Name: Local Actions, Lasting Vision: Building Places Together
Start: 2024-09-25T16:15:00+0200
End: 2024-09-25T17:30:00+0200

Welcome to Placemaking Week Europe 2024 - Rotterdam Edition!

Wednesday September 25, 2024 16:15 - 17:30 CEST

New Lab Large Hall

Join us for an insightful panel on applying placemaking to kickstart long-term and large-scale city projects. This session will reveal how diverse collaborations can drive the success and sustainability of urban projects. Participants will gain valuable insights into how global expertise, academic involvement, local government, artists, and community engagement can come together to drive lasting change.

The session will present the implementation of a pilot project that shows how a long-term and large-scale plan developed by the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro can begin to be translated into meaningful interventions at the neighbourhood level through placemaking and collaboration - featuring experts from the City of Rio de Janeiro, C40 Cities, Superwien Urbanism and LabIT/PROURB UFRJ on a project also supported by IDB.

Additionally, the Centre for Central European Architecture (CCEA) project "Prague Magistrala: Unlocking Potential of Urban Highways" will showcase the revitalization of a 20th-century transport corridor into the vibrant New Prague Boulevard, illustrating how infrastructure repurposing can enhance public spaces and foster community-driven democracy. The project started as a bottom-up initiative and is advocating for a better liveable place for local communities.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn practical strategies and innovative approaches for creating and sustaining vibrant urban spaces.

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