WOO! Windows of Opportunity
Het project Windows of Opportunity (WOO!) grew from a wish to respond quickly, cheaply and flexibly to the rise of shop vacancy across the Netherlands and beyond.
Team Brainpark 1st prize Europan competition
Placemakers contributed to the winning Europan 15 proposal for a Rotterdam monofunctional business park.
Pilot Podium Waterlandplein
Placemakers designed, built and programmed a pilot podium along with pupils of the Bredero Lyceum, de Modestraat and residents.
‘WeesperWolken’ – looking up in the metro station
'WeesperWolken’ provides metro travellers a view onto the clouds, buildings, tram lines, cyclists and trees right above the station.
Making Cities Together
'Making Cities Together’ is a multiannual project initiated by Placemakers, in collaboration with the International New Town Institute (NL) en International Federation of Housing and Planning (DK). Along with a host of local stakeholders we develop placemaking design strategies for valuable, inclusive and sustainable public spaces.
Amsterdam Detours
By implementing three small scale spatial interventions, Placemakers researched to what extent and in what ways we may influence pedestrians’ route choices.
The Green Wall
Placemakers designed and built 'vertical gardens' on three outdoor walls. The walls make the Fridtjof Nansenhof more green and lively.
Making Cities Together #2 Placemaking Design Lab Nairobi
Three teams of international and local experts along with local Placemaking initiators proposed strategies for Nairobi's public spaces.
Flowery Zeeburg
Placemakers transformered a large vacant land of Zeeburgereiland into a sea of flowers.
Scale models Podium Waterlandplein
Bredero College students carried out neighborhood research and integrated the collected data into designs for the pilot podium.
Wish-finding
Make local wishes and ideas immediately visible with 'wish-finding signs'.
Postcards for the mayor
In Cluj (Romania) we sent postcards to the mayor with inspiring ideas for (temporary) use of a former industral site.
Placemaking inspiration leaflet
Placemakers stimulates the formation of ideas during workshops for project team Nobelhorst, a.o. by assembling inspirational placemaking examples in a leaflet.
Project Space ‘Activating Urban Voids’
Placemakers is host and organiser of 'Project Space', a week to stimulate knowledge exchange among European studios.