exhibited at the public gallery event. At the awards ceremony, the participants can view the
top stories with their illustrations and also listen to the three of the best 12 works read while
accompanied by a musical composition. In 2016 the project will be implemented in the Visegrad
capitals as well with local partners.
More info: http://in100words.eu/en

Danube Flow - Danube calling! (since 2012)

An event and programme series that uses experience/based awareness raising, innovative
communication methods and non-formal education tools to draw attention to the values of the
Danube. Since the start of the programme, we implemented more than 50 events.
More info: http://mindspace.hu/en/danube-flow, https://www.facebook.com/danubeflow/?fref=ts

Smart City Budapest Initiative (since 2013)

The initiative aims to display smart city projects in Budapest, facilitating cooperation among
stakeholders and sectors since. Within this initiative we organize Mind the Game conference
focusing on urban games and gamification as potential involvement methods. The conference
also includes an urban game and in 2015 a 3-day planning workshop.
More info: http://smartcitybudapest.eu/ , http://conference2015.smartcitybudapest.eu/

Shared Cities: Creative Momentum is a European cultural platform addressing the urban
challenges of contemporary European cities. In an international cooperation of 11 partners from
six different countries numerous events, programmes and researches will be implemented
between 2016 and 2019. The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the
European Union, the Hungarian partners are Contemporary Architecture Centre and Mindspace.

Smart City Budapest initiative

Smart City Budapest (SCB) Initiative collects mostly grassroots projects and organisations from
Budapest which are connected to the smart city concept. SCB Initiative aims to introduce best
practices from businesses, institutions, non-profit organisations and the people of Budapest.
With knowledge transfer our goal is to encourage citizens to take actions for a better city. A city
is smart when investments in capital and communication infrastructure fuel sustainable
economic growth and a high quality of life, in combination with an efficient use of natural
resources. But a smart city doesn't exist without smart citizens.
http://smartcitybudapest.eu
Shared cities: Creative momentum

SHARED CITIES: Creative Momentum (SCCM) is on a mission to improve the quality of life in
European cities. By exploring aspects of sharing and urban design we are creating new ways of
living in our cities. Together.

Living in the city, we’re used to sharing – green spaces, bus seats, even the air we breathe. We
know that sharing a car or a flat can make it worthwhile. Instead of owning a bike we can rent
one, too. Sharing has become a part of our urban life.

Shared Cities: Creative Momentum brings together eleven organisations from Belgrade, Berlin,
Bratislava, Budapest, Katowice, Prague and Warsaw to create a space for architecture, art,
urbanism and the sharing economy and to contribute to the transformation of urban life.
By sharing ideas, state-of-the art best practices and building networks Shared Cities: Creative
Momentum assists these Central European cities in finding innovative ways of urban planning
and policy-making. Another ambition of the project is to show urban citizens that their
participation and cooperation is essential for creating a pleasant and valuable urban
environment.

From 2016 to 2020 more than 150 activities introducing innovative ways in urban planning and
enhancing the participation of citizens take place: festivals, films, exhibitions, artists’ residencies
or case studies. Architects and citizens design their ideal city. Artists and the public in Berlin
devise radical new forms of street furniture. A new digital map is created in Katowice to portray
(in)formal actors in cultural and creative industries. Bratislava researches new strategies for
reviving underutilized communist era buildings. Budapest tests ways how NGOs can
reinvigorate a former industrial area…

Share your ideas with us: #SharedCities #SCCM2020

More information: http://sharedcities.eu

The project is co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, the
Hungarian partners are Contemporary Architecture Centre and Mindspace.
Milestones

2016 3rd quarter year - set up pop up space + general project planning
2016 4th quarter year - salon discussions - warm up

2017 1st quarter year - What’s up - discussion serie

2017 2nd quarter year

What’s next - research and action plan about livability of part of VIII. district
Working with the city event connected to Budapest 100 organized by KÉK

2017 3rd quarter year

Research about gentrification, tourism, public spaces and night life legislation
Rákóczi squaring (part of Working with the city organized by Mindspace)

2017 4th quarter year

Planning the next year activities
Better Budapest workshops

2018 1st quarter year -

Preparation of the Working with the city festival
Better Budapest workshops

2018 2nd quarter year

Rákóczi square neighbourhood
Working with the city event connected to Budapest 100 organized by KÉK

