by Simon Punter | Mar 7, 2016 | Architecture and urbanism, City, Culture and Heritage, Placemakers, Public Space, Visitor Attractions
We describe Placemaking as an “art” in our website. That’s because it’s intrinsically related to the human state and the unique characteristics of a particular location – the DNA of “place” and its community. There can be no “one size-fits-all” solution for its...
by Simon Punter | Feb 9, 2016 | Culture and Heritage, Placemakers, Visitor Attractions
Spain’s new underwater museum and homage. www.exponaute.com
by Simon Punter | Feb 6, 2016 | Architecture and urbanism, City, Culture and Heritage, Destinations, Placemakers, Public Space, Visitor Attractions
Too often potentially interesting place-based projects, whether urban regeneration or heritage-based projects, have been reduced to the immediately tangible denominators of “works”, or “obra” as it is called in Portugal. A successful Placemaking project relies on the...
by Simon Punter | Feb 5, 2016 | Architecture and urbanism, City, Culture and Heritage, Destinations, Placemakers, Public Space
As an organisation we focus on three key areas of Placemaking competence, namely visitor attractions both cultural and leisure, urban regeneration with a focus on historical districts and finally culture and heritage assets. Transversal interests to all of these areas...