Just over two weeks until the Melbourne Place Making Series heats up, so let’s take a look back at the week that was in place making. At the beginning of the week we looked at pop up places, their benefits and the way in which temporary places can also contribute to place making. We asked [...]
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What a big week it has been in place making! The final week of early bird registrations saw an influx of last minute place makers sign up to join the discussion and with so much happening in Melbourne, there was no shortage of place making topics to discuss. Last Friday we kicked off with a [...]
Friday Wrap – What did I miss?
If you haven’t had time to check out this week’s activity on the board – here’s a summary! Monday – Sarah reflected on some of the key events that can shape cities. Tuesday – Ben posited the notion that place making is all about people interacting, hanging out and being social Wednesday – We asked [...]
Friday Wrap August 20
Hi Place Makers and welcome to this weeks summary post. There’s been some terrific contributions, so thanks all! Here are some highlights… – Collaboration – the Development and Community Sectors need to build stronger relationships with the Finance Sector – Cars, People and Place – starting with the end in mind according to Prince Charles [...]
Register your MPMS session abstract here and now!
As per the MPMS program available here – Registration Form – the series organisers are seeking abstracts from leading place practitioners to lead an intimate learning experience. This will occur with around 20 self-selected conference attendees in a repeated 90minute session on Thursday afternoon 28th October. If you would like to express your interest in [...]
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What place themes have emerged this last week or so? In three words – local, retail and laissez-faire. Intrigued? Lets take a look in more detail at what’s been on the boards… Tom gave us a Monday Blast on creating great town centres from the get go that also provide good return on investment. Thanks Tom for [...]
Weekly Wrap on Place
Its been a busy week on the boards with something for everyone – that’s why we call this “Collaboration Fridays”! The conversation is just beginning, with some of the big issues starting to come out from under a rock – or as someone said to me – the elephants are moving from the corner of the [...]