2018 3rd quarter year

Rákóczi squaring 2.0 (part of Working with the city festival organized by Mindspace)

2018 4th quarter year

Annual meeting of SCCM in Budapest
STEPS and METHODS

“Fresh eyes” survey

Walk and contemplate without preconceptions

Frank and Daan

Url: http://smartcitybudapest.eu/news/exploring-viii-district-through-fresh-eyes

In the beginning from our internship we explored the district in a way we call ‘District VIII through fresh eyes’.
During this exploration we studied the district through our own eyes, with an open minded view. We wrote down
all of
the noticeable findings, which varied between different styles of architecture, public spaces, infrastructure and
human behavior. By doing this exploration at the beginning of our internship we gained a certain view about the
district, which wasn’t influenced by third persons, which mainly focussed on the physical elements of the
district.

After this orientation we had a slim view about the district. But we knew of course that we needed some more
background information. This is why we did a small research about the history of Budapest and district VIII.
This is when we understood more of the origin of the district and about some important events that happened in
the city and the district - especially at the end of the second world war and the 1956 revolution - which
explained a lot about the rough and diverse character of the district.

Background information about the area (Google search :-)

● History

Pl.
http://smartcitybudapest.eu/hu/news/rakoczi-ter-tortenelmi-tavlatbol

● Demography
○ Religion
○ Age structure
● Morphology and physical changes (map, photos)
● Urban structure
● Economic structure
● Functions of the area

Presentation tools:
http://www.fortepan.hu/ - online photo collection from the past
http://index.hu/fortepan/2016/04/24/szines_budapest/
Past and now on photos: http://www.langeweb.hu/regen-es-ma-kepek/

Infographics about demography changes: http://piackutatas.blogspot.hu/2013/04/az-usa-

lakossaganak-valtozasa-60-ev.html

Urbface - history related houses

http://urbface.com

Articles, blogs on the area called ‘Palotanegyed’

http://apalotanegyed.blog.hu/
http://magnasfertaly.blogspot.hu/2008/11/mi-is-az-palotanegyed.html
http://epiteszforum.hu/megujul-a-palotanegyed-az-elkepzeles
http://varoskepp.blog.hu/tags/kalvin_ter
http://www.szombat.org/politika/4214-palotanegyed-a-negyedek-negyede
http://pestbuda.hu/
http://www.meselohazak.hu/
http://lasdbudapestet.blogspot.hu/
http://multmento.blog.hu/
http://mandiner.blog.hu/
http://kep-ter.blog.hu/
http://egykor.hu/budapest-viii--kerulet/
http://8ker.blog.hu/
http://urbanista.blog.hu/
http://www.budapestanno.atw.hu/
http://www.ilyenisvoltbudapest.hu/
http://www.lobu.hu/retro-budapest.html
http://budapest100.hu/
http://europabelvarosa.hu/cikk/a_palotanegyedi_lovarda_tortenete

Archives, databases, museums

Budapest City Archives: architectural designs, maps, photos and postcards
http://www.bparchiv.hu/adatbazisok/en
More on the archives: http://www.archivportal.hu/en/archives-of-hungary/budapest-city-archives/

Kiscell Museum (architectural collections, photo collection, map collection etc.)

http://gyujtemeny.kiscellimuzeum.hu/site.php

A periodical called ‘Budapesti Negyed’ dedicated to the city of Budapest and its history, culture,
quarters, life etc.
Online: http://epa.oszk.hu/html/vgi/kardexlap.phtml?id=3

Official website of ‘Palotanegyed’:

http://www.europabelvarosa.hu/palotanegyed/

Society of Citizens for ‘Palotanegyed’:

http://palotanegyedert.blogspot.hu/

Metropolitan Ervin Szabó Library, Budapest Collection:

http://www.fszek.hu/konyvtaraink/kozponti_konyvtar/budapest_gyujtemeny/a_gyujtemeny/?
article_hid=9525

Sound Mapping of Budapest: a new initiative based on interviews, oral history method:
https://budapestsoundmap.wordpress.com/workshop/

Related literature/books:
Déry Attila: Józsefváros. Budapest, 2007. (Terc Kiadó)
Bart István (szerk.): Budapest Krónikája. Budapest, 2007.
Háztól házig, utcától utcáig
Akik Budapestet építették

