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Creative Placemaking

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Emerging Imageability Patterns In Creative Placemaking

How does my masters project relate to creative place-making?

I plan to engage with stakeholders and city officials so site design implementation can benefit a larger group of people. Through pedestrian counts and open interviews I will determine the relevance of the design solution to the field of landscape architecture and planning.

 

What relationships exist between my project and Indra’s Web?

I am looking to find the site scale drivers that inform creative placemaking. I will be interested in finding how socio-ecological processes can improve the adaptability of creative, urban landscapes.

 

What patterns am I looking for?

Pedestrian movement and engagement patterns will inform a design process for culturally and ecologically resilient urban sites. I will evaluate site imageability and analyze spaces for contextual patterns. This process will inform the site design proposal process for a creative, interactive public event; the design project will be based in combination with peer research and collaboration with stakeholders.

 

What patterns exist on a broad level? (potential pattern relationships between my project and Indra’s Web)

Determination of drivers (walkability, active transit, identity, experience, memory, triangulation effect) that encourage creative placemaking. Once revealed I can propose a more informed design proposal that encourages site activation AND resiliency. As the group works toward a design proposal to share with the stakeholder I can identify drivers that encourage site activation and duration.

The Happy City

Biking rush hour happiness. Copenhagen, Denmark. Image by Danielle DeOrsey

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence”  -Aristotle

Creative Placemaking is a concept that aims to revitalize spaces, structures and streetscapes by creating a site specific identity in order to bring people together to celebrate, inspire, and be happy (NEA). Cities in which we live play a large role in our overall happiness. With such influence, an important question arises: As landscape architects and urban planners, how can we utilize the power of place and urban design to provide and increase opportunities for happiness? This project will focus on using active transportation as a catalyst for urban development that aims to increase overall happiness in Manhattan, KS.