Views sought on proposed re-imagining of west Edinburgh
VIEWS are being sought on a proposed re-imagining of the west of Edinburgh. A trio of consultations have been launched by the local authority, including…
Category: Placemaking
Do we really have the leadership skills to progress the ‘place-based agenda’?, Phil Prentice
place noun 1. a particular position, point, or area in space; a location HOME is across the sea – in Armagh, Northern Ireland – and I…
Time for a national institution to take the lead in placemaking?, Prof Stuart Gulliver
THERE’S a reasonable case to be made that, in Scotland, we have undergone two ‘built environment’ revolutions since the Second World War. The first, immediately…
Prentice stepping down from towns organisation
THE head of a Scots organisation seeking to address the revitalisation of Scotland’s towns is stepping down. Phil Prentice, chief officer of Scotland’s Towns Partnership,…
Work begins to create Glasgow urban park and flood water defences
CONSTRUCTION work has begun on creating an ‘urban park’ and improving flood water defences in a west Glasgow district. Says a Glasgow City Council announcement,…
Place design advisory service set up for Dalkeith
THE Midlothian town of Dalkeith has become the seventh town to join an advisory programme, aiming to influence how it is designed in the future,…
‘Placemaking’ funding released for near dozen Glasgow projects
A HANDFUL of topical and key ‘place’ themes – such as ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ and community-led regeneration and wealth building – lie at the heart of…
Survey launched researching the impact of the arts and humanities on ‘place’
THE role of the arts and humanities in the design and operation of places is being researched by a group of Scottish academics. Researchers at the…
Glasgow publishes key ‘placemaking’ commission report
A SHIFT in how Glasgow creates and manages its ‘places’ can deliver significant economic, health and social benefits and help tackle the climate emergency, a…
What it’s like to live, in different parts of Scotland
CONVERSATIONS with various groups of people on what it’s like living in different parts of Scotland are forming the basis of an exhibition opening from…