Why we keep organising Placemaking Week Europe
Looking ahead to Reggio Emilia and the values that guide us
Placemaking the ‘Smart City’: Can We Humanize Technology the Same Way We Humanize Cities?
What happens when humans and technology work together? When humans are able to intervene in automated decision-making processes? And when technology, too, can become “lighter, cheaper, faster”?
Time Machine Tidal Park: Place Futures and Libraries
How do speculative design and libraries intersect in building viable urban futures? From two workshops during Placemaking Week Europe 2024 emerge manifold visions of what Rotterdam’s Tidal Park Keilehaven might look, feel, sound, and smell like in 2050.
What if recovery after a climate disaster comes from people and place?
Lessons from the Oldest Legal Institution in Europe for Post-Flood Recovery in València
12 European Cities Embracing Placemaking to Tackle Urban Challenges
Against division, their mayors and deputy mayors choose to foster public spaces for equity and democracy. They commit to this by innovating policies and processes, involving citizens, and mobilizing place-based investments.
Power of Place: An Introduction to Designing Places For Life
THe Placemaking Europe community is invited to participate in Really Regenerative’s signature regenerative learning journey, Power of Place. Power of Place host and course designer Jenny Andersson, spoke at our gathering in Rotterdam last Autumn and has created a special invitation and offer to the Placemaking Europe community.
A reflection on Cities in Placemaking
The future of a sustainable urban lifestyle should be founded on simple ideas formulated and shared by the people who populate our cities. To me, that is placemaking.
Where change is triggered, fear arises
by Charlot Schans As an urbanist these times, it may be difficult to stay optimistic about the future of our cities. Faced with an overpowering climate crisis, ever increasing inequality […]
I have a confession to make: I don’t care what placemaking exactly is
Some personal reflections after Placemaking Week Europe 2023
