Transformative Placemaking

Our BUILD for BELONGING initiative is rooted in the principles of transformative placemaking, equitable development, community wealth building, and designing for justice. Together, these resources can help us imagine and create equitable, inclusive, and thriving spaces for all East King County communities.

A key resource informing our work is the Project for Public Spaces. They ask:

What if we built our communities around places?

“As both an overarching idea and a hands-on approach for improving a neighborhood, city, or region, placemaking inspires people to collectively reimagine and reinvent public spaces as the heart of every community. Strengthening the connection between people and the places they share, placemaking refers to a collaborative process by which we can shape our public realm in order to maximize shared value. More than just promoting better urban design, placemaking facilitates creative patterns of use, paying particular attention to the physical, cultural, and social identities that define a place and support its ongoing evolution.”

 

Justice by Design


What is Transformative Placemaking?


In Search of Human Scale


Palaces for the People


Building a Stronger Community Through Placemaking


Designing For a More Equitable World