The Entrepreneurial Urban Regeneration Of Bilbao

The ENTREPRENEURIAL URBAN REGENERATION of BILBAO

Ramiro Aznar Ballarin Urban Governance and Planning MSc Urban Sustainability

From the deindustrial crisis to “la nouvelle Mecque de l’urbanisme”

1950s

2000

Framework and fundations • Urban regeneration in the US and UK • New context of global economy

• New urban politics (Cox, 1993) • The entrepreneurial government (Harvey, 1989)

The urban revitalization process of Bilbao is not new or innovative… • • • •

Birmingham Baltimore Glasgow Pittsburgh

…become a global city (Sassen, 2001).

New urban politics • A path, trajectory to the desired city • City’s image, marketing

• The strategies can be presented, justified and legitimated as the unique, required, clear and inevitable solutions

Entrepreneurial government • “Key locations” • Big-emblematic projects • New cultural facilities and trade fair and conference infraestructure • Public transport infraestructure • Big-name architects • Private-public partnerships

Abandoibarra (Pelli)

Uribitarte (Isozaki)

Guggenheim Museum (Ghery)

Airport (Calatrava), tram and underground (Foster)

Metamorphosis

Regeneration for whom?