NARVACAMPUS

SCENARIO EXPLORATIO

A PROJECT BY POLIS 2013-2014ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF ARTS

Introduction

The city of Narva lies in the East of Estonia, along the Narva River which runs between the Euro-pean Union and Russia. The river and the pres-ence of the border within the city centre rep-resent a divide, but culturally Narva suggests a connection between the two. Fond memories of the 17th-century Old Town, which no longer fully exists in its historical form, the bastions along the river and lively 19th-century residen-tial neighbourhoods reflect the city’s rich his-tory. In contemporary times, Narva College has taken the lead in urban developments. Upon completion in 2012, the new college building by Kavakava architects quickly gained inter-national recognition and architectural prizes, and it represents the greatest landmark of con-temporary Old Town. Narva College invited us to explore the city and the possibilities of creating a better connection between the old campus, where the students reside, and the new building in Old Town. The College’s determination to play a leading role in Narva’s redevelopment impressed us. It led us to expand our question about the connect-ing the campuses into a long-term, future-minded research:

How can Narva College’s plans for a new campus contribute to the redevelopment of the City of Narva?

Our scenarios are embedded in the wider con-text of developments we took notice of during our study of Narva. They vary from current the reconstruction, to the support provided by the European Union for plans of new river infra-structure and the long-term interest that de-velopers show in the currently vacant histori-cal buildings of the Kreenholm factory.

Finally, we took on board our first-hand studies of international cities: their vibrant city centres, their use of histories, the infrastructural amen-ities that are of importance, train stations, uni-versities and colleges. And we found everything we were looking for already present in Narva; opportunities that now need to be recognised and restored to their fullest potential. Preserv-ing the heritage to become an attractive city for outsiders and instilling sense of place in young people is a shared responsibility. We explored various international examples of universi-ties that involved themselves in creating bet-ter connections between academic activities and the city as a whole, and we encourage the positive developments that leading education-al institutes can instill in their surroundings.

We see great potential for Narva College to participate in these new directions and in the same time prelude them. In taking big steps, an educational institution invites private de-velopers and city-councils to follow their lead.

With this in mind, we created three future sce-narios. These scenarios look at Narva as a whole in a timeframe of fifteen years, and highlight the practices that Narva College can engage in in various shorter term steps. The value of these scenarios is that we don’t expect the College to be a single actor: the city is already moving forward, together with the college we are here to recognise the direction and anticipate it.

At the core of our scenarios is the notion that-student-life is the time in which young people root themselves in a city, where they learn and make friends. It is a time in which they plan their futures with others, in which they pos-sibly decide to stay in the city of these experi-ences. Soon they will be the young families, the professionals and the entrepreneurs that ben-efit from the city’s comfortable and pleasant at-mosphere. With this in mind we want to stress that student campuses are more than just dor-mitories. This is where students live and where they become independent. This does not need to compromise a developer’s natural wish to create low-cost architecture. We have seen, and felt at home in, low-cost campuses around Europe. Alongside our scenarios, this catalog therefore contains an inspirational chapter spe-cifically on the topic of student housing. Final-ly, in all of our suggestions we took into account Narva’s specific situation regarding climate, cultural factors and current developments.

Introduction

Within the Old Town of Narva, a cluster of ed-ucational functions can be found, which un-doubtedly gives strength to the area. It is more than an area where students come and go; it is a beautiful and multifunctional area where they spend time working, recreating, socialis-ing and sharing knowledge. In the Old Town, Narva College is a lighthouse and the light and warmth is what the College brings and spreads to the old town and its inhabitants. It is the shin-ing beacon which is illuminating the area for development and opportunities. The capacity and potential of this space are enormous, not only for the students but for the inhabitants and the tourists as well. There are clear op-portunities to create an even more lively and economically beneficial area. In this scenario the dormitories of the old site have joined the Narva College in the Old Town, together creat-ing a multifunctional campus.

