• Featured Civic Centers Projects

    PPS applies its unique approach to civic centers, libraries and other public institutions in communities across the world. These services include professional training, civic space…
  • How PPS Can Help Your Civic Center

    The Civic Centers Program offers technical assistance and training to municipalities, civic institutions, developers, architects, building managers, and others interested in improving public buildings and…
  • Civic Centers Planning Services

    The Civic Centers Program offers technical assistance and training to municipalities, civic institutions, developers, architects, building managers, and others interested in improving public buildings and…
  • Toolkits

    The articles and guides below provide overviews and “how-to” details on a number of issues, from slowing traffic to obtaining a vending cart.
  • Our Approach to Civic Centers

    The rewards of transforming civic centers into great public spaces are numerous. Not only do better public spaces enrich the lives of the people who…
  • Products

    Our reports show the way to make buildings into community places.
  • Additional Resources

    The articles and guides in this section are great resources from other websites. You may find these tips and tools useful in your effort to…
  • PPS’s Approach to Civic Centers

    Civic spaces and public buildings should be extensions of the community. They are the “front porches” of our public institutions — our post offices, courthouses,…
  • Making the Case

    Good buildings can make a great difference to tenants and visitors, as well as to the community and city at large. The research reports,…
  • Public Art

    A primer on setting up and funding a public-arts program. Included is info on designing a public-art policy, potential sources of funding, building a constituency, and marketing the program.