Are We Doing This Right? – Placemaking Edition (Part 1)
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Placemaking is one of those ubiquitous urbanist buzzwords these days. Yet it can be difficult to get a broadly agreed-upon definition. We discuss what is actually means (as far as we can tell), what trends it came about as a response to, and why it might look different depending on the location. We run through some of the key elements of (the different forms of) placemaking, and a few notable (good and bad) examples of where it's been done.
This is Part 1 of a two-part discussion. In Part 2, we get more familiar with some of the different criticisms of placemaking and its outcomes.
Your hosts for this episode: Jordan Clark & AJ Fawver.
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