Marisa Novara and her take on urban leadership and democracy - how does the way we treat our pedestrians and cyclists impact on their democratic right for safe mobility?
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New York's High Line, designed by landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro is getting a lot of attention - so what's it all about?
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The ‘Before I die...’ Project by Candy Chang is a good reminder that sometimes engaging with the community is also an act of community and cultural development, and certainly a significant contribution to place.
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Generative: capable of producing or creating
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Places are complex systems with many elements that contribute to their success. A recent survey, conducted by Place Partners Director Kylie Legge, took up the challenge of identifying what criteria are most valued by the people who use public places in Sydney.
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On 7 November 2011, Place Partners hosted a great line up of urban entrepreneurs, thinkers and doers to discuss Collaborative Urbanism and its role in transforming our cities.
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So we've done chess, snakes and ladders, checkers and even badminton, so its no surprise we like these cool all weather all purpose ping pong tables - get one in your neighbourhood!
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With so much change in the world a fresh new year feels like the perfect opportunity to see where we have been and to adjust our course as necessary. Over the years, 3 truisms of place making have stuck with me. They remind me that we have to look at each project with fresh eyes and to face each challenge with enthusiasm and creativity.
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JOHN LOVES 'Give a Minute' - a campaign to engage an entire city by asking them to donate just one minute to their city through a variety of media.
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Occupying Wall Street at the public-private frontier.by Jerold S. Kayden
In future years, people will remember 2011 as the year in which physical public space reclaimed its lofty status in the public sphere thanks to the audacious actions of engaged individuals
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KYLIE LOVES collaborative consumption and its role as a technological community bridge - bringing the community together, to share ideas, exchange products and change behaviours.
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A short video on placemaking produced by the Chicago Metropolitan Planning Council and Tu Multimedia.
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- PlacePartners: What trends will influence cities in 2012? Take our poll http://t.co/LQloHTDG Let us know and we will shape our research tasks for the year
- PlacePartners: Go Sydney -Bring your bike to the cinema and use it to generate the power needed to show the film! http://t.co/8JnFQ4YA Active #placemaking
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