In November 2021, Placemaking Collective UK visited Birmingham. The pictures speak to themselves, a great walking tour offered a peak into the vibrant and diverse local life. The rich industrial heritage mixed with modern architecture sets Birmingham’s urban scene. An exciting mix of creativity and cultural diversity makes the city’s streets vibrant.
Read MoreThanks to everyone who joined us at Jason Bruges Studio on Sept 14th for the Collective’s first Pitch Party! It was a chance to test your professional ‘elevator pitch’ as you got acquainted; to hear and debate short presentations that challenged the built-environment status quo; and to share ideas, connections and a laugh with a diverse mix of lovely folks who want to deliver better places for people.
Read MorePCUK’S Liverpool walkabout was packed with living history, ambition, ‘sticky streets’, best practice and regrets, plus loads of inspiring people and projects. Much of the trouble the city is recovering from stemmed from a 1990s decline that hollowed the city economically and physically, resulting among other things in an anomalous chunk of low-density housing near the waterfront.
Read MoreAt our latest field trip members toured Medway, starting at the Chatham Historic Dockyard where we followed the path of the River Medway, through the evolving town centre, to end the visit at the Council’s flagship regeneration scheme at Rochester Riverside.
Read MoreOn a brilliant afternoon in late October, a group of Placemaking Collective members were treated to a special tour of the Royal Docks, the largest regeneration area in London which is putting itself on the map as a growing creative waterside community.
Read MorePCUK began its 2022 programme of field trips on a bright, January afternoon with Tim Jones and the extraordinary team involved in reshaping the Cultural Mile in the heart of the City of London. The fascinating and culturally rich tour gave great insights into the area’s challenges and exciting transformations coming forward over the next decade.
Read MoreBrighton, an inclusive and happening coastal city with creativity in its DNA, presents an ideal environment for placemaking-led regeneration. On the PCUK visit to Brighton in June, we got to see how that comes to life.
Read MoreManchester was a brilliant location for a PCUK tour. We visited three ongoing ambitious projects that are adding to the city’s rich industrial and cultural heritage – and proving that change and regeneration can be done in ways that cater to all needs.
Read MoreFor our first PCUK visit since our relaunch in March 2021, we were thrilled to be hosted by Westminster City Council on a tour of its multi-faceted Church Street regeneration. In three words, the place is energetic, colourful and tasty (yes, we were lucky enough to be given free local delicacies!).
Read MoreThe Placemaking Collective UK was treated to a tour of Brighton at the end of November, care of Richard Wolfstrome and Shed KM. Brighton is the town where everything is tolerated but intolerance, a moniker that applies as much to the physical make-up and commercial offer of the place as to the lifestyles and politics.
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