Appetite for radical change

The exhibition is the result of a Medialab Katowice educational and research project which
consisted of several lectures and workshops conducted under the guidance of experienced
designers. In formal terms, it refers to the activities of the Isotype Institute and the universal
visual language created in Vienna in the 1920s. The exhibition is devoid of the traditional
historical narrative, which usually puts the focus on important historical figures, political events
or wars. Instead, it uses diagrams, maps and data visualisations to illustrate the rapid
transformations of Katowice.
http://appetiteforchange.eu/

An urban diary takes advantage of what many of us are already doing with our cameras and
smartphones: recording what we see, and what we like or dislike, about urban change. By
harnessing this visual information, residents, city employees and decision-makers can be better
equipped to plan cities and respond to urban change.
http://citiscope.org/partner/2017/photo-powered-urban-diaries-offer-visual-tool-guiding-change

Imagine the world as a street ordered by income. Everyone lives somewhere on the street. The
poorest lives to the left and the richest to the right. Everybody else live somewhere in between.
Welcome to visit all homes on Dollar Street!
https://www.gapminder.org/dollar-street

Visualization tool: A self-service business user application for spatial analysis and visualization.
Builder’s drag and drop analytics empower business analysts to optimize operations and quickly
deploy location applications. Free yourself from reliance on GIS specialists and put the power of
location intelligence directly in your hands. https://carto.com/

General global processes (trends)

● Gentrification
● Political situation
● Tourism
● etc.

Understanding the Smart City concept - 6 pillars

● What does it mean the pillars and the related indicators
Smart economy
Creative industry in the district
● Flatlab
● Szatyor bolt

Smart mobility

Good example: http://www.upcity.sk/

http://h2020-flow.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/Deliverables/15_quick_facts_16x16cm_HU_v_04.pdf
Interviews with experts
● Zsombor Barta | HuGBC - green buildings
● Bence Molnár | Szimpla - Culturally vibrant and happy
● Orsolya Janota | Hello Wood - Smart people
● Áron Halász | HCC - Smart mobility
● Péter Dalos | BKK
● Dani Németh | Grund
Use Jan Gehl methodology - livable city indicators
● Physical space
● Perceptions

At Gehl, we focus on working with our clients to create mutually beneficial relationships between
people’s quality of life and their built environment.
http://gehlpeople.com/approach/

Other indicators
● Renting prices
●

Mark the borders of the pilot area

● Preconceptions
● Context

Horánszky

Service design approach

● Define “user groups”
● Relevant questions of citizens group
● User journey

http://smartcitybudapest.eu/news/how-can-service-design-benefit-budapest

Functional analyses
● Based on this analyses http://markoandplacemakers.com/projects/obchodn-street-retail-
study-bratislava-slovakia
Frank and Daan research in the VIII. district
No. Name: Function

1 Curry House Hospitality Restaurant

2 Feher Holló Teaház Hospitality Bar

3 Residential Residential Apartment

4 Ateliers Pro Arts Kft. Company Gallery

5 Residential Residential Apartment

6 Residential Residential Apartment

7 Vörösmarty Mihály Gimnázium Extracurricular High school

8 H13 Diák Company Private education

9 AEEK Company Health care centre

10 Szent Anna Kollégium Extracurricular University

11 Residential Residential Apartment

12 Bölcsődék Extracurricular Nursery school

13 Residential Residential Apartment

14 ArtBázis Összművészeti Műhely Company Gallery

15 Residential Residential Apartment

 16 Residential Residential Apartment

17 Mindspace Company Non-profit organization

18 Fiktiv Gasztrk Hospitality Restaurant

19 Residential Extracurricular Religious

20 AEEK Company Health care centre

21 Unknown Unknown Unknown

22 Könyveskert Kávézó és Könyvesbolt Company Bookstore

23 Jézus Társasága Magyarországi Rendtartománya Extracurricular Religious organization

24 Loyola Cafe & Lounge Hospitality Bar

25 Szent Ignác Jezsuita Szakkollégium Extracurricular University

26 Residential Residential Apartment

27 Jézus Szíve Társasága Extracurricular Church

28 Residential Residential Apartment

29 Residential Residential Apartment

30 Residential Residential Apartment

31 Padron Hospitality Restaurant

32 Residential Residential Apartment

33 Rajk Extracurricular University

34 Residential Residential Apartment

35 Residential Residential Apartment

Survey - street analysis

● Mental mapping (Kevin Lynch)
● Observing the use of public spaces - Köztér használat megfigyelése (Jan Gehl)
● Subjective mapping

