What is Placemaking? What are concrete examples of it and what is the added value? Find out in this Glowingplaces documentary!
Thanks to Helmond’s go-getter mentality, no less than 8 wonderful placemaking initiatives have emerged in Helmond in the past two years! Sandra takes you along to discover them.
The initiatives show how placemaking can create a vibrant transformation in your city through collaboration and creativity. Placemaking creates vibrancy, creates opportunities, connects people and makes collective ambitious dreams come true fast!
What else you will find out in the documentary:
– What kind of projects can emerge from placemaking?
– Who can be empowered by placemaking projects?
– How can you make good use of temporary empty spaces?
– What opportunities can arise when you engage in placemaking?
– How do you connect residents/entrepreneurs/young people to a city?
– How do you successfully involve people in urban development through placemaking?
– What happens when you harness the power of art for your city?
Enjoy!
Radiant greetings,
Sandra
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p.s. The podcast episode can also be viewed as Glowingplaces Documentary on YouTube, the expedition in which we show you spectacular redevelopment projects, highlight the beautiful people who make them, and most importantly, share lots of inspiration!
p.p.s. More information & credits:
1. VOLOP HELMOND
Linda Haverkamp
Julia Ilkiv & her website
2. POST5700
Joke Smeulders
3. BRUGWACHTERS
Bram de Visserman
Albert van de Voort / Luc de Graaf
Stichting Weeshuisjes
4. FONTYS INNOVATIEHUB RESILIENT CITIES
Yolanda Lentz
Mohamed Azzarfani
5. CARAT
Gerard Groot
Pictures: Hans van de Berkmortel
6. DROOMFABRIEK
Mhamed Yahia
7. STATIONSKWARTIER HELMOND
Sandra Poelman
Tom van Tuijn
Wij zijn Zet
Brabant
8. VLISCO
Leendert van Reeuwijk
Artwork: Simone Post
Film productions: Buro Zip
