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Love stuff like this.

#MakingPlaces #Placemaking #Gentrification #malls #Art #Artists
Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
https://www.netflix.com/us/title/82677429?s=i&trkid=260108134&vlang=en&trg=cp

A city planning event on Wednesday (no link to actual event):

The next event is this Wednesday in which Arvind Ramachandran will share his learnings from his residency and research in New York. He is an architect and urban designer interested in how power is spatialized in the city. During the 3 month residency co-hosted by the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York and The Cooper Union School of Architecture, Arvind explored how the megacity is built not just through masterplans and monumental projects, but also through the continuous and collective shaping of everyday spaces.

Event details: Wednesday 21.1. 18-19.30, RaivioBumann office in Mechelininkatu 23.

#Helsinki #cityPlanning #placemaking #cities #Finland

Bridget McKenzie's Regenerative Practices for Place: a new free toolkit
https://earthtalk2.my.canva.site/regenerative-practices-for-place

#RegenerativePractices #PlaceMaking #Community #ClimateMuseumUK

I am very selective about whom I take on as clients, as my time is limited, but if you’re ever in need of high-level branding for your product or service, I create brand narratives that resonate with consumers on an emotional level. It’s a different way of thinking about marketing.

#Branding #Storytelling #Hospitality #Placemaking

https://hoppingfrogstudios.com

1/x: Things I learned from Taipei (and it’s really basic):

Dead space is a design choice. Spaces beneath rail lines and bridges can be useful when design is intentional + people-centered #Placemaking

My #LittleFreeLibrary is restocked again.
I still need to remove my old, faded activist stickers & put up some fresh new ones.

#Saanich #DinoBooks #FreeLibrary #placemaking #FreeBooks #library #CommunityBuilding #CommunitySharing #ReadMoreBooks #VictoriaBC #paperbacks #hardcovers #Books #VancouverIsland

A Little Free Library, painted red outside with blue inside, features a small, open wooden tall cabinet filled with books and topped with toy dinosaurs, Grogu & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figurines; the library is decorated with LFL letters and activism stickers, with a backdrop of a residential yard and a cloudy sky.

A whimsical little free library, decorated with dinosaur toys and activism stickers, showing LFL in white letters on a red wooden panel. Trees, gardens and a house are visible in the background.

Regenerative Practices
https://earthtalk2.my.canva.site/regenerative-practices-for-place

#SolarPunkSunday #PlaceMaking #RegenerativePractices #Community #ClimateMuseum

Hey all! My name is Tyler. I want to share a little #introduction post. It's so nice to be here! My interests include #airQuality #buildings #community #construction #darkSkies #design #historicPreservation #history #placemaking #stainedGlass and more. Can you recommend accounts to follow? In any case I've heard good things about Mastodon and the fediverse so I'm looking forward to connecting with folks.

My #LittleFreeLibrary in South Saanich has just been restocked with some new books, bookmarks, stickers & some gardening seed packs - all are free for folks in the community, self serve ✌️💚💗📚🆓️

#FreeBooks #Saanich #Freebies #CommunityLibrary #SharingBooks #literacy #ReadMoreBooks #FreeLibrary #Placemakers #CommunityBuilding #CommunitySharing #ShareBooks #ReadBooks #Books #monochrome #BWphoto #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Placemaking

A black and white photograph of a woman standing in a garden next to a decorated outdoor little free library. The woman wears a camouflage print jacket and checkered pants, a cap, and large earrings. She holds a wooden cane in her left hand and has her right hand in her pocket. A decorative chain belt hangs from her camo crop jacket. Behind her is a tall, black and white structure covered with stickers with text including: "LFL", "TAKE ACTION SAVE THE WILD", "PROTECT OUR FUTURE", "Recycle", "PALESTINE", and "MOTHER PLANET". Behind the free library box stand, a sign reads "PROTECT OLD GROWTH." The ground is covered in rocks and decorated with various garden ornaments.

Come for a stroll on Barcelona's Concel de Cent living street! Longer version at www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVpA... #walking #placemaking #climateaction

Creating learning alliances for flourishing food environmental futures

Deborah Dutta
Miwa Takeuchi
Anita Chowdhury
Sonder Edworthy
Chantal Eves
Syma Habib
Anika Haroon
Sophia Thraya
Liana Wolf Leg

#Immigration #IndigenousKnowledge #LearningAlliances #Placemaking #FoodJustice #PublicLibraries #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice

#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat

https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/709

Food existing in a web of ever-growing relationships. By Deborah Dutta.
A word web showing the connections between the following words: MARKET, SEEDS, ECOLOGY, LAND, WATER, SOIL, HEALTH, LABOUR, LAND, ECONOMY, NUTRITION, LAND RIGHTS, STORIES, FOOD, CULTURE, RECIPES, KNOWLEDGE, SLOW FOOD, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, LIVESTOCK, and FARMING PRACTICES.

