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🌏 Global network of #Placemaking leaders facilitating collective learning, advocacy & action for #PublicSpaces. www.PlacemakingX.org

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thanks to everyone who took the time to meet up with me during my wander through Poland and the Baltics … Igor and Gillian (Warsaw), Artis (Riga), Andrė and Sabina (Vilnius), Kristi, Andro, Mathias, Pasi, Eugen, Aleksi and others (Tallinn) and TJ, Ethan and others (Wroclaw).
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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Are we going to start seeing more Canada-Europe exchange and collaboration on urban issues? Toronto sharing the stage with Vilnius, Kiev, Rotterdam and The Hague at Placemaking Week Europe 2026 (Wrocław, Poland).
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Poland has been a model country for leading it's development through public realm infrastructire investment. It's growing momentum with #PlacemakingPoland builds on this nicely. A great host for #PlacemakingWeekEurope!
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
700 #placemakers gathered from 40 countries for the 1st #PlacemakingWeekEurope in Poland. Thanks #PlacemakingPoland and #PlacemakingEurope for masterfully hosting. @placemaking-canada.bsky.social
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Grateful for the leadership and collaboration of @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social on public space and his support of placemaking networks around the world. Proximity and place are powerful partners! @sociallifeproject.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
On my way to #PlacemaingWeekEurope for the annual festival of learning, advocacy and action, in Wroclaw, Poland. Reporting from the #GlobalPlacemakingSummit and on #PlaceLedDevelopment with many partners from @placemakingx.bsky.social , @placemaking-canada.bsky.social, & other placemakingx networks.
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Celebrating the launch of Place and Placemaking (Routledge, 2026) in NYC at the AIA NY Center for Architecture, Sept. 17th, 6pm-7:30: calendar.aiany.org/2026/09/17/b... @placemakingx.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Vendedores ambulantes e mercados públicos podem impulsionar cidades prósperas e inclusivas Os espaços públicos precisam de todo o espectro de atividades comerciais, das informais às formais. caosplanejado.com/vendedores-a... @caosplanejado.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social
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Vendedores ambulantes e mercados públicos podem impulsionar cidades prósperas e inclusivas | Caos Planejado
Leia o artigo de Ethan Kent sobre como os vendedores informais podem contribuir para espaços públicos mais diversos e vibrantes.
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Importance of Programming - 20+ Ideas to Activate Public Places www.sociallifeproject.org/the-importan... by @drtpanova.bsky.social #Placemaking #PublicSpace
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The Importance of Programming - 20+ Ideas to Activate Public Places
20+ programming ideas to inspire the activation and revitalization of public places.
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Join us to celebrate the launch of the new book Place and Placemaking (Routledge, 2026) in NYC at the AIA NY Center for Architecture, Sept. 17th, 6-7:30pm: calendar.aiany.org/2026/09/17/b... With @lohplaces.bsky.social #PlacemakingNYC #Placemaking @placemakingx.bsky.social
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Book Talk: Place and Placemaking - Calendar - AIA New York / Center for Architecture
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New #placemaking podcast supporting the #PlacemakingUS conversation and community. Launched discussing our emerging @placemakingx.bsky.social focus on #PlaceLedDevelopment: youtu.be/Y9xgCehE0Rs?... @sociallifeproject.bsky.social
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Place-Led Development: Revolutionizing Community Spaces
YouTube video by Third Place Makers Talk
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Seeing many pedestrian streets fail in the 70s led @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social to look at leading transportation planning with life and use, rather simply removing cars. The approach we developed: www.sociallifeproject.org/streets_as_p... @placemaking-canada.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social
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Streets as Places to Come Together: The Next Evolution for the Transportation Revolution
Making our streets and sidewalks active, inclusive and fun means shifting our focus to the social life of our communities and making community-led improvisation a priority
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Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Car-free streets are not synonymous with culturally rich streets. Removing cars creates possibility, but it does not automatically create a vibrant place. A truly vibrant public space is not only defined by what is absent; it is defined by what is present—who and what is able to flourish there.
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Project for Public Spaces @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This June, Project for Public Spaces and co-host @downtowndet welcomed a sold-out crowd of 642 placemakers from 177 cities and 12 countries to Detroit for the 5th International #PlacemakingWeek! See the full Conference Report. → www.placemakingweek.org/26/report
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Conference Report | Detroit 2026
In partnership with our co-host, Downtown Detroit Partnership, Project for Public Spaces welcomed a sold-out crowd of 642 placemakers from 177 cities across 12 countries in Detroit, Michigan, USA, for...
