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Alamo Plaza bustles thanks to a temporary market during Team Better Block's last San Antonio project / Photo: Better Block

Better Block, Better City: An Interview With Andrew Howard

By Project for Public Spaces on Dec 5, 2012 | Add Comment

Andrew Howard is one of the founding members of Team Better Block, a group that works to implement Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper strategies for the temporary revitalization of streets and public spaces in the short-term, to inspire people to think differently about how those places could evolve. Team Better Block recently took recommendations straight from [...]

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Houston Library Plaza: Building Knowledge, Building Community

By Project for Public Spaces on Nov 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

Library culture in the city of Houston is undergoing an exciting shift as the Houston Public Library reconsiders its public role. Instead of thinking of its programming as needing to remain within the building’s four walls, recent efforts are pulling the activity into outdoor spaces. Building upon the momentum of other successful downtown [...]

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The Perth Cultural Centre is seen here in full bloom during CHOGM 2011 / Photo: Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority

Creativity & Placemaking: Building Inspiring Centers of Culture

By Project for Public Spaces on Aug 16, 2012 | 13 Comments

As much as we prize creativity in cities today, the cultural centers that we’ve built to celebrate it rarely hit the mark. Culture is born out of human interaction; it therefore cannot exist without people around to enjoy, evaluate, remix, and participate in it. So why do our cultural centers so often turn inward, away [...]

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San Antonio's downtown is filled with unrealized Placemaking potential. Photo: Matthew Egan via Flickr.

Mapping the Future of San Antonio’s Downtown, Digitally

By Project for Public Spaces on Nov 22, 2011 | 6 Comments
Digital Placemaking expands and enhances the work that PPS does face-to-face with community members and municipal officials to create great places and to plan for more livable, sustainable communities.
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People Are Talking About Placemaking…

By Fred Kent on Nov 2, 2011 | 2 Comments
Placemaking is in the news these days, and it's got us thinking that we are at an exciting moment in history.
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Crowd-Sourcing the Lowdown on New York’s Privately Owned Public Spaces

By Sarah Goodyear on Oct 27, 2011 | 1 Comment
Zuccotti Park is just one of dozens of privately owned public spaces around New York. Just how public are these places? How accessible and welcoming? How pleasant and well-maintained?
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The Ira Keller Fountain in Portland, Ore.: Jump right in and have a good time.

Vote for the Top 100 Public Spaces in the U.S. and Canada

By Sarah Goodyear on Sep 19, 2011 | 2 Comments
Is your city’s best place on the list yet? This is your chance to get it on the map.
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The next generation of Bulgarians is ready for change.

Placemaking Takes Off in Sofia, Bulgaria

By Elena Madison on Sep 15, 2011 | Add Comment
PPS's Elena Madison reports that in her hometown of Sofia, people are ready to make a better city for themselves -- an authentically Bulgarian great place.
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A variety of Canada Day activities brought the crowds out to Mississauga's brand-new Celebration Square this summer. Photo: ammiiirrrr via Flickr

Mississauga Considers a Permanently Car-Free Celebration Square

By Sarah Goodyear on Sep 12, 2011 | Add Comment
The people of Mississauga like their new city square so much, they're talking about keeping cars out of it for good.
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Visitors say "The People's Place feels like a place to live"

“The People’s Place:” How Placemaking Can Build Today’s Best Libraries

By Megan MacIver on Jun 30, 2011 | 4 Comments
For all those who feared the rise of the Internet would mean the fall of the library here is a story of hope.
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A Placemaking revolution is afoot in Seoul, Korea

Can Placemaking Save the Soul of Seoul?

By Cynthia Nikitin on Jun 26, 2011 | 4 Comments
The Kimchi of place: I think a placemaking revolution is afoot in Korea.
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Mississauga's new Celebration Square

Mississauga Opens “Celebration Square”

By Megan MacIver on Jun 23, 2011 | 2 Comments
The Square is the first step in creating a great destination that shows off the best of Mississauga and draws residents to enjoy their city center.
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