Elevate your community storytelling! Our latest post reveals 15+ essential tools for creating digital stories that connect people with places. From interactive maps to augmented reality, discover how to bring your placemaking projects to life. Read more: https://silphiumdesign.com/creating-digital-stories-for-placemaking-tools/ #placemaking #digitalstorytelling #communityengagement #urbanplanning

Detroit selected to host 5th International Placemaking Conference in 2026, showcasing urban transformation and innovative community design strategies. Global experts to explore resilience through public spaces. #Placemaking #UrbanInnovation

Back in 2011 I co-directed an #architecture studio with a good friend. We experimented with new ways to engage people and activate community life in our city. One example is the render in this post: an urban intervention designed to promote book sharing and reimagine #PublicSpace through a bit of #PlaceMaking.
Those experiments left me a with a lasting lesson: Build, stay curious, and follow creativity wherever it leads. That mix of curiosity and experimentation has shaped my not-so-linear career, and continues to guide me today.

I wrote a bit more about it in the latest issue of the newsletter: https://www.luisnatera.photo/006-why-side-projects-and-small-experiments-matter/

A render of an urban artifact designed to be a pop-up library in the city.

@roeterseiland #RechtvaardigeStraat #placemaking @uva_amsterdam #kriterion #bikemayor #parkingday #streetexperiments @amsterdam #jaarvandevoetganger #parkingday @telraamtelraam

Creating learning alliances for flourishing food environmental futures

Deborah Dutta
Miwa Takeuchi
Anita Chowdhury
Sonder Edworthy
Chantal Eves
Syma Habib
Anika Haroon
Sophia Thraya
Liana Wolf Leg

#Immigration #IndigenousKnowledge #LearningAlliances #Placemaking #FoodJustice #PublicLibraries #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalJustice

#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat

https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/709

A live sketch of the symposium presentation by artist and researcher Shima Dadkhahfard (@aaaart_gallery).

The sketch illustrates pathways to inclusion in community-based research and climate action based on food justice.

Identity design, urban spaces that reflect local culture
Modular urban system for customising town squares according to traditions, seasons or events.

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🧩 #architecture #urbandesign #culture #modular #placemaking #innovation #designurbain #modulaire #arquitectura #diseñourbano #cultura #innovación #amusementlogic

Identity design, urban spaces that reflect local culture
Modular urban system for customising town squares according to traditions, seasons or events.

The “mural” of the story: Silo art enhances community

While traveling this year, we have been fortunate to see several outstanding examples of grain elevator/silo art being employed in cities and towns across the heartland. Given the naturally gray/beige color of these enormous structures, a splash of bright, bold colors or an inspiring image can enhance not just the towering structure itself, but also help brighten the entire surrounding neighborhood.

While approaching either downtown Salina, Kansas or Mankato, Minnesota, one cannot help but be impressed by the sky-high artistry depicted on the local grain elevator silos. The towering images of unity, community, diversity, and friendship in these two mid-sized prairie cities are breathtaking. Meanwhile, when entering Toledo along Interstate 75, the Glass City River Wall fronting the Maumee River immediately captures your attention.

Few community placemaking efforts can create such an immediate, meaningful, and positive response from locals and visitors alike. Personally, this retired planner prefers those silo murals that have a local historical and/or human connection versus just painting them to add color or a standardized patriotic theme. Such a direct connection is important to build both initial and continuous support from the community.

The murals also help promote civic pride and create a catalyst towards the rebirth of aging sectors of the city/town. Just imagine an outdoor performance venue with these 100+ foot tall icons overlooking the busy festivities below. Similar projects have been done successfully at former steel mills in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (SteelStacks) and Birmingham, Alabama (Sloss Furnaces) and at a former grain elevator in Buffalo, New York (RiverWorks).

Or perhaps a food truck rodeo could be established at the base of the silos serving up delicious meals throughout the week. Or they could become the centerpiece of a civic plaza with fountains, courtyards, light shows, and landscaping adoring the site. Honestly, the sky’s truly the limit for ideas employing these immensely impressive structures.

Kudos to each city/town here in the United States and elsewhere who have found the wherewithal to take visual art to exciting new heights. Below are images of the six silo murals we observed. Peace!

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Burlington, Colorado

Artist’s name and date of completion is unknown.

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Edwardsburg, Michigan

“All Aboard” mural (2023) by Illinois muralist Brett Whitacre

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Mankato, Minnesota

Monuments Project Mural (2020) in Mankato, Minnesota by Australian artist Guido van Helton (west elevation) South elevation East elevation

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Salina, Kansas (two silo murals)

“Mural at the Mill” (2021) in Salina, Kansas by artist Guido van Helton “Mural at the Mill” with a thunderstorm in the background “Dionysus” (2023) in Salina, Kansas by Spanish artists PichiAvo

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Toledo, Ohio

“Glass City River Wall” (2022) in Toledo, Ohio by muralist Gabe Gault of Los Angeles

#AllAboard #art #BrettWhitacre #cities #community #Dionysus #Edwardsburg #fun #GabeGault #GlassCityRiverWall #grainElevators #GuidoVanHelton #heritage #history #Mankato #MonumentsMuralProject #MuralTheMill #murals #music #PichiAvo #placemaking #planning #RiverWorks #Salina #siloArt #sios #SlossFurnaces #SteelStacks #towns #travel #unity