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The April 2008 training course is full. To join the waiting list or inquire about future workshops, please contact Sandy Pan at (212) 620 5660 or email span@pps.org.
The Workshop
This workshop is designed for professionals and non-professionals alike who help plan towns and cities -- from highway engineers and real estate developers to community garden advocates and housing specialists. Based on PPS's 30 years of experience in placemaking, and inspired by our popular book, How to Turn a Place Around, the course shows participants our unique approach to revitalization.
Enrollment is limited to 35 participants, in order to promote a close-knit environment that fosters a deep understanding of what makes public spaces function and of PPS's innovative methods for analyzing them. During the course, participants work in small teams to observe and analyze places in Greenwich Village that illustrate pertinent issues, give insights and encourage them to see the sites from a user's point of view.
The Place
This course puts us in the heart of Greenwich Village, a thriving historic neighborhood that's evolved enormously in recent years. It provides ample examples of mixed-use buildings, residences and offices, historic brownstones next to new developments, on varying scales. We'll visit Union Square Park and Midtown Manhattan, among other public spaces.
We will spend two days exploring the principles of making places through walking tours, presentations, case studies, PPS's Place Performance Evaluation Game, and the close examination of two contrasting neighborhoods. We will focus our observations and placemaking techniques in Greenwich Village and Midtown South.
Registration
This spring's How to Turn a Place Around is full. Registration is thus closed. To be placed on a waiting list, please contact Sandy (212/620-5660) or email Sandy.
Questions?
Contact Sandy Pan at span@pps.org or Michael Kodransky at mkodransky@pps.org. You may also call them at (212) 620-5660.
For more information on PPS's Training program, contact:
Kathy Madden
What people are saying:
"It is no exaggeration for me to say that the Placemaking training is the best I have ever had, so good in fact, I wanted more of our community to share in it."
Excerpt from "What if We Designed Bellingham Around Places?"
- Mark Asmundson, Mayor, Bellingham WA
"That was the best workshop / conference / training I have ever attended. Truly inspiring."
- John Talentino, City Planner, Hilliard OH
"I'm inspired and ready to tackle a number of new challenges. So many things were helpful and the elements that I learned hang together in a logical way."
- Charlie McCabe, Executive Director, Austin Parks Foundation
"I couldn't stop thinking of how I would apply the principles and techniques to several projects we have underway. Overall, it was the best professional program I've ever been to - intellectually and creatively a shot in the arm."
- Mame Bradley, Commercial Districts Manager, Mt. Lebanon Municipality, PA
"Fascinating subject matter, witty teachers, interesting guest speakers, field trips, and cool people to hang out with."
- Susan Hines, Editor, LAND Online, ASLA
Read her review of the course:
Shared Wisdom: Preaching the Gospel of Place
Profile of Fred Kent from Landscape Architecture Magazine.
Learn the techniques of Placemaking:
How to involve the community
Creating designs that work
What makes a great public space
Economic and social benefits of public spaces
Good practices... and bad
Tools, methods and techniques for analysis
Preview the best-selling book
Project for Public Spaces is registered with the American Society of Landscape Architects as a provider of Continuing Professional Education programs for Landscape Architects.