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The presence of the Narva College has made the Old Town attractive for students, who now engage in more recreational and educational activities within it. But it is also a lively area where inhabitants and tourists gather and stroll around. They walk along the new prom-enade at the riverside, all the way from Narva

Castle to the harbour, meet others along the way, enjoy the wide view over the river and relax by the fountains. Market stalls on the promenade offer local products, food and bev-erages and people are invited to admire the site through the viewpoints. The archeological park between the promenade and the college is cleaned up by the municipality and ready for everyone to use as a recreational space. Rae-koja Square and the path which leads to it are also cleaned up and more visible for people to use. The library is in construction and the Col-lege is creating social connections with other educational functions of the area through mu-sic festivals, fund raising events, exhibitions, sports events and open lectures. 2020

A staircase is constructed in between Narva Castle and the harbour, to create a direct con-nection linking the promenade and the Col-lege. The stairs can easily be spotted due to the presence of interesting signs and information panels, but even more so by its attractive de-sign. The steps are a display of bright colours and written poetry. As people walk up them slowly, the archeological park and the College building come into sight. In the park a small food kiosk is the perfect stop to enjoy a relaxing moment in the park. There

are lighting elements around the park and on the path which provide security and access to this recreational space also at night. Trees are nicely aligned on both sides of the path mark-ing it and providing a grand entrance view to the College. Chairs, tables and benches are available throughout the park for everyone to use as they wish. The Raekoja Square is a multi-functional area where people meet and talk or just relax while their children are playing free-ly. Everyone is enjoying the new outside terrac-es which the university cafeteria has opened. The promenade is a very popular place to go for a stroll and students have easy access to all the areas of the city, including the “Ro-Ro” bar. With the help of Narva College, together with the residents of Old Town, the area becomes an eventful space of lectures, music-shows and markets. Its function as a centre becomes re-stored.

Narva College sells its plots on Kerese which are now redeveloped into residential use and office buildings suited for the location. A new campus is created in the Old Town, bringing students closer to the College. In order to ex-pand as a true college campus, two more open spaces are acquired: the open space in between the archeological park and the library, and the space next to Stockholm Square. This is where the College’s students will be living, working, recreating and enjoying their time in Narva.

Scenario #1Lighthouse | Tuletorn | Mаяк

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Students residing in Old Town enjoy the close proximity to the College and city facilities, as well as the vibrant atmosphere of the campus. The College, campus and the parks form the perfect environment to connect people. Every summer, festivals are organised in the parks, and during winter everyone can make full use of Narva College’s open door policy.

As the events become an inherent part of the area, students involve themselves in their or-ganisation increasingly. The waterfront is ex-tended and refined. There is an outdoor gym facility which offers a good outdoors exercise with a beautiful view. The area has become so vibrant that new facilities are implement-ed: children play on marked hopscotches and there are colourful swings and sandboxes. In the harbour, a large boat functions as a café dur-ing daytime and as a space for gatherings and parties at night. In wintertime the market stalls are replaced with a German-inspired market where adults can enjoy a glass of mulled wine and there’s hot chocolate for the children. The market stalls are stocked with typical hand-made winter products like woolen hats and clothes. Afterwards, people can take the stairs up to visit the College and enjoy a movie in its grand theatre. This is one of the many ways in which the College now brings people together.

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Narva College is ultimately transformed from an outlandish building in an area that has lost most of its former glory into the thriving epi-centre of public interaction in Narva. The cam-pus has become well-known internationally for its pleasant and vibrant mix of students, locals and tourists, all sharing the space and partici-pating in its wide range of functions. Thanks to the excellent combination of high-quality edu-cation and youth facilities, young people and parents are eager to settle and live here. The number of students increases every year and Narva has gained popularity as a tourist desti-nation.

This mix of users has brought new life to the Old Town and to the city as a whole. This historical Old Town has regained its former glory as the central connecting patch in a patchwork quilt full of cultural history, tradition and memo-ries. The College and the campus have brought new elan and pride to the area. The city council acknowledges their importance for Narva’s re-generation and works together closely with the College to improve the connectivity and attrac-tiveness of the public space in and around the Old Town. Just what the College previously was for the Old Town, the Old Town has become for Narva as a whole: a lighthouse, a shining bea-con, a generator of life.

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Introduction

The areas of Old Town and Kreenholm exude a quality of life that characterises Narva like no other city. These two areas are intrinsically connected like the two sides of an hourglass. Between them there is a palpable sense of the past flowing like grains of sand into the pre-sent. The surviving buildings, buried streets and pathways in Old Town, the red-brick hous-ing and nineteen-thirties boulevards in the Kreenholm area, are foundations on which the College can build to become the main instiga-tor of a city-wide urban renewal. By connect-ing the two sides of the Narva hourglass, the College can be at the centre of Narva’s future urban dynamics.

