• Placemaking is more than a niche market

    Placemaking is not a design endeavor. Or a business proposition. Or a public health pursuit. Or an equity concern. Or an avenue for culture and the arts. It’s all of these things.
    When I first developed my interest in placemaking twenty years ago it was driven by design. I was a brand advertising person which, by necessity, involves the study of behavior. Not just of people but of their context. Where and how people choose to live, I learned, provided a lot of insight into...Read more

  • Four types of placemaking

    Placemaking is the process of creating quality places that people want to live, work, play, and learn in.Read more