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Gil Penalosa @penalosag.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The amazing POWER OF 10! It can be simple & powerful tool to create better communities, by Fred Kent, Tayana Panova. Decades ago I learned from Fred that each city should have 10+ major destinations, and each 10+ places, and each 10+ things to do... Read: bit.ly/4xfkDLL
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Unpacking this quote by our Fred Kent: www.sociallifeproject.org/streets_as_p... @placemakingx.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social
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Streets as Places to Come Together: The Next Evolution for the Transportation Revolution
Making our streets and sidewalks active, inclusive and fun means shifting our focus to the social life of our communities and making community-led improvisation a priority
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Remember, if you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan cities for people and places, you get people and places. Via Fred Kent & @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Highlighting Natural Assets in the City - How Asian Waterways Shine A look at how Seoul and Kyoto beautifully weave nature into the urban fabric through their waterways www.sociallifeproject.org/how-asian-wa... by @drtpanova.bsky.social
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Highlighting Natural Assets in the City - How Asian Waterways Shine
The waterways in Seoul and Kyoto demonstrate how seamlessly integrating nature into the urban fabric enriches the experience of daily life for everybody.
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Unpacking this famous quote by our Fred Kent: www.sociallifeproject.org/streets_as_p... @placemakingx.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social
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Streets as Places to Come Together: The Next Evolution for the Transportation Revolution
Making our streets and sidewalks active, inclusive and fun means shifting our focus to the social life of our communities and making community-led improvisation a priority
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Before founding Social Life Project & @placemakingx.bsky.social in 2018, Fred Kent founded @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social in 1975, & led it for 43 years, developing & applying placemaking principles & tools. The Power 10 shows us how cities can be transformed through clustering of small activities.
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"We're creating houses and spaces, rather than homes and places. It's a mechanistic worldview instead of a human one." From my conversation with Shawn Duncan on his podcast Places People Change about #PlaceAttachement: places-people-change.ghost.io/belonging-as... #Placemaking
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Belonging as Sense of Place: An Introduction to Placemaking
Places People Change explores neighborhood belonging through three lenses: social cohesion (our trust in neighbors), collective efficacy (our belief that we can shape our future together), and sense o...
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Ayako Ezaki @ayakoezaki.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"To make parks places where all kinds of people want to be, from morning to evening, weekday to weekend, they have to offer more than just grass and trees. They have to offer joy and pleasure." (www.sociallifeproject.org/from-passive...)
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From Passive Parks to Pleasure Gardens: Transforming Underused Greenspace Into Beloved Destinations
To turn parks into places that all kinds of people want to visit and spend time in, they have to offer more than just grass and trees. They have to offer joy and pleasure.
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Gazebos, Bandstands, and Other Shade Structures - The Best Focal Points for Public Places? www.sociallifeproject.org/gazebos-band... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social #Placemaking #Gazebos #Bandstands #Shade #UrbanDesign
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Gazebos, Bandstands, and Other Shade Structures - The Best Focal Points for Public Places?
The gazebo is a versatile and multi-functional amenity that has a unique ability to tie a space together.
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Turning the shaping of communities & cities upside-down to start with the social life of public spaces is what we're all about! Our Fred Kent developed the Power of 10 #Placemaking concept to apply this idea at all scales: www.sociallifeproject.org/the-power-of...
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Very helpful discussion, and relevant to our work with PlacemakingUS & @PlacemakingX to network, check, & evolve the placemaking conversation. Each part of the world defines placemaking from different strengths, disciplines, & sectors, & needs their definitions to be checked, balanced and broadened.
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Project for Public Spaces @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We partnered w/ @maxmusicant.bsky.social of The Musicant Group & Shina Shayesteh to survey practitioners on how the term “#placemaking” affects the work of improving public spaces. Respondents reported experiencing all three pitfalls of the term. See the full breakdown: www.pps.org/article/what...
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What You’re Saying About "Placemaking"
We surveyed practitioners on how the term “placemaking” affects the work of improving our public spaces. 295 placemakers weighed in. Learn more about the survey findings!
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Inspiring to be sharing and learning with an extraordinary community of luminaries. Like @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @majoracarter.bsky.social @regenhes.bsky.social and many more.
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Join us for a discussion on #RegenerativePlacemaking at the #GenerationRegenerationSummit - a free, virtual summit hosted by Tony Cho and Future of Cities: generationregenerationsummit.com/live/ With @ethankent.bsky.social @majoracarter.bsky.social @regenhes.bsky.social and many more!
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Generation Regeneration Online Global Summit
Join the world's top regenerative leaders, urban innovators, and community builders for a free 3-day summit designed to help you reconnect with yourself, your place, and your people.
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“Leading with #lovability and #placeattachment actually helps achieve livability more quickly, more affordably, and more inclusively." #Placemaking
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
How Small Buildings Can Seed Vitality in Public Places www.sociallifeproject.org/small-buildi... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social
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Placemaking Canada @placemaking-canada.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy Canada Day 159+, everyone! Today we celebrate the amazing places found from coast to coast to coast…
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Summary of the placemaking work we did at @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social to help catalyze the transformation of #DowntownDetroit and the global Placemaking movement: www.sociallifeproject.org/the-transfor...
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Campus Martius: The Catalyst for the Transformation of Downtown Detroit
"Every day, I can see thousands of people enjoying, using, and interacting in Campus Martius. The transformative success in social and economic development is priceless." - Bob Gregory
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
“If democracy is letting the people decide, then Placemaking is one of the most powerful tools we have.” @mitchellsilver.bsky.social former @nycparks.bsky.social commissioner and current @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social board member. #PlacemakingWeek
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Headed to Detroit for #PlacemakingWeek! The city that launched the global #Placemaking movement with its many transformative projects, and by hosting our first international placemaking conference back in 2013. Thanks to @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social for hosting again!
