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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Whilst governments and developers have become increasingly aware of the importance of place making in recent years, William H Whyte was ahead of his time when he investigated how people use public spaces in New York in the 1970s.
The result was his film The Social Life of Urban Spaces.
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Patricia Kirk discusses recent trends in home occupancy and the developer's response to Gen Y's changing needs and expectations. Kirk uses a recent survey undertaken by the Urban Land Institute and an earlier study by RCLCO, to suggest that Gen Y's are moving housing demand from a predominantly suburban to a more mutlifamily urban context.
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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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JOHN LOVES Melbourne's collaborative spirit! This video is an introduction to the League of Resonance; an exclusively inclusive club that focusses on the spirit of localisation.
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JEANETTE LOVES this blog - 'What's so great about Perth'! It explores the essence of Perth, what visitors should know and what makes it such a great place for the people who live there.
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KYLIE LOVES the activation and ongoing management of Times Square, New York. A partnership between the Times Square Alliance and mmmm... creating three temporary furniture bowls that can seat up to 8 people.
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If the modern airport is the welcome mat to the city, an introduction to place, why is it often no different to the terminal you just left from?
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JOHN LOVES the GOOD blog/website. All the stories are fresh and are supported by statistics, first hand experience and/or case studies. There are interesting articles on urban trending and it supports community involvement and promotion of people places.
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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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Place Pulse is a website that allows anybody to quickly run an urban perception study and visualize the results in powerful ways.
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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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- 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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