Placemake
@placemake.bsky.social
Independent practice of architects, urban designers, built environment consultants and researchers with a focus on placemaking, spatial planning, public realm and regeneration.
www.placemake.net
www.placemake.net
Happy #worldcitiesday! To celebrate, here's a random collection of some of our favourites (left to right)...
#Paris #Gaborone #Lahore #Rome #Copenhagen #Galway #Dubai
#Placemake #Placemaking #cities #planning #urbanism
#Paris #Gaborone #Lahore #Rome #Copenhagen #Galway #Dubai
#Placemake #Placemaking #cities #planning #urbanism
October 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Happy #worldcitiesday! To celebrate, here's a random collection of some of our favourites (left to right)...
#Paris #Gaborone #Lahore #Rome #Copenhagen #Galway #Dubai
#Placemake #Placemaking #cities #planning #urbanism
#Paris #Gaborone #Lahore #Rome #Copenhagen #Galway #Dubai
#Placemake #Placemaking #cities #planning #urbanism
Placemake is delighted to be a new member of @ukgbc.bsky.social, aligning us with +600 public/ private organisations that hold similar beliefs to our own. UKGBC has an extensive resource library and is a driving force for policy change in the UK.
#oneplanet #planning #placemaking #sustainability
#oneplanet #planning #placemaking #sustainability
September 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Placemake is delighted to be a new member of @ukgbc.bsky.social, aligning us with +600 public/ private organisations that hold similar beliefs to our own. UKGBC has an extensive resource library and is a driving force for policy change in the UK.
#oneplanet #planning #placemaking #sustainability
#oneplanet #planning #placemaking #sustainability
Al Wukair in #Qatar concludes this mini series of overseas work following this year's #Build award... we have been working on this exciting #masterplan for one of the fastest growing towns in the #MiddleEast with the amazing team at @arcadisglobal.bsky.social. #placemaking #placemake #urbandesign
July 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Al Wukair in #Qatar concludes this mini series of overseas work following this year's #Build award... we have been working on this exciting #masterplan for one of the fastest growing towns in the #MiddleEast with the amazing team at @arcadisglobal.bsky.social. #placemaking #placemake #urbandesign
2/3 of recent international works following last month's award... this time, #OrangeIsland in #Nigeria for #Lagos State Gov and developers OICD. Lots of very interesting #planning and #design features from #selfbuild and #designcoding to the #publicrealm design. #placemaking #placemake #waterfront
June 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
2/3 of recent international works following last month's award... this time, #OrangeIsland in #Nigeria for #Lagos State Gov and developers OICD. Lots of very interesting #planning and #design features from #selfbuild and #designcoding to the #publicrealm design. #placemaking #placemake #waterfront
The #planters have arrived in #houghtonregis! Conceived by local residents, funded by #UKSPF and realised by the town and county councils (with a very minor input by us!), they represent a real team effort & well done to all involved! #communityplanning #placemaking #placemake #planning #publicrealm
June 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The #planters have arrived in #houghtonregis! Conceived by local residents, funded by #UKSPF and realised by the town and county councils (with a very minor input by us!), they represent a real team effort & well done to all involved! #communityplanning #placemaking #placemake #planning #publicrealm
Just landed… we’ve been looking forward to receiving this since its release at the end of last year. Irish Cities in Crisis is a powerful and potentially seminal publication - and with over 600 pages, we can't wait to get stuck in!
#riai #academyofurbanism #planning #urbandesign #places #placemake
#riai #academyofurbanism #planning #urbandesign #places #placemake
June 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Just landed… we’ve been looking forward to receiving this since its release at the end of last year. Irish Cities in Crisis is a powerful and potentially seminal publication - and with over 600 pages, we can't wait to get stuck in!
#riai #academyofurbanism #planning #urbandesign #places #placemake
#riai #academyofurbanism #planning #urbandesign #places #placemake
With last month’s award for the practice’s overseas work, it is a great opportunity for a short series of recent works... first up, #ObhorPark in #Jeddah KSA completed with K&A for the Ministry of Housing and due to start on site by 2030. #Saudi2030Vision #placemake #planning #sustainability #design
May 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
With last month’s award for the practice’s overseas work, it is a great opportunity for a short series of recent works... first up, #ObhorPark in #Jeddah KSA completed with K&A for the Ministry of Housing and due to start on site by 2030. #Saudi2030Vision #placemake #planning #sustainability #design
Thank you #BUILD Magazine!
#placemake #placemaking #planning #urbandesign #regeneration #creativedesign #innovation #masterplanning #architects #builtenvironment
#placemake #placemaking #planning #urbandesign #regeneration #creativedesign #innovation #masterplanning #architects #builtenvironment
April 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Here's a link to David's latest review for #PlanningMagazine and #PlacemakingResource - a 300 dph, mixed-use scheme on the site of a former gasworks in #northLondon: www.placemakingresource.com/article/1914...
#planning #urbandesign #placemaking #placemake #housing #regeneration #mixed-use
#planning #urbandesign #placemaking #placemake #housing #regeneration #mixed-use
Review: High density housing in London
www.placemakingresource.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Here's a link to David's latest review for #PlanningMagazine and #PlacemakingResource - a 300 dph, mixed-use scheme on the site of a former gasworks in #northLondon: www.placemakingresource.com/article/1914...
#planning #urbandesign #placemaking #placemake #housing #regeneration #mixed-use
#planning #urbandesign #placemaking #placemake #housing #regeneration #mixed-use
Well done #Oakham in #Rutland for inclusion in this years' Best Place to Live guide by The Sunday Times - we have been #placeshaping with the town and county councils for a couple of years now and are thrilled to see this recognition of all that is great about Oakham! #communities #places #placemake
April 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Well done #Oakham in #Rutland for inclusion in this years' Best Place to Live guide by The Sunday Times - we have been #placeshaping with the town and county councils for a couple of years now and are thrilled to see this recognition of all that is great about Oakham! #communities #places #placemake
Happy Eid al-Fitr to all our friends and colleagues!
#EidMubarak #Eid2025 #FestivalOfJoy #placemake #Alazhar #Cairo #Egypt
#EidMubarak #Eid2025 #FestivalOfJoy #placemake #Alazhar #Cairo #Egypt
March 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Happy Eid al-Fitr to all our friends and colleagues!
#EidMubarak #Eid2025 #FestivalOfJoy #placemake #Alazhar #Cairo #Egypt
#EidMubarak #Eid2025 #FestivalOfJoy #placemake #Alazhar #Cairo #Egypt
Well done #Oakham in #Rutland for inclusion in the Best Place to Live Guide by @thetimes.com - we have been #placeshaping with the town and county councils for a couple of years now and are thrilled about this recognition of all that is great about Oakham!
#communities #placemaking #places
#communities #placemaking #places
March 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Well done #Oakham in #Rutland for inclusion in the Best Place to Live Guide by @thetimes.com - we have been #placeshaping with the town and county councils for a couple of years now and are thrilled about this recognition of all that is great about Oakham!
#communities #placemaking #places
#communities #placemaking #places
Last week, we had the pleasure of visiting Arcaya – a new #resort that is being developed near #Faro in the #algarve. Billed as eco-led, it aims to bring a different style of offer to the Algarve - and is already looking mighty impressive!
#ecotourism #sustainability #placemake #planning #harmony
#ecotourism #sustainability #placemake #planning #harmony
March 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Last week, we had the pleasure of visiting Arcaya – a new #resort that is being developed near #Faro in the #algarve. Billed as eco-led, it aims to bring a different style of offer to the Algarve - and is already looking mighty impressive!
#ecotourism #sustainability #placemake #planning #harmony
#ecotourism #sustainability #placemake #planning #harmony
Some images from last week’s project team visit to #Ombria in the #Algarve... modelled on a traditional hill town and arranged around a central plaza, it includes a 5* Viceroy hotel, an 18-hole course, four pools and a mix of real estate units over 150 ha. #placemake #tourism #planning #urbandesign
March 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Some images from last week’s project team visit to #Ombria in the #Algarve... modelled on a traditional hill town and arranged around a central plaza, it includes a 5* Viceroy hotel, an 18-hole course, four pools and a mix of real estate units over 150 ha. #placemake #tourism #planning #urbandesign
Last week, we visited a project in Portugal's #algarve region that we have been working on since 2021. It is one of the most peaceful and picturesque places that we have worked and it was a joy to see it at the beginning of #spring.
#placemake #sustainabletourism #urbandesign #placemaking #planning
#placemake #sustainabletourism #urbandesign #placemaking #planning
March 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Last week, we visited a project in Portugal's #algarve region that we have been working on since 2021. It is one of the most peaceful and picturesque places that we have worked and it was a joy to see it at the beginning of #spring.
#placemake #sustainabletourism #urbandesign #placemaking #planning
#placemake #sustainabletourism #urbandesign #placemaking #planning
Here is one of the results from today's AI CPD using the prompts - #architect, #working, #Algarve - ahead of a workshop in Portugal this week…
It's a nice idea for all of those that are thinking of a #career in the built environment!
#placemake #placemaking #algarve #planning #ai #builtenvironment
It's a nice idea for all of those that are thinking of a #career in the built environment!
#placemake #placemaking #algarve #planning #ai #builtenvironment
March 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Here is one of the results from today's AI CPD using the prompts - #architect, #working, #Algarve - ahead of a workshop in Portugal this week…
It's a nice idea for all of those that are thinking of a #career in the built environment!
#placemake #placemaking #algarve #planning #ai #builtenvironment
It's a nice idea for all of those that are thinking of a #career in the built environment!
#placemake #placemaking #algarve #planning #ai #builtenvironment
I was in North London yesterday reviewing a recently completed scheme of 300 homes for Placemaking Resource - no spoilers, but the public realm design is sumptuous!
Posted by David @placemake.bsky.social
#publicrealm #urbandesign #landscapedesign #placemaking #placemake
Posted by David @placemake.bsky.social
#publicrealm #urbandesign #landscapedesign #placemaking #placemake
March 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I was in North London yesterday reviewing a recently completed scheme of 300 homes for Placemaking Resource - no spoilers, but the public realm design is sumptuous!
Posted by David @placemake.bsky.social
#publicrealm #urbandesign #landscapedesign #placemaking #placemake
Posted by David @placemake.bsky.social
#publicrealm #urbandesign #landscapedesign #placemaking #placemake
‘Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody’.
Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, 1961
#worldbookday; #internationalwomensday; #janejacobs; #planning; #regeneration; #urbandesign; #placemake
Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, 1961
#worldbookday; #internationalwomensday; #janejacobs; #planning; #regeneration; #urbandesign; #placemake
March 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
‘Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody’.
Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, 1961
#worldbookday; #internationalwomensday; #janejacobs; #planning; #regeneration; #urbandesign; #placemake
Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, 1961
#worldbookday; #internationalwomensday; #janejacobs; #planning; #regeneration; #urbandesign; #placemake
For this year's card, we have dispensed with the services of our highly experienced graphic design team - and gone straight to the #nextgeneration!
Thank you again for following us, season’s greetings and a very happy holidays!
#futureplacemakers; #placemake; #seasonsgreetings; #glittereverywhere
Thank you again for following us, season’s greetings and a very happy holidays!
#futureplacemakers; #placemake; #seasonsgreetings; #glittereverywhere
December 13, 2024 at 3:43 PM
For this year's card, we have dispensed with the services of our highly experienced graphic design team - and gone straight to the #nextgeneration!
Thank you again for following us, season’s greetings and a very happy holidays!
#futureplacemakers; #placemake; #seasonsgreetings; #glittereverywhere
Thank you again for following us, season’s greetings and a very happy holidays!
#futureplacemakers; #placemake; #seasonsgreetings; #glittereverywhere
What we have been reading this year...
Liked. Loved. Interesting but heavy going. REALLY LOVED. Couldn't finish. Ongoing.
In no particular order.
#2024readinglist #planning #urbandesign #placemaking #placemake
Liked. Loved. Interesting but heavy going. REALLY LOVED. Couldn't finish. Ongoing.
In no particular order.
#2024readinglist #planning #urbandesign #placemaking #placemake
December 13, 2024 at 10:07 AM
What we have been reading this year...
Liked. Loved. Interesting but heavy going. REALLY LOVED. Couldn't finish. Ongoing.
In no particular order.
#2024readinglist #planning #urbandesign #placemaking #placemake
Liked. Loved. Interesting but heavy going. REALLY LOVED. Couldn't finish. Ongoing.
In no particular order.
#2024readinglist #planning #urbandesign #placemaking #placemake
There are few better ways to spend a chilly winter's evening than walking around the historic streets and squares of #Bruge - these spaces were planned around the local climate and culture and really come alive at this time of year.
#specialplaces; #placemaking; #placemake
#specialplaces; #placemaking; #placemake
December 11, 2024 at 9:00 PM
There are few better ways to spend a chilly winter's evening than walking around the historic streets and squares of #Bruge - these spaces were planned around the local climate and culture and really come alive at this time of year.
#specialplaces; #placemaking; #placemake
#specialplaces; #placemaking; #placemake
Thank you for following and supporting us - we say this at the end of each year (the first time on #bluesky!) because it is never taken for granted and always appreciated!
#placemake; #planning; #urbanism; #placesfirst; #ouryearinpictures
#placemake; #planning; #urbanism; #placesfirst; #ouryearinpictures
December 4, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Thank you for following and supporting us - we say this at the end of each year (the first time on #bluesky!) because it is never taken for granted and always appreciated!
#placemake; #planning; #urbanism; #placesfirst; #ouryearinpictures
#placemake; #planning; #urbanism; #placesfirst; #ouryearinpictures
On another platform (not that one!) we have been looking back at 10 projects from the last decade (inspirationally called #tenfrom10plus !!) - some built, some now being implemented and some that remained on the drawing board.
👉 the socials link @placemake.net
#placemake #allthingsurban #planning
👉 the socials link @placemake.net
#placemake #allthingsurban #planning
November 26, 2024 at 2:36 PM
On another platform (not that one!) we have been looking back at 10 projects from the last decade (inspirationally called #tenfrom10plus !!) - some built, some now being implemented and some that remained on the drawing board.
👉 the socials link @placemake.net
#placemake #allthingsurban #planning
👉 the socials link @placemake.net
#placemake #allthingsurban #planning
It’s fair to say that the #15-minute concept has been less well received in the UK than in other places internationally. Writing for PBC Today, @placemake.bsky.social's David Edwards considers why this might be… www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/plannin...
#15minutecity #planning #sustainability #placemake
#15minutecity #planning #sustainability #placemake
The 15-minute city: Where are we getting it wrong in the UK?
David Edwards, architect, urban planner and designer, petty cyclist, car owner and definitely someone who would definitely never leave children unattended to go on a city break, asks why the 15-minute...
www.pbctoday.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 10:41 AM
It’s fair to say that the #15-minute concept has been less well received in the UK than in other places internationally. Writing for PBC Today, @placemake.bsky.social's David Edwards considers why this might be… www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/plannin...
#15minutecity #planning #sustainability #placemake
#15minutecity #planning #sustainability #placemake
The Italian architect-surveyor Giambattista Nolli (1701–56) put figure ground plans on the map – literally. We often use Nolli-style mapping to draw out a particular aspect of a site, like building density, urban grain or catchment areas.
#hibluesky; #Nollimaps; #urbandesign; #planning; #placemake
#hibluesky; #Nollimaps; #urbandesign; #planning; #placemake
November 18, 2024 at 9:36 AM
The Italian architect-surveyor Giambattista Nolli (1701–56) put figure ground plans on the map – literally. We often use Nolli-style mapping to draw out a particular aspect of a site, like building density, urban grain or catchment areas.
#hibluesky; #Nollimaps; #urbandesign; #planning; #placemake
#hibluesky; #Nollimaps; #urbandesign; #planning; #placemake