Observing the use of public spaces - ws and test observation (10.5.2017)

Public survey
● Offline and online questionnaire - how they feel (needs)
● Focus group discussions (pop up space)

Problem mapping

Involvement the citizens

● How can we share the results of the research
○ Leaflets
○ Online materials
○ Installations
○ Games
○ etc.
● Gamification
● Events
○ Social events (Pop up space, street, square)
○ CAPE event - 12th of May
○ Lumen - Mindspace: Kifordulás - 2-4th of June - World Cafe + Open Space
Good examples from the past

Újirány Landscape Architects

http://ujirany.com/category/munka-kateg%C3%B3ria/public-art

Social trauma healing

EMESE
● Society for Organizational Learning

A módszer alkalmazása rendkívül sokrétű, ugyan az üzleti szférában kezdték talán legelőször
legszélesebb körben alkalmazni, mint az innovatív módszerek többségét, később azonban
településfejlesztési kérdésekben is vagy egész országok, nemzetek sorsát eldöntő kérdések
során is használni kezdték. 2011-ben Izrael jövőképének, jövő víziójának megalkotása során
többek között Tel Aviv főterén több mint 10 000 állampolgár vett részt a kis asztalcsoportos
beszélgetéseken megvitatni az ország jövőjével kapcsolatos elképzeléseiket.
http://artofhosting.ning.com/forum/topics/1000-table- world-cafe- in-israel- interview-inspiration-
invitation

Emellett eltekintve a folyamat sikerességétől, szintén az ország jövőképének, jövő víziójának

kialakítására vonatkozó részvételi kiscsoportos Open Space, illetve World Cafe módszertant
követő elemeket fedezhetünk fel az izlandi részvételi alkotmányozási folyamatban is.

Development planning
● Suggestions and debates - Better Budapest online platform
● Small interventions planning
● Collecting suggestions
● Communicate the suggestions

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) and the Global Designing
Cities Initiative today announced the launch of the Global Street Design Guide as a globally
accessible document that can be downloaded at no cost, allowing urban planners, designers
and transportation practitioners in cities around the world to immediately implement tested and
life-saving street designs.
https://globaldesigningcities.org/press-packet/worldwide-launch-global-street-design-guide/

Mendes, L. (2016) – “What can be done to resist or mitigate tourism gentrification in Lisbon?
Some Policy Findings & Recommendations”, in Glaudemans, M.; Marko, I. (eds) – City Making
& Tourism Gentrification.
https://www.researchgate.net

Labs + Networks + Innovation

Living Lab + European Network of Living Labs

Living Labs are defined as user-centred, open innovation ecosystems based on a systematic
user co-creation approach integrating research and innovation processes in real life
communities and settings. In practice, Living Labs place the citizen at the centre of innovation,
and have thus shown the ability to better mould the opportunities offered by new ICT concepts
and solutions to the specific needs and aspirations of local contexts, cultures, and creativity
potentials.
http://www.openlivinglabs.eu/

Smart London Innovation Networks

The SLINs work to help make London’s growth economically, environmentally and socially
sustainable, by identifying key challenges and stimulating digital technologies which will improve
the lives of Londoners.
http://smarterlondon.co.uk/

Porto Innovation Hub

“Porto. Innovation in the transformation of the city” aims to demonstrate the potential of
innovation in the city’s transformation, highlighting the direct impact that this relationship has on
the improvement of the quality of life of the citizens, the contribution it has on the creation of
skilled employment, and on its potential to project the city towards new levels of development.
http://www.portoinnovationhub.com/

CitizensLab
A participatory European network of local actors of change from different sectors and contexts
http://www.citizenslab.eu/
Low carbon urban development

CPH 2025 Climate Plan

https://stateofgreen.com/en/profiles/city-of-copenhagen

https://m.phys.org/news/2017-07-effective-individual-tackle-climate-discussed.html

A five-step-plan for a low carbon urban development (WWF + Ericson)

Understanding and implementing low carbon ICT/telecom solutions that help economic
development while reducing carbon emissions.
http://assets.panda.org/downloads/wwf_ericsson_5_step_plan.pdf

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

The Climate Positive Development Program is a recognition based effort under C40’s Urban
Planning & Development Initiative of the world’s most ambitious low-carbon projects.
http://www.c40.org/networks/climate-positive-development-program

Low Carbon City Lab (LoCal)

Climate-KIC
http://local.climate-kic.org/

Smart sustainable districts

Climate-KIC
http://resilientneighbourhoods.ca/resilient-communities-and-neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods

Builing resilient neighbourhoods

https://resilientneighbourhoods.ca/

Neighbourhoods guide
https://streeteasy.com/neighborhoods/greenwich-village/

References

● Another type of smart city, with just some other topics and how they gained their data.
https://www.arhitekti-hka.hr/files/file/obrasci/2015/CITYKEYS-survey.pdf
http://nws.eurocities.eu/MediaShell/media/CITYkeysD14Indicatorsforsmartcityprojectsandsmart
cities.pdf

● ‘Regions’ measured throughout Smartcity

https://www.oecdregionalwellbeing.org/HU21.html

● Smart city solutions collection

http://lechnerkozpont.hu/doc/okos-varos/smart-city-peldatar.pdf

● Marko&Placemakers is a city design and research consultancy based on

transformational principles of placemaking and green urbanism established in 2013 by
Igor Marko and Petra Marko, following their long-term collaboration on successful urban
regeneration projects.
http://markoandplacemakers.com/projects/obchodn-street-retail-study-bratislava-slovakia

● Milota Sidorova personal website - I often write about different aspects of urban
planning, particularly with focus on gender sensitivity and inclusion. Among my
commissions are various studies where I apply interdisciplinary urban research or plan
complex participatory processes on my own or in efficient collaborations with other
professionals. Beside this I contribute to magazines, manuals and other local or
international publications...

https://www.milotasidorova.com/books-studies-articles/
 ● Urban Think Tank
http://u-tt.com/about/alfredob/

● Smart cities in Europe

http://inta-aivn.org/images/cc/Urbanism/background%20documents/01_03_Nijkamp.pdf

● company supported research (Philips :-) - unfortunately the indicators are visible only on
the pictures (I will translate it)
http://epiteszforum.hu/elheto-varosok-a-philips-kutatasanak-eredmenyei

● some other indicator in the article:

http://www.cityhungary.eu/e-v-i/

● IBM supported research

http://www-05.ibm.com/hu/download/IBM_SmarterCity_20110721.pdf

● Research by LSE Cities

http://www.lse.ac.uk/researchAndExpertise/researchImpact/caseStudies/burdett-creating-
liveable-cities.aspx

● Ranking The World's 'Smartest' Cities

https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2016/07/06/the-worlds-smartest-cities/#239e496b4ab9

● The idea of a ‘placebook’ could be useful:

http://www.jtp.co.uk/cms/pdfs/The-Placebook_Battersea-Power-Station.pdf

● Citiscope spurs innovations to help cities work better for all people through the power of
independent journalism.
http://citiscope.org/

● Urban community in Warsaw

https://www.facebook.com/jazdow/

● Visualization tool
https://carto.com/

https://globaldesigningcities.org/publication/global-street-design-guide/

http://www.urbandesignmentalhealth.com/journal-3---sociopetal-spaces-in-iran.html
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/how-observing-and-recording-pedestrian-activity-transformed-a-
city-center

Richard Florida
https://jacobinmag.com/2017/08/new-urban-crisis-review-richard-florida

Presentation
https://www.facebook.com/emoke.holbis/posts/10154651074802001

Noise map of Budapest:

https://geoportal.budapest.hu/Kornyezetvedelem/ZAJ/2007/Agglo/

Ágnes P

Más: nem feltétlenül releváns számotokra mind, de ha érdekel, átpörgetheted, eddig milyen szakirodalmakat
halmoztam fel.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w7vbPWXGqbBy-SHChL-tckATLnWhjJxVdm0EnBkZWUg/edit?
usp=sharing
Illetve van még egy könyv, amire ácsingózom, mert klassz módszertani gyűjtemény, viszont kb lehetetlen
beszerezni :(... itt pár oldal van belőle:
http://www.baupiloten.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ArchitectureIsParticipation_SamplePages.pdf