RE[imagine] how can we engage better with communities to co-create better places. This session with Bram Dewolfs (Urban Foxes) will explore ideas to create more inclusive placemaking projects for diverse communities and young citizens. The event will be a hands-on and open opportunity to learn about placemaking practices and share your experiences and thoughts on how to broaden participation in regeneration and planning projects.
In partnership with QUB School of Planning and Urban Foxes, join us for an enlightening workshop focused on Placemaking! This event will showcase emerging research on Urban Hacking tools and introduce the Placemaking for Inclusion Cookbook, a resource designed to foster inclusive community engagement. Discover innovative strategies to transform urban spaces and enhance community connection. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts, share ideas, and explore practical tools to create vibrant, inclusive environments. Don’t miss this chance to contribute to the future of your community through collaborative placemaking!
Programme:
10:30 Introduction: A behind-the-scenes look led by Bram from Urban Foxes. He’ll share the methods and values that have shaped their 10-year placemaking journey, showing how this Placemaking collective has transformed places across Europe with a focus on gamified and inclusive urban participation.
11:00 First Workshop: Bram will also introduce the “Placemaking for Inclusion Cookbook”, a publication co-created with youth that offers practical Placemaking Recipes for engaging communities in understanding, re-imagining and shaping their spaces. Already used in over 50 countries worldwide, this guidebook serves as a powerful tool for fostering inclusive urban transformations. We’ll begin with “Place Evaluation,” where you’ll collaboratively assess places by examining through fresh perspectives, highlighting both its potentials and areas for improvement.
11:30 Break/coffee/Tea/Bites
11:45 Second Workshop: Using the “Heaven or Hell,” tool, you’ll reimagine environments with creative and digital techniques, while the “Kiss, Kill, Marry or Die” Placemaking Card game sparks a lively exchange on reshaping spaces to reflect shared aspirations. These tools, co-created by youth yet open to all, enable genuine participation and include often-overlooked voices in the city making process. By empowering local communities to express and address their needs, this approach brings real inclusion into the heart of placemaking, ensuring that our cities and places are shaped by everyone, for everyone.
12:30 End
