Urban Renewal Session 3: Urban development strategy of the city of Tournai

Session 3: Urban development strategy of the city of Tournai: vision, instruments, decision making and participation process 

Thursday 16th of May, Tournai

Living and working in the historical city of Tournai, one of the 3 cities of the Eurometropole (together with Lille and Kortrijk). How is the city being transformed into a healthy place to live, work and relax? Which urban strategy and development plans are implemented to blend the historical past of this city with the growing need for affordable housing? In which way can they attract new businesses and citizens? 

• Urban development scheme and other instruments and citizen participation meetings for big projects 

     Member of the town council, to be confirmed 

• Some example projects of urban transformation in Tournai

     Nicolas Ecrepont, real estate project manager, Bouygues Immobilier & Wim Straetmans, managing      director Kairos

• Case study CHWAPI: the construction of one of the largest hospitals in the region and an state of the art example sustainable healthcare real estate. But how will this huge development  affect or influence other urban projects in the city?

     Nicolas Van Oost, prof. ir. architect & chairman at Archipelago

     Didier Delval, general manager Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie picarde 

• Short guided tour of  the building site CHWAPI and short city walk in Tournai