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We’re participating in @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social’s #PlacemakingWeek this week in Detroit, the city from which we first launched the global #placemaking movement, and our network building approach, back in 2013(while we were leading PPS).
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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Reciprocal Gestures and Improvisation: How One Small Placemaking Act Can Precipitate Great Places www.sociallifeproject.org/reciprocal-g... by Fred Kent and @drtpanova.bsky.social @placemakingx.bsky.social
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Reciprocal Gestures and Improvisation: How One Small Placemaking Act Can Precipitate Great Places
One placemaking act can make a difference by becoming catalytic and spreading its impact down the block through the power of reciprocal gestures and improvisation.
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Placemaking Canada @placemaking-canada.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
"Placemaking Canada is a network that connects people, communities, and practitioners to strengthen places, share knowledge, amplify local stories, and advance collaborative, equitable and community-centred placemaking across the country."
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Placemaking Canada @placemaking-canada.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
As we celebrate the one-year mark since we co-hosted the Global Placemaking Summit, the Placemaking Canada Steering Committee is excited to share our updated mission and values! Please read on...
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Placemaking Canada was one of the first placemaking networks. 10 years in they are taking their network to the new level of organizing, and have launched a new website: www.placemaking-canada.ca
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Placemaking Canada
Placemaking Canada is a cross-country collective championing placemaking and public space as part of healthy, vibrant, and equitable communities. Founded in 2015.
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Placemaking Canada @placemaking-canada.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Placemaking Canada was formed to connect public space advocates across the country. For 10 years we’ve convened gatherings, championed initiatives and empowered placemakers. As we enter our next decade, public space even more important. We look forward to you being part of our next chapter.
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
April 1st, 2022 we launched PlaceX to help draw certain investment to space... and leave Earth for the rest of us to save through investing in place: www.placemakingx.org/article/spac... @placemakingx.bsky.social @sociallifeproject.bsky.social
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SpaceX and PlacemakingX to Partner to Make Place Out of Space
The recent success of remote work and social distancing shows us we can viably spread out a bit further.
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
If you're looking for the next big IPO after SpaceX, I offer you PlaceX! Invest in place, as a hedge against us all going to space. Some investing in space opens up an opportunity for these rest of us to invest in place - while drawing to space that which no longer supports place.
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Placemaking Canada @placemaking-canada.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Let’s celebrate! It’s been a year since Placemaking Canada co-hosted the 2nd Global Placemaking Summit in Toronto with @placemakingx.bsky.social What a time it was - over four days we brought together over 320 participants representing over 20 countries in 8 unforgettable venues across the City.
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Walkability through Placemaking! Now available for to watch for free, webinar from Urban Land Institute & @americawalks.bsky.social, hosted by @mikemcginn.bsky.social, with talks by Carol Coletta & our @ethankent.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=frIz... @sociallifeproject.bsky.social
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More Than a Sidewalk: How Great Places Encourage Walking
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The Tragedy and Triumph of Place: Building from the Global Movement for Public Space and Placemaking www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-... My latest article, with Conrad Kickert, appears in the just released book on Place and Placemaking.
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The Tragedy and Triumph of Place: | 16 | Building From the Global Move
Our civilization is fundamentally built up from our shared spaces. Yet in recent decades, the demise of our public spaces is at the root of several societal
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Podcast with @idealspaces.bsky.social and our @ethankent.bsky.social the where the #placemaking movement is at, and where it is going next: www.idealspaces.org/podcasts/com...
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Ideal Spaces | Community Building – Ethan Kent PlacemakingX
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Our #PlacemakingX networking session took place this week at #WUF13 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with 12 of our 30+ #Placemaking networks represented.
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
New book: Place and Placemaking Public launch during #PlacemakingWeek, in Detroit, June 23 at 5.30pm. Our @ethankent.bsky.social, who features among more than a dozen thought leaders who have contributed, will speak w/ editors Conrad Kickert & Robert Shibley: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
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PlacemakingX @placemakingx.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Exploring the role of place activation in creative urban renewal with global placemaking expert, Ethan Kent www.fbideas.org/news/explori... @unsungsongs.bsky.social @ethankent.bsky.social #PlacemakingVic #PlacemakingMelbourne #PlacemakingAus
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Exploring the role of place activation in creative urban renewal with global placemaking expert, Ethan Kent — FB IDEAs
Last week we hosted a special event with global placemaking expert Ethan Kent, from Placemaking X, to showcase the role of place activation in accelerating urban renewal and economic growth.
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Ethan Kent @ethankent.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Let's shift the development paradigm from #Placetaking to #Placemaking through #PlaceLedDevelopment and #PlaceCapitalism. We've loved learning from, and supporting, the #PlacemakingAotearoa and #PlacemakingAuckland conversations and communities.
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