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Practice of Place focuses on the art and science of bringing life to our public and shared spaces. We delve into the intersections of design, organizational incentives, events, operations and more to unpack the best strategies for you and your place
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The Five Excuses That Keep Us From Making Better Places (opens the original)
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When it comes to the public realm, instead of asking what kind of place we’re trying to create, we often begin by imagining everything that can go wrong.What if people steal the chairs?What if the wrong people show up?Oh, we tried that before and it didn’t work.The concerns are understandable, but when we optimize for avoiding failure above all else, we often end up with places that may technically be safe from misuse but also incapable of produci
The Placemaker’s Handbook: A Repeatable Process For Creating Vibrant Places (opens the original)
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From Dangerous to Destination in 30 Days: 6 Steps to Creating Safe Spaces (opens the original)
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What does it take to turn a place with a reputation for being unsafe into somewhere people actually want to spend time? This was the central question that defined our work at Kellogg Mall Park, in Downtown St. Paul - a project that illustrates our 6-step approach to creating safe spaces that we’ll unpack in this post:6 Steps to Creating Safe SpacesStart with a goal not a grievanceCouple invitation with accountabilityConsistency of careCreate reasons to b
What We Get Right at Home and Wrong in Public (opens the original)
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Most people are better placemakers than they realize. Consider how we think about our homes.Designing a good kitchen doesn’t begin by asking how many countertops you need. It begins by imagining what happens on them: cooking dinner, making coffee, hosting friends, and the inevitable cleanup after every meal.We know that counter space isn’t valuable because countertops are inherently good; it’s valuable because it makes preparing food easier. The placement of the stove or fridge matters because i
What You're Saying About "Placemaking" (opens the original)
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A version of this article was originally published by Project for Public Spaces and can be found here. Our “Placemaking is Dead, Long Live Placemaking” article really struck a cord with fellow practitioners about the complications of the term that so often is used to define what we do. <p class="cta-caption
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