How can colour contribute to fostering urban justice?

14 min. read A summary examining the potential of so-called “placemaking” interventions in terms of strengthening urban justice, using the … More

“The times they are (still) a’changing”: resources for climate transition

Reading time: 6 minutes In 1964, in times of emerging social change across the USA, Bob Dylan sung prophetically that … More

Reading time: 10 minutes Guest author: Markus Stenger (Stenger2, Munich) Editor’s note: This post is a short paper that was … More

Reading time: 3 minutes Goodbye 2020, welcome 2021 Without doubt, 2020 was a challenging year for all of us. Equally, … More

Read time: 3 minutes Author: Konstantina Vidou (UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth) One could argue that the relationship … More

Read time: 3 minutes This post is a companion to a previous post: Placemaking: trends & people. This post focuses … More

Read time: 4-5 minutes This brief post presents some trends and people that shape the placemaking movement worldwide. See the … More

Read time: 3-4 minutes As we enter a brand new decade, the American spatial planning community has been generous in … More

I recently stumbled upon a talk given by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena at TED Global 2014. Having to come up … More