Narva College can bring the heritage of the city to life, by joining the college building in Old Town with a new student campus in the Kreen-holm area. Students need more than a place to sleep and study, they need a place to live, to feel connected to their city. By building the campus in the Kreenholm area, the College ac-knowledges this need, and takes the initiative in providing its students with a place they can call their own. Between the campus and the college a new space is born, where students and residents will meet, and where students will pass through every day, travelling between their place of learning and their place of living.

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The College recognises the opportunities of locating the new campus in the Southern cap-sule of the hourglass. The old plot on Kerese is sold for residences or office-space, connecting it to the surrounding businesses. The newly ac-quired site on Kreenholmi Street will host live-ly and architecturally valuable, but low-cost student accommodations. Just like the college building itself, this project acts as a landmark for contemporary and future Narva. The con-struction of the new campus goes along with the founding of the Student Hub: a place where students and young creative people meet, and talk in an informal environment. The involve-ment of the college in the area fuels a positive vision of the Kreenholm neighbourhood with the realisation of it’s potential as the second old town. It has a strong presence of architec-turally valuable buildings and a sense of histo-ry which exceeds most of the post-World War buildings visible in the rest of the city. Innova-tive solutions help students with their journeys to the College: a free bus/bike-pass gives them the daily choice between a bus ride or the use of the new bike sharing system.

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The new campus building is completed and students are making extensive use of the new

facilities provided at the campus and the ad-joining Student Hub. More and more events are taking place in the neighbourhood as stu-dents, together with Narva College, organise music festivals like “Narva Jazz Festival”, mov-ie-nights and exhibitions. When there are no events, students meet at the Hub for a drink and to hang out; this is where ideas are born. The student dorm buildings attract local at-tention and (inter-)national press, just like the College did. Both buildings imprint in people’s mind the image of a creative and future orient-ed Narva, a city where things can change. Tour-ists and many language-learners (English, Rus-sian and other Slavic languages) enjoy the new facilities. They’re welcome in the campus as it holds a hostel for long- and short-term visitors who are attracted by and increasing the quali-ties of the neighbourhood. The park is rid of old brick ruins by the municipality with the aid of funds provided by the environment ministry. It becomes a centre for public events of a wide range and in all seasons (food festival, art fes-tival, ‘children’s days’ etc.). Parallel to this, the bastion routes around Old Town are renewed, green spaces are expanded and new infocubes inform passers-by on the history of the area. In the nearby harbour area north of the college seems to be revealing activity. Some buildings are still vacant but they are in renovation and hard-working youngsters group around them, discussing the progress of their start-ups.

Scenario #2Hourglass | Liivakell | Песочные часы

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Now that the central park has been cleaned up, the city can start with an overhaul of the exist-ing infrastructure. The playground is renewed, picnic tables and new benches are brought in, and colourfully accentuated paths are going from the Student Hub towards the railroad bridge, highlighting the routes along which students and residents pass by daily. The bright yellow road forms a nice contrast to the green park. With this new park in use, an investment plan is designed to revive the majestic culture house which still stands abandoned. The new park is opened with a neighbourhood festival in the summer and freshly graduated college students are planning an annual winter festi-val. The Student Hub joins the festivities by or-ganising events with local music students and with the Narva Jazz Festival. To complete the cultural dynamics of the two old towns, Narva College organises “summer-food” and “win-ter-food” festivals.

By now, the harbour area is definitely vibrant. The small spaces now house businesses and the startups that the municipality has been eager to support. Following international ex-amples, collaborations have been set up to create mixed-use spaces for artistic practices and small companies. It’s a breeding ground for commercial success and as the harbour is

being developed further, the area could pull in bigger, international businesses. Entrepre-neurs, however, are flexible and the city has many great locations and funding for start-ups to offer.

New plans for a train and bus terminal will be-come part of the recently approved bridge that will connect Kreenholm and the Old Town. The bridge will be a landmark construction, bring-ing pedestrians, cyclists and electric busses across a vibrant North-South axis.

Narva College anticipates the importance of this new dynamic connection and starts its first educational programme of ‘tourism man-agement’ in which their expertise in pedagogi-cal and linguistic skills is combined with the increasing demand for tourism in the city.

