1.4   H Y P OT H E S I S
Based on the problem field i.e., urban vitality and urban design process in new torn masterplanning, and the preliminary investigations of the Ecopark new town, 4 (four) hypothesis to be further demonstrated in this graduation project are derived as follows: 1. Diversity is one of the major key to promote urban vitality in new town masterplan (supported by interview with Michelle Provoost (International New Town Institute), October 23rd, 2017). Diversity can be in the target groups, activities & uses, housing products, and so on. Further study is needed through literature study, comparative study, and interview with expert. 2. There is a tendency that the development process of new town masterplanning has the most influence in compare to other processes i.e., design, management, and space in use. This does not mean that other processes needed to be overlooked but more in terms of priority and weighting. Further study is needed through literature study, comparative study, and interview with expert. Particularly in the comparative study, the development process of new town masterplanning needed to be carefully examined. 3. Design governance (Carmona, 2016) is the ideal outcome to guide the future masterplanning process combining the product i.e., urban vitality and the process i.e., masterplanning process. It means that the outcome of this graduation project will not be merely physical urban design but complemented with urban design guidelines. 4. Design transition as the main spatial design concept fitted with the context of Ecopark new town and Hanoi context. Transition in the sense of reacting towards the dualities that Ecopark and Hanoi possessed: formal and informal; planned and unplanned; existing peri-urban areas and new town. Observation on how people in Ecopark and Hanoi use their daily spaces will be critical to demonstrate this point.
AR3U100 G r a d u a t i o n L A B: Ci t i e s f o r P e o p le - of Tomor row
DIVERSITY
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
DESIGN GOVERNANCE
DESIGN TRANSITION
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