We’ve been having some good discussion around a framework for place making. Of course a place is never fully made or complete so we are considering the idea that place making has three parts – planning, delivery and management, and that this process is continuous as cities grow and change. Different professions and the wider [...]
Brownfield vs. Greenfield
Since the idea of place and place making has begun to be teased out in order to help understand the multitude of terms associated with this topic, I believe some insight into the different areas in which it can take place may further shed some light on the topic. As seen from previous posts and [...]
Place vs. Place Making
A study undertaken by Place Leaders Association (PLA) has raised some interesting connections between ‘sense of place’ and place making. PLA’s report ‘Place-making and Sense of Place: A Research Proposal to the Place Leaders Association for Benchmarking the Public Domain’, highlights the theoretical difference between the two concepts, but the necessity for their interconnectivity. According [...]
Government Reshuffle
By comparing Melbourne and Berlin, Dr Marcus Spiller (Director of SGS Economics & Planning) raises some interesting issues over governance and the creation of sustainable communities. In his paper Planning for Sustainable Communities: A Question of Governance? (August 25, 2010), his evaluation highlights these two cities, with about the same population (3.5 million), have substantially [...]
Liveable Streets
Two of the crucial concepts behind successful place making are community and transport. Pedestrian, bike riding and public transport facilities are the three modes that are highly encouraged in place making design. All three have their benefits over cars- reduced pollution, noise, congestion etc. These also have implicit social benefits- cleaner air, less stressful traffic [...]
2011 Ogden Transport Lecture – A free public event
The 2011 Ogden Transport Lecture is a free public event arranged by the Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University. Retrofitting Suburbia: Pragmatic ideas for a resilient built environment Presented by: Professor Ellen Dunham-Jones, Professor of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Based on a vision that saw people living in the country while working in the city, [...]
How do we capture the WHOLE communities idea of place?
As many experts in the field of place making will concur, community input is essential in developing a place that is viable, desirable and inclusive of all. Crowd-sourced place making allows this to happen. Combining the shared values of a certain community should in theory see a desirable outcome achieved that will not only satisfy [...]
Housing Affordability and Women
A large but ‘predictable crisis’ of homelessness is emerging amongst older, single women in Australia. Can housing finance models be developed to prevent the crisis? We currently seeking the views of single women, aged 40 and over (with or without children) who do not expect to own their home outright before they retire. The survey [...]
Urbanism, Economics and Transport. FREE EVENT – Join the discussion!
PLEASE JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH & WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH TO EXPAND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF CITY GROWTH, LIVABILITY, JOBS & MOBILITY 1. WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH URBAN RENEWAL, URBAN GROWTH & CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES Parts of North and West Melbourne, Kensington, Fishermans Bend and Docklands have been identified for renewal, but will this relieve the [...]
Nunawading – ‘Middle ring suburb with underestimated potential’
With all the talk about our population growing and the threat of Melbourne’s urban sprawl taking off I believe we need to look at the ‘middle ring’ suburbs such as Nunawading and look at ways we can entice people to those areas. Now that the railway line goes underground and the new station is completed [...]
