The Cities in Placemaking programme is a city-to-city learning programme to build awareness and develop the skills and knowledge to drive systemic change by unleashing the full potential of placemaking for the long term improvement of their cities.
The Cities in Placemaking program fosters mutual learning among ambitious placemakers working for European cities European cities, focusing on innovative urban transformation. By sharing challenges and exploring the core of our work, we aim to find solutions that make urban spaces more inclusive, resilient, healthy, equitable, and sustainable through placemaking.
Through the program, we aim to promote placemaking as a way to inspire communities to reimagine public spaces at their core. Acknowledging that new solutions often challenge traditional methods, we aim to break down silos by showcasing successful initiatives and practices. This will help engage more civil servants in placemaking as a path to a sustainable, resilient future focused on community well-being. We will also explore mutual benefits for various departments.
By addressing placemaking challenges and organizational bottlenecks, learning to collaborate across departments, and shifting to long-term, holistic approaches, we aim to develop a roadmap for systemic change centered on placemaking. Over the course of this 2-year process, we aspire to cultivate a group of innovative, solution-oriented city representatives recognized as pioneers of urban transformation in Europe.
Tailored workshops and mentorship help your team strengthen skills in placemaking, cultural planning, and stakeholder engagement.
By the program’s end, you will have co-developed a placemaking framework and a roadmap specific to your local context, ensuring long-term impact.
The program connects you with an international network of placemaking professionals and participant cities. This connection provides valuable insights and potential partnerships.
Together, we will co-create impactful projects tailored to your local context, ensuring tangible outcomes for your community.
We actively support participants in identifying and applying for funding opportunities, enhancing the feasibility and sustainability of projects.