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The official opening of the bridge between Kreenholm and Old Town is widely celebrated. Throughout the years, students had already gotten used to the public bicycles provided to them, but the bridge further increases their use. The hourglass-connection which allows people to pass from one centre to the other makes the bridge and it’s surrounding area a lively meeting place along which small busi-nesses flourish. In summertime, tourists, stu-

dents, young families and elderly citizens all take walks and meet along the riverside, on the island and on the terraces. But the bridge also enables efficient routes for wintertime, dotted with enough interesting inside-spaces which provide shelter in winter, both for tourists and for students on their way towards the residenc-es. The long-term plans for the Kreenholm fac-tory and the regeneration of the southern axis through the building of the bridge have further increased the interest in the neighbourhood surrounding the campus. The College has a strong presence on both sides of the bridge. It has become the most popular study centre for European, American and Estonian students of Russian language. In Narva, students benefit from Estonia’s open borders while immers-ing themselves in a mixed culture with a direct presence of and easy access to the Russian border. This has sparked the interest of the Eu-ropean Union which has, throughout the years, heavily invested in more comfortable train-connections and infrastructure on the water.

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Introduction

When the college moved from the old campus to the new location in Old Town, while the stu-dents stayed in Kerese, it drew a line between the two locations. The Butterfly, derived from the geographical shape of the connection be-tween these area’s, symbolises the metamor-phic transition that the College has undergone. It illustrates the growth that students experi-ence throughout their college years, and the evolution from the dormitories former dor-mant cocoon to the realisation of its full poten-tial as a lively student area.

Narva is a city positioned in two cultures and two languages, and the College can play an im-portant role in language education through the immersing of people in this environment. The focus on pedagogy can be spread beyond its own boundaries into the city, creating a more fluid learning process which is open to the pub-lic. The city’s unique position between two cul-tures can be celebrated by openly displaying poetry, and using the urban environment as a space for lectures and expression of students.

Connecting the dormitories in Kerese, the West-wing of the Butterfly, to the East-wing which is the Old Town, requires a reimagin-ing of the infrastructure to create a safer and more pleasant journey for the students. It also

connects the area mentally, producing a more cohesive neighbourhood where students can express and share their ideas with the city.

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The plans for the new campus, designed to ac-commodate a growing number of students, are laid out. The connection between the West- and the East-wing is first enhanced by clear, safe bicycle paths, decreasing the mental distanc-es in the area. Narva College installs a shared bicycle system with the Narva College logo on top. Students are slowly becoming more famil-iar with this mode of transport, as it is quicker and provides more freedom than walking.The Lasteaia neighbourhood becomes a more lively place through the set-up of a commu-nal garden. The community comes together to maintain and nurture the gardens together. The gardens are a neighbourhood centre where children play and adults rest and enjoy their free time. Walking through this path from the campus towards the Old Town, the liveliness of the engaged community is felt. 2020

A new student living area has been built on the Kerese-campus. The community projects are strengthening the relations between the cam-pus and the surrounding residents which con-

nects the wings of the Butterfly mentally. The market on Lasteaia street has been restored by the municipality and it is a multifunctional space which is used daily by residents and stu-dents who spend time there, work, volunteer and organise public events. One area of the market is an exhibition space where drawings and other works of art are displayed on large boards, showing representations of the city in the eyes of its inhabitants. People can upload or email photographs of the city and its inhabit-ants to the photography kiosk where they will be displayed. Locals share nostalgic images that tell a story of the past and the tourists up-load photos of their current holiday. The streets are adorned with these images.

An amphitheatre functions as a landmark on the cycling route towards the college. This is where people share their stories of Narva, where lectures are held, where people practise music, dance and perform. This place connects the older and younger generations. Close to the amphitheater there is a book exchange area where books are placed in an art piece hanging from trees available for everyone to take, in ex-change for other books. The same goes for the toy area where children enjoy another child’s toy in exchange for theirs. Even the high rise concrete building with the water tank on the roof is an attraction. The tank has poetry graf-fitied on the sides in two languages – Russian

Scenario #3Butterfly | Liblikas | Бабочка

and Estonian. Poetry is on display everywhere in the streets and the bastion walls are illumi-nated by projections of bilingual poems.

