In August 2024 PCUK Wales met in Wales’ newest city Wrexham to undertake a council-led tour of the city’s ongoing programme of regeneration projects - which have a strong placemaking focus grounded in the work of the current placemaking plan, and a high ambition with the work underway towards the UK City of Culture submission.
Read MorePCUK members have asked us to organise field trips outside working hours – we listened and were thrilled to run the first evening field trip around London's Soho on 11 July. We were really lucky and got to see the neighbourhood in its element on a lovely summer Thursday evening!
Read MoreIn late June 2024, PCUK travelled to Amsterdam for its first ever study visit abroad! After connecting with fellow placeshaping enthusiasts from the City of Amsterdam at Placemaking Week Europe 2023, PCUK was invited to tour two exciting and evolving neighbourhoods. Worlds away from the historic centre of Amsterdam lies the rapidly changing Amsterdam Noord.
Read MoreIn March 2024, PCUK travelled to Newcastle to learn about the ambitious plans of transforming the city into the gateway of North East of England. To explore the changing identities of the city, our walkabout covered Forth Yards (Quayside West), The Helix and Ouseburn.
Read MoreFor our first field trip of 2024, Place Collective UK visited Barking, East London. Be First’s, David Harley and local partners walked us through a comprehensive tour of Barking's regeneration, from energy centres to town centre residential, alongside flagship workspace and cultural schemes. We got to understand the vision of the area against a backdrop of high deprivation and population growth along with fascinating insights into local cultural and heritage aspects. Who knew Barking was once the busiest fishing port in the world?
Read MorePlacemaking Collective UK were kindly invited back to Jason Bruges Studio on 31st May 2023 for the collective’s second Pitch Party! It was a dynamic event of insightful debate and discussion challenging the built environment’s status quo.
Read MoreLeeds, a fast-changing and happening regional hub, is attracting transformational investment to drive its net zero agenda and objectives of sustainable economic growth, and innovation. There is a marked push for traffic-free areas and sustainable active travel modes. In one packed afternoon, we were fortunate to visit three significant ongoing projects that are transforming vast areas south of River Aire, of which many have a glorious industrial past. The tour bookended with a visit to the iconic Leeds Corn Exchange to see how a major recently completed public realm project contributed to a renewed vibrancy of this important central site.
Read MorePlacemaking Collective UK’s visit to Glasgow in October 2022 was a first for several reasons. It was our first visit to Scotland and the first time we ran a field trip over two days. An afternoon simply wouldn’t have done the city justice. All of our hosts offered fascinating insights into the future of the city and gave our intrepid group, who braved all the elements – from torrential rain to sunny skies –a front-row seat to Glasgow’s ongoing transformations.
Read MoreVisiting the urban regeneration projects in Acton was a great experience that showcases the transformative power of planning and revitalisation efforts. The area located in the western part of London, have undergone significant changes in recent years - and there is lots more to come -, breathing new life into their communities while preserving their heritage.
Read MorePlacemaking Collective UK were taken on a special walking tour organised by Wood Street Walls, the creative consultancy based in Waltham Forest. Visiting the tour of murals was an extraordinary experience, getting immersed in a vibrant world of art and community.
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