Best Cases

In our webinars, we gather the best examples Europe has to offer