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The central connection between the campus and the college is completely redrawn. In the central roundabout, where the main East-West and North-South axes join, traffic is organised more efficiently and safely. A broad and visible bicycle path crosses through the middle of the entire roundabout, joined by a colourful foot-path. A tunnel under Peetri Square takes the traffic from Tallinna Maantee underground, and the car-free surface level is one of the liveliest meeting places in this part of Narva. The square serves as a welcoming entry point for those coming from the border and it con-nects easily to the Old Town. Tourists can stroll straight from the Castle towards the bastion route now that the trucks that go towards the border crossing are diverted North of the Old Town.

On the campus, meanwhile, the students have taken the initiative to start their own student bar, supported by Narva College and the city council. The opening of the bar coincides with the completion of the new Peetri Square. To cel-ebrate this accomplishment a big event takes place in Narva, in and around the College in

Old Town, in the amphitheatre and of course the student campus. Large projections of po-etry, both classical and of young authors, are directed at the walls of the castle to illustrate its safe and accessible connection with the Old Town, as well as with the college campus area.

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The Peetri Square is like a honey pot attract-ing tourists who come to learn about Narva’s culture and history before they go to explore the rest of the city. They take a brief rest in the square before exploring the rest of the city; some eat in the small covered cafes, others plan their trip sitting on the movable benches. Leading up to the tourist information centre is a path paved in slates imprinted with titles of famous Estonian and Russian literature. In-side the information centre, the expo shows visitors Narva’s successful transition through time. The historical attractions and points of interest highlighted on the outside of the in-formation centre spark the interest of visitors who gather around the information centre. The shared bicycle system has been expanded and is widely used by tourists, who for example cycle towards the beach at Narva-Jõesuu.

On the campus, the students have set up a new recreational sports area. They use the outside space to relax and refreshing between study-

ing or to play a game of tennis. The indoor pitch is full of students socialising and participating in group games and cheering for their respec-tive teams. There is also a bar in the sports area where students meet and relax in an informal lounge atmosphere, which almost acts as a liv-ing-room on the campus, an extension of their homes. This is where one can really feel the strong student community which attracts new students to Narva at the end of every summer. Narva is widely celebrated as a town of litera-ture, and students, tourists and authors reside in the city temporarily and permanently for its inspiring cultural amenities.

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Campus concept

The scenarios outlined in this catalogue all build in the fundamental idea that a student campus is a place which students can call their own. A campus offers students more than a place to sleep and study, it is a place for liv-ing their daily lives. On a campus students can meet freely, engage which each other creative-ly, or just hang around. Their campus is their home for the time they attend Narva College. Student life within the campus will shape their experience of the city as a whole.

Architecture & Design

The architectural quality of the new campus illustrates how important its students are, not just for the college but for the city in general. Narva College’s student campus can combine quality with affordability by using an original design. Developing student housing is a chal-lenge, because students can typically only af-ford low rents, which does not support high construction costs. However, affordability is not synonymous with tasteless or uninspired design. Alternatives that use industrial materi-al (such as shipping containers) can offer a so-lution that is flexible, portable, affordable and durable.

Moreover, there is a possibility of building in phases which enables the College to move peo-ple in gradually. This could reduce the costs, speed up the potential process of selling previ-ous lots, and provide students with housing as soon as possible. If needed, this type of hous-ing can be lifted, transported or even easily re-placed.

Neighbourhood

A student campus is never isolated, it is a liv-ing part of its environment. By providing more space and amenities for a cost that is attractive to its students, the campus also brings new en-ergy into its neighbourhood. In all scenarios the student campus plays an active role as a landmark institution.

Conclusion

Three scenarios

The Lighthouse, the Hourglass and the Butter-fly. Three different ways of looking at how Nar-va College can play a central role in the further development of the city. In all three scenarios Narva College takes the initiative in connecting different areas of the city and different groups of people, and in creating opportunities for its future.

The Lighthouse brings the college and the campus to the centre of Old Town, signalling the start of a regeneration of this historical bea-con through the college’s strengthened pres-ence. Narva College will expand its function as a landmark and ‘illuminate’ the surround-ing area through strong physical and cultural expansion. A new connection is made with the promenade alongside the river, the archeolog-ical park provides a green space next to the col-lege and the combination of campus and hos-tel brings tourism to the centre of the old town.

The Hourglass emphasises the flow of people between the two historical centres in the city, connecting Narva College in Old Town and the new campus location in the Kreenholm area. This axis has the natural potential of becoming a centre for tourists, it’s attractive for students with a sense for culture, and in the same time comfortable enough for young families. All

these form the future for Narva, while the Hour-glass respectfully recognises and connects the Old Town as the place where it all began. In the end, the Hourglass creates a new space in the city, between the College in Old Town and a vi-brant student quarter in the Kreenholm area.

The Butterfly is an exploration of the potential of the current site of the dormitory and the im-provement of the connection between the Col-lege and student life. In the long-term this sce-nario would rely on a restructuring of the roads which now form a physical boundary between the two sites. The connections between the current campus location and the college build-ing are improved, new park spaces and mar-kets are supported, and the busy traffic around the central roundabout and Peetri Square is or-ganised more efficiently to create lively urban space for residents, tourists, students and visi-tors. The Butterfly also represents a collection of cultural interventions, engaging with sea-sonal changes and the importance of nature in the city. Also, memories and stories of the city are shared thanks to the new art exhibition spaces throughout the neighbourhood.

A place to live

A central argument of all scenarios is the active engagement of the new student campus with its surroundings. A student campus is more than

a dormitory: it provides a place to sleep and to study, but also a place to meet up with others, a place of play and games, of useless bantering and creative interplay. A student campus is a place for students to live and to connect with people and places which will stay with them for the rest of their lives.

The building itself can play an important role in this, combining architectural quality with cost-efficient building methods to keep prices affordable. A building with its own clear identi-ty emphasises the extent to which students are central for the development of both college and city. Narva College can create the possibilities for students to become intrinsically connected to their city, and to jointly construct a sense of pride.

Instigator

Narva College is at a crossroads, as now it chooses one of many paths for development. The three scenarios in this catalogue are only a selection of the many possibilities the future has to offer. What is clear, is that Narva College can take control over its own development, and be part of the further development of the city of Narva. The decision to build a new student campus creates the possibility for Narva Col-lege to become the instigator of a new energy in the city of Narva.

Image sources

All unmentioned pictures are made by the POLIS 2013-2014 group.

Lighthouse

Boulevard structure map: http://www.narva.ee/ee/linnakodanikule/uudised/page:5006(2) Boulevard centre (l): http://www.narva.ee/ee/linnakodanikule/uudised/page:5006

Boulevard (tl): http://romehotelservice1.wordpress.com/2013/06/27/il-tevere-estate-2013/Boulevard (bl): http://luigilarosa.blogspot.com/2010/11/font-face-font-family-cambria-p.htmlStairs (r): http://royalwilliamyardnews.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/the-royal-william-yard-western-king-staircase-wins-top-award/

(1) Delft infocube (tl): http://freddesmeth.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html(2) Message on stairs (ml): http://www.bitsarecheap.com/2011/05/24/museums-are-now-sign-on-steps-of-chicago-mca/(3) Tiled steps (bl): http://www.ohana-magazine.com/nl/travels/16-colorful-steps-around-world/Bryant Park: http://www.boomsbeat.com/articles/2158/20140414/check-out-all-the-fun-things-to-see-and-do-at-bryant-park-new-york-photos.htm(4) Glow wall: http://www.gloweindhoven.nl/website/glow/glow.php?CoverageId=11(5) Park kiosk: http://lakewood.advocatemag.com/2012/04/02/white-rock-lake-development-what-it-could-look-like/Central Library: http://www.bdonline.co.uk/austin-smith-lord%E2%80%99s-liverpool-library-opens-to-the-public/5054884.article(6) Park path painting: http://fineartamerica.com/featured/lighted-park-path-leslie-allen.html(7) http://www.thetelegram.com/Sports/2013-05-28/article-3262296/Outdoor-gyms-not-working-out/1

Hourglass

Minnesota park: http://wtbx.com/blogs/whats-happening/165/minnesota-state-parks-and-trails-to-host-winter-candlelight-events-for-all-ages/Donau Island: http://trivienna.wordpress.com/2013/07/Red Square: http://www.arcspace.com/features/big--topotek1--superflex/superkilen/Yellow Madou: http://jacquesmercier.wordpress.com/2012/04/13/la-place-madou-en-jaune/

