Placemaking

Kate Spencer, development partner at FORWARD — The RMIT Centre for Future Skills and Workforce Transformation — writing with director Peter Thomas and development partners Pete Cohen, Jane Howie, Sally McNamara and Inder Singh about the recent art commission by Aboriginal artist Troy Firebrace for the FORWARD at RMIT City…

Contact: William Hargrove, ASLA, PLA, Design Associate, Alta As designers, one of the most important tasks is to elevate seemingly mundane, everyday pieces of the earth into vibrant public spaces with a true sense of place. The Project for Public Spaces puts it this way: “As both an overarching idea…

By Madeline A. Kamats, Purdue Research Foundation As the world learns new and cleaner energy practices, it is more important to ensure builders, operators and owners are environmentally responsible. More sustainable and greener buildings are increasingly needed, and there are several small additions to buildings that can make a lasting…

So, you have a great idea for a project and maybe you even have a fully fledged plan to make it happen. The only thing that is missing…the funding. Crowdfunding and traditional fundraising are great tools to close the gap for project funding. Even better, when you use these methods…

I’ve joined the course, The Power of Place: Regenerative Place-making for Systemic Changemakers. It’s a 12 week learning journey, led by Really Regenerative. See blogposts here by Jenny Andersson, who founded this organisation. I’m doing this course as a cohort, with three others from Climate Museum UK, so we’re learning…

Let’s take aim at the root-causes polarization and social decline. (Reading Time: about 4 minutes.) According to a recent study, 60% of Americans strongly agree to feeling belonging in America, but only 35% strongly agree to feeling belonging in their communities. Let me repeat that: Two out of three of…

Our ideology of the quality of life In this article, we talk about why people want a recognizable building in their town is the same reason they want to purchase a recognizable bag. For an extended period, this mentality of desiring a particular brand labeled as “quality of life” is also reflected in many American cities. …

Waterfront community Salford Quays defines its future with a new vision created with local residents and businesses. Thirty years ago, Salford Quays was just an idea. What would become a vibrant waterfront community was an empty dockland, its water so polluted that little could survive its depths. By 2020 it…