What exactly is placemaking and how can it work in the UK? Torn between cynicism and hope, TC Peppercorn takes a closer look.
If you, like me, usually use your common sense to figure out the meaning of the latest buzzwords, art guff and funding-speak, then you may have come to some vague conclusion that placemaking is the act of simply creating an identity for a town or city.
This might involve branding or a teased-out USP, which will probably include an element of arts or culture (like a festival) or a notable ex-resident who once wrote a slim volume of verse. You may, like me, have cynically ascribed the... more
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A 100-metre high public artwork isn’t always the answer. Peter McCaughey reflects on why he took a more dispersed approach to an art strategy for a housing project in inner Glasgow.
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