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“Put the most important space in the most public space”: Lessons from South Africa’s Constitutional Court

By Megan MacIver on Jun 20, 2011 | Add Comment
This spring in Dayton, OH, PPS collaborated with local partners to host a forum with Albie Sachs to learn from South Africa's Constitutional Court, built in an architecture of place.
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Justice Albie Sachs

Join Justice Albie Sachs in Dayton, OH for a discussion about post-apartheid South African courthouse design

By Project for Public Spaces on Apr 21, 2011 | 2 Comments

PPS and GSA’s Public Building Service are longtime partners working to achieve great federal public spaces.  On April 28, 2011 from 10am – 12pm, PPS and GSA are facilitating a presentation and discussion featuring Justice Albie Sachs, a founding member of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, in Dayton, OH. The event will take place [...]

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"How to Turn a Place Around" in Albanian

Placemaking in Kosovo: “How to Turn a Place Around” Now in Albanian

By Megan MacIver on Feb 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
Making this guide available to an Albanian audience builds on PPS work in the Eastern European region.
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Protesters gather in Tahir Square. Flickr Photo by Ramy Raoof

Public Space Powered Democracy

By Project for Public Spaces on Feb 23, 2011 | 1 Comment
The exercise of democracy depends upon having a literal commons where people can gather as citizens—a square, Main Street, park or other public space that is open to all.
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Las Vegas City Center

A Soul for Sin City: Placemaking in Las Vegas City Center

By Ken Farmer on Oct 8, 2010 | 3 Comments

Possibly the biggest gamble in the history of Las Vegas, City Center has recently opened in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip with underwhelming results.  The 76 acre, 16 million square foot development offers a mixed-use, urban lifestyle previously unavailable in Las Vegas. It is designed by some of the world’s foremost starchitects, [...]

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Return of the Courthouse Square

By klevy on Sep 18, 2009 | 4 Comments
Sweeping changes in the judicial system and society call for courts to become civic gathering spots. The story a building tells through its design may be as important as its function.
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It Takes Great Places to Create Great Architecture

By Ethan Kent on Sep 17, 2009 | 4 Comments

The Role of Placemaking in Fostering Better and More Creative Design

“Architecture needs to evolve from expressing the individual’s creativity to supporting the community’s creativity.” — Silvia Soonets, Architect, Arqui5

If the primary goal of architects and landscape architects was to create places that people want to be in, would we be designing our communities [...]

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Libraries Thriving in Tough Times

By Robin Lester on Mar 20, 2009 | 5 Comments

The ImaginOn children’s library and theater has become a magnet drawing people to downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, with strong programs and special events.

The New York Times recently reported a major upswing in library patronage, attributed to the country’s economic downturn.  As discretionary incomes take a hit and families have less [...]

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Shovel Ready!

By joshkent on Mar 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

Today, First Lady Michelle Obama will put a shovel in the ground of the White House lawn. Mrs. Obama, like many home gardeners, is celebrating this first day of Spring by getting her home garden ready for the season, and she promises that the garden will be maintained by the entire First Family, [...]

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Power of Place

By Project for Public Spaces on Jan 1, 2009 | Add Comment

A public-school library in Queens, New York shows how design can transform a community in need.

Metropolis Magazine

Power of Place

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GSA Improves Federal Plazas in Syracuse and Denver

By Robin Lester on Apr 23, 2008 | Add Comment

The General Services Administration (GSA) and Project for Public Spaces are currently partnering on an initiative to improve federal plazas that extend into urban communities in 24 American cities. The partnership has resulted in a free publication titled Achieving Great Federal Public Spaces: A Property Manager’s Guide.

The tools and initiatives developed [...]

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KaBOOM! National Campaign for Play announces Playful City USA

By rdahl@pps.org on Nov 13, 2007 | Add Comment

(Washington, DC) — The KaBOOM! National Campaign for Play today announced the 31 founding members of the Playful City USA initiative.  Playful City USA is a national recognition program that honors cities and towns across the nation for a vision, plan and commitment to creating an agenda for play. Cities were recognized based on a [...]

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