- Placemaking is in the news these days, and it's got us thinking that we are at an exciting moment in history.
“The People’s Place:” How Placemaking Can Build Today’s Best Libraries
For all those who feared the rise of the Internet would mean the fall of the library here is a story of hope.
- 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.
- By using recycled road signs to beautify a chain link fence, this small Pennsylvania town shows how a low-cost, high-impact project can bring the college and the local community together.
- A new Special Message to the Michigan State Legislature puts an unprecedented focus on Placemaking at the state and local levels.
- 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…
- McMahon argues that billboards are not only unsightly but also damage community character.
- Communities are realizing that the network of streets permeating their neighborhoods is not sacrosanct territory but public space they can play an active role in planning and shaping.
- For those looking to learn more about current developments in the planning of urban public space, the new book Human Cities is an excellent guide to…
- 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…
Safer Communities Through Placemaking: PPS visits Johannesburg
Making great places means making safe places: in many ways, Placemaking and crime prevention have always gone hand in hand. And this summer, PPS’ Cynthia…
Scott Taylor Enlivens Glasgow with “Place Based Experiences”
Until a few years ago, no one could have imagined that Glasgow, a city of about 588,000 people, located on the Clyde River, could become…