Designing for the Public in Rotterdam
The design of public space products, such as furniture or pathways, is a good example of hardware, but public space design can be even more transformative to a place when the neighbourhood’s software and orgware are taken into account too. Rotterdam based design studio BENDE takes a rather innovative and unique approach in its design […]
Playful neighbourhood process methodology
Cities are developing and implementing new methods that involve citizens in the creation of urban spaces, but more radically, emphasis has been put on participation throughout the entire process: from the generation of ideas, through design all the way to implementation. The methodology highlights tactics and strategies of Playful Actions that allow people to make […]
Placemaking Toolkit in rapid urbanization context
This toolkit developed by Public Space Network aims to provide guidelines to anybody who wants to transform a neglected public open space in their area into a clean and safe community space, such as a community park, a playground or a safe vibrant pedestrian-friendly street. It is written within the context of cities that face […]
Parklet Manual in San Francisco
The Parklet Manual is a comprehensive overview of the goals, policies, processes, procedures, and guidelines for creating a parklet in San Francisco. The manual also serves as a resource for those outside of San Francisco working to establish parklet programs in their own cities. The manual guides you through the entire process from submitting a […]
La Pergola en La Marina de Valencia
This manual will illustrate how a concrete project of La Pergola, a cultural pavilion situated in a marina in the Spanish city of Valencia, can serve as a learning opportunity for other underused places around the world, when we extract important and essential secrets behind it. This example will teach us lessons which can be […]
