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The St. Kilda Adventure Playground just outside of Melbourne, Australia / Photo: Fernando de Sousa via Flickr

On Adventure Playgrounds & Mutli-Use Destinations

By Brendan Crain on Jul 12, 2012 | 8 Comments

I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid, I don’t think I ever once used a “play structure.” I can still vividly remember the playground at my elementary school, with its castles, pirate ships, Amazonian treehouse cities, secret lairs, and rivers of lava. My friends and I never thought of the wooden [...]

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In Nairobi, Re-Framing Mundane Spaces as Exciting Places

By Cynthia Nikitin on Mar 12, 2012 | 5 Comments
Cynthia Nikitin reports back on lessons learned during the first placemaking training in Nairobi run through PPS's partnership with UN-Habitat.
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Looking to the Future at First Park Art Park

By Project for Public Spaces on Dec 7, 2011 | 1 Comment
If you’re interested in building the future of this innovative urban space in New York, you should definitely be there this weekend.
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Colin Huggins and his piano in October. Photo: Sarah Goodyear

Turning Down the Music in Washington Square Park

By Sarah Goodyear on Dec 5, 2011 | 3 Comments
The parks department is cracking down on performers in Washington Square in the name of providing some peace and quiet for parkgoers.
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Photo: Sarah Goodyear

Zuccotti Park Is Empty, for Now

By Sarah Goodyear on Nov 15, 2011 | 2 Comments
The police action here, as well as the actions breaking up other Occupy encampments, will no doubt keep the spotlight on the use of public spaces for political expression.
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The scene at Zuccotti Park back in October. Photo: Sarah Goodyear

Zuccotti Park and OWS: “A Stiff, Clarifying Test” for Privately Owned Public Spaces

By Sarah Goodyear on Nov 10, 2011 | 1 Comment
Just how public are New York's publicly owned private spaces? Fred Kent discusses the question with WNYC's Brian Lehrer.
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The surprise winner: The Circle in Normal, Ill. Photo: HOERR SCHAUDT landscape architects

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

By Kathleen Toth on Nov 1, 2011 | 2 Comments
Ask yourself, what are the Top 100 Public Spaces in the U.S. and Canada? You might be surprised at the winner of our poll.
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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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How can you create healthy places in your community? Photo: Wally Gobetz via Flickr.

New ‘Healthy Places’ Training in New York State

By Project for Public Spaces on Oct 17, 2011 | 1 Comment
These trainings will focus on how communities can take action to promote and enable healthy living for their citizens.
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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 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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I traveled to Barcelona to participate in the City Factory's May conference on public space.

What is the Place for Public Space in our Cities?

By Cynthia Nikitin on May 19, 2011 | 2 Comments
What constitutes a public space? Where do public and private jurisdictions end? Our Cynthia Nikitin reports from the City Factory's Conference in Barcelona.
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