Concepts

Placemaking

Planning Movement

Citation Formats

General Reference

Architecture and Design Atlas. "Placemaking." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-architecture.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/placemaking.

APA Style

Architecture and Design Atlas. (n.d.). Placemaking. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-architecture.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/placemaking

BibTeX

@misc{architectureanddesignatlas-placemaking,
  author = {Architecture and Design Atlas},
  title = {Placemaking},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-architecture.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/placemaking},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

An approach to urban design and public-space planning that centers a community's own needs, history and identity, favoring observation and light-touch intervention over large-scale redevelopment. The approach grew out of the urbanist writing of Jane Jacobs and William H. Whyte and was formalized through advocacy and research organizations such as Project for Public Spaces.

Facts

Concept Domain

Urban Planning, Community Design 1

Cross-Tradition Connections