Tartu Bridge: http://500px.com/photo/24786249/tartu-bridge-by-aleksandr-tkachenkoStockholm bikes: http://buildingoursustainablefuture.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/city-bikes-stockholm-part-i-how-bike.htmlMini Mall: http://www.e-architect.co.uk/rotterdam/mini-mall-rotterdamHarbour Bus: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56380734@N05/7866392706/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Butterfly

(6) Central roundabout: http://media.city24.ee/images/eesti/city_narva/paul_kerese_4/zb/pcaezb/1600x1200/city_narva_paul_kerese_4_dscn3852-u_1391509929069.jpg(8) Peetri plats: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/93377765

(1) & (2) Public farm: http://sus-eco-installation.blogspot.com/2012/08/public-farm-one-work-ac.html(3) Book exchange: http://www.dotmaison.com/blog/page/11/(4) Outdoor chalkboard: http://colleges.niche.com/swarthmore-college/photo/1786/(5) Wall illumination: http://mtlunescodesign.com/fr/projet/Reunion-annuelle-du-reseau-des-villes-creatives-de-lUNESCO(6) Literature on wall: http://kagarov.livejournal.com/146801.htmlBicycle path: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_in_the_NetherlandsFood market: http://exetertraveljournal.blogspot.com/2012/07/estonian-travel-tips-suggestions.html

Roundabout (tl): http://www.lsa.umich.edu/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=70910b1ce7193410VgnVCM100000c2b1d38dRCRD&vgnextchannel=81c9ecfdc6b33310VgnVCM10000055b1d38dRCRD&vgnextfmt=detailPiazza (tr): http://laud8.wordpress.com/2012/09/04/piazza-nember/(7) Park theatre: http://freelanceflaneur.blogspot.com/2011/07/ridged-for-her-pleasure.html(8) City lounge: http://stadslente.blogspot.com/2013/11/het-creeren-van-levendige-publieke.html(9) & (10) Photography project: http://www.publicspace.org/en/works/e056-other-people-s-photographs/prize:2008

Campus concept

Red containers, Utrecht, The Netherlands (l): http://www.pdx.edu/sites/www.pdx.edu.realestate/files/2Q10-8-Keetwonen-4-30-10.pdfContainer stacking, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (m): http://architectuus.blogspot.com/2009/06/habitacao-de-interesse-social.htmlContainer interior (r): http://blog.justdrew.net/2009/03/05/inspiring-designs-with-shipping-containers/

Four container housing interior pictures, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (t): https://secure.flickr.com/photos/assasin/sets/72157632582629468/Four container housing exterior pictures, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (ml): https://secure.flickr.com/photos/assasin/sets/72157632582629468/Container student housing, Utrecht, The Netherlands: http://bywojtek.net/portfolio-item/the-netherlands/Social housing, Izola, Slovenia (bm): http://www.ofis-a.si/str_9%20-%20HOUSING/6_HONEYCOMB_APARTMENTS/ofis_HONEYCOMB_APARTMENTS.htmlTwo container student housing pictures (bl), Amsterdam, The Netherlands: http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/houthavens,stavangerweg/Interesting

Impressum

Scenario planning workshop for the new campus of the University of Tartu Narva College: 19th-21st of April 2014 in Narva, Ida-Viru County, Estonia.

The project has been carried out by students of the Master of Arts in European Urban Cultures POLIS 2013-2014 - Evgenia Abramova (Russia), Mathieu Buelens (Belgium), Georgios Chatzinakos (Greece), Jessica Cheung (United Kingdom), Melanija Tacconi (Italy/Serbia), Raf Pauly (Belgium), Bastiaan Prickartz (Netherlands) & Iskra Vuksic (Croatia/Netherlands) as part of an Urban Studies programme at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA).

POLIS is an international Master’s programme, jointly developed by four European universities: the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), Tilburg Uni-versity (Netherlands), Manchester Metropolitan University (United Kingdom) and the Estonian Academy of Arts (Tallinn, Estonia). During the pro-gramme, the student cohort has a residency in all four universities, providing for an intensive, international learning and professional experience.

We would like to thank everyone at the Narva College for their invitation, hospitality, guidance and reflection, in particular Katri Raik, Jaanus Villiko, Ülar Mark and Szilárd Tibor Tóth. Special thanks to Gert Zavatski and Kristi Grišakov of the Estonian Academy of Arts for the guidance and support.