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“Ultimately, a place is more than the physical environment. It’s about creating a virtuous cycle, where people and places build each other up, generating infinite potential for connection, wisdom, and joy.”

"Shared public spaces can bridge divides, unite communities, and serve as platforms for a more inclusive future." - Parkly Step into the world of placemaking and inclusive cities with Ethan Kent, one of the leading voices shaping the movement.

“#PublicSpace and #placemaking are tools to break down silos, foster collaboration, and drive innovation at the intersections of movements.” @ethankent.bsky.social
interviewed by Päivi Raivio of #PlacemakingFinland, #NordicPlacemaking and #PlacemakingEurope: parkly.city/interview_et...

Got to visit the Bronx #NewRootsCommunityFarm for their Harvest Festival. Part of Aley Kent’s national #NewRootsIRC program at International Rescue Committee.

An inspiring example of connecting #RefugeePlacemaking, #UrbanAgriculture & #PublicMarkets.

#RefugeesWelcome #LocalFood #PlacemakingNYC

At Placemaking Canada, we recommit ourselves to centering reconciliation in our placemaking work, to advancing the TRC Calls to Action, and to furthering our learning from Indigenous communities from coast to coast to coast.

YouTube video by Streetfilms® William “Holly” Whyte in His Own Words, “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces” (1980)

Very exciting! The seminal 1980 documentary "The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces" by William H. "Holly" Whyte has been RESTORED and screening in NYC this week!

I wanted to honor his work and used his words in the companion book and produced this 11 years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU2v...

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Revisiting the newly restored classic film by William H. Whyte

Some background on how Whyte formed the foundation of our work and the recent restoring of his classic film: www.sociallifeproject.org/the-social-l...

Usually Vienna’s City Hall Plaza is wonderfully programmed. Currently it is a car show!

Cars are effectively privatizing and protesting the civic and pedestrian use of public space. This should be protested!

#PlacemakingAustria #PlacemakingEurope

"The social life of small urban spaces is not found by the planners, it is found by the people who use them."

#PlacemakingWeekEurope is this week! In the spirit of co-creation, collaboration and inspiration, over 600 placemakers from all over the world will meet to share, test, question and connect.

The #PlacemakingWeek program:
placemaking-europe.eu/pwe/reggio-e...

#Placemaking #PlacemakingEurope

Articles to help us learn how to make great squares from @sociallifeproject.bsky.social:
www.sociallifeproject.org/tag/squares/

Squares can be small, and still include many layers of purpose and meaning.

Piazzetta Capri, Italy

@placemakingx.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social

This is awesome! Whyte’s work on plazas is eternally relevant

Highlights from the Bienalle of Public Space in Rome today, with #publicapace and #Placemaking leaders gathering from around the world.

Our @ethankent.bsky.social led the session for UN Habitat’s Global Public Space Network.

Join us in Rome, or virtually, the next few days, for the Biennial of #PublicSpace.
www.cityspacearchitecture.org?e=78

Block parties always bring out the best in Brooklyn.

@sociallifeproject.bsky.social @stoopstories.bsky.social

Thanks so much Glyn for coming to the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit by @placemaking-canada.bsky.social & @placemakingx.bsky.social, and for masterfully conducting this podcast with @tjhfx.bsky.social @andrew-pask.bsky.social, myself and others. We're very grateful to @spacing.bsky.social.

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 089, Global ideas for local placemaking - Spacing Toronto In this episode we bring you the highlights from Global Placemaking Summit which took place in March at Evergreen in Toronto. First, we drill down into the meaning to the term with some of the event o...

The link, and description, on @spacing.bsky.social with all the podcast options: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

Episode 89: Global Ideas for Local Placemaking In this episode we bring you the highlights from Global Placemaking Summit which took place in March at Evergreen in Toronto. First, we drill down into the meaning to the term with some of the event

Global Ideas for Local #Placemaking by @spacingradio.bsky.social's @glynbowerman.bsky.social: soundcloud.com/spacingradio...

@spacing.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @tjhfx.bsky.social @andrew-pask.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social @evergreencanada.bsky.social
#GlobalPlacemakingSummit

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 089, Global ideas for local placemaking - Spacing Toronto In this episode we bring you the highlights from Global Placemaking Summit which took place in March at Evergreen in Toronto. First, we drill down into the meaning to the term with some of the event o...

On th latest @spacingradio.bsky.social, we bring you the highlights from the Global Placemaking Summit held at @evergreencanada.bsky.social. We speak to experts from around the world: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

October 1st Screening: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces Please join us for a Special Screening of William H. (“Holly”) Whyte's newly restored film–The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces–with the Founders of Project for Public Spaces and The Social Life Proj...

📽️ 🍿 October 1st Screening: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

Please join us for a Special Screening of #WilliamHWhyte's newly restored film–The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces–with the Founders of @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social & The Social Life Project:
www.sociallifeproject.org/the-social-l...

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

Revisiting the newly restored classic film by William H. Whyte
www.sociallifeproject.org/the-social-l...

@anthologyfilm.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social

#Placemaking #PublicSpace #Urbanism #WilliamHWhyte

The #Feminist #Placemaking Academy is coming to Mexico City! ✨ Join for a Certified Feminist Placemaking Diploma!
www.eventbrite.nl/e/feminist-p...

Love This Town: Waterfront Lessons from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada We need more places that go beyond meeting basic functional needs, and contribute to

Lessons from Halifax #WaterfrontPlacemaking:
www.pps.org/article/love... by @tjhfx.bsky.social

@placemakingx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social

Join us in New Zealand this November!

With @tjhfx.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @guillbernal.bsky.social @cityshaper.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social

#PlacemakingAotearoa #PlacemakingNZ #Placemaking #UrbanHealth #HealthyPlaces

#ICUH25 presents its third plenary on "Place Matters"!

We're lucky to welcome @ethankent.bsky.social ED @placemakingx.bsky.social — whose decades of #placemaking work continue to shape #communities around the world

Eager to learn from Ethan? Join us in Wellington this fall!

Tickets: icuh2025.org

The city, and state, that launched the global #placemaking movement!

@sociallifeproject.bsky.social @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @mml.org

📣 Announcing: the 5th Int'l #PlacemakingWeek is heading to #Detroit, Michigan, USA, June 24–26, 2026! 🎉Co-hosted by
Downtown Detroit Partnership, this global gathering celebrates #publicspaces, creativity, & community. 🔗 Learn more: placemakingweek.org
#Placemaking #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit

Let’s Build Place-Led Power for Civil Society | Ethan Kent Let’s Build Place-Led Power for Civil Society Place leadership — networked locally and globally — has a vital role in building resilience and resistance amid the unprecedented attacks on NGOs and civ...

Let’s Build Place-Led Power for Civil Society

Place leadership — networked locally and globally — has a vital role in building resilience & resistance amid the unprecedented attacks on NGOs & civil society.

Reflections on "The End of the Age of NGOs":
www.linkedin.com/posts/ethanb...

Indigenous Placemaking and Placekeeping for First Peoples, and for Us All “From an indigenous perspective #PlaceMakesUs. Therefore we need placemaking to take a more deeply 'place sourced, culture led and community fed' approach and practice.

Really looking forward to participating in this, to reconnecting with many #PlacemakingPVD and #PlacemakingRI leaders, and to building on this Indigenous placemaking conversation: www.linkedin.com/pulse/indige...

PlacemakingX is pleased to be a partner, along with other local and international organizations like
Global Cultural Districts Network (GCDN). After Keynoting virtually last year, our @ethankent.bsky.social is honored to be able to participate in-person this year and offer a keynote.