Studying Kraków While Living in It as an Urban Life & Placemaking Student
For one week, I took over the Placemaking Europe Instagram from Kraków, the city I temporarily called home. I’m Jill, a 22-year-old student from the Netherlands, studying International Event Management with […]
Instagram Takeover: Exploring Helsinki with Päivi Raivio – from Rocks to Welcoming Winter Spaces
During her Instagram takeover, Päivi Raivio guided us through the places, stories, and events that make Helsinki vibrant, engaging, and full of character. We visited her favorite spots, explored the […]
Designing Public Life After Dark: Helsinki’s Tactics for the Dark Season
Read about the five-day takeover summary from Timo Hämäläinen regarding public space in northern cities on the winter season
Design to Connect x Placemaking Europe: A Week of Reflection on Healing and City-Making
Many of the cities we live in today are shaped by worldviews built on separation, control, and extraction. These ways of thinking have influenced not only how we design, but how we see ourselves, each other, the world around us, and the relationship we hold with all three.
