Innovation for Recovery 2026

Towards a citizen observatory of recovery in Paiporta
The metrics and the place: lessons from Mexico City

Every time I return to Mexico City, I leave with the same renewed question: the city for whom? It is an old debate, but in CDMX it feels urgent and […]
Placemaking Europe Year in Retrospect – 2025 Edition

Introduction From its very first inception at the global Placemaking Week in Amsterdam in 2017, Placemaking Europe’s mission has been to build capacity, strengthen connections and amplify the voices of […]
Philippe Aghion and the caring city

When innovation and inclusion meet: notes on the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics
In memory of Kathy Madden (1947 – 2025)

Honouring the woman who taught us to see, and care for, public life
Innovation for recovery: a place-led initiative for reconstruction after flooding in Valencia

When disaster strikes, rebuilding must mean more than returning to the way things were. After the devastating floods caused by the DANA storm in southern Valencia, we are launching a […]
Placemaking Europe Year in Retrospect – 2024 edition

Introduction 2024 was a remarkable year for Placemaking Europe. We celebrated our biggest and most successful Placemaking Week Europe edition to date thanks to our fantastic host city Rotterdam, we […]
Discover the Cities in Placemaking Program

We are proud to share insights from the first edition of Cities in Placemaking—a city-to-city learning initiative that brought together 12 European municipalities to strengthen urban governance through placemaking
Summary of our visit in Reggio Emilia

After four inspiring days in Reggio Emilia, we’re returning to our hometowns, reflecting on an incredible experience in what will be the host city of Placemaking Week Europe 2025.
Cities reflected on their internal approaches to placemaking in the last Cities in Placemaking milestone in Helsinborg

The final Cities in Placemaking milestone, which took place in Helsingborg from 2-4 December, marks an important milestone in the journey towards embedding placemaking in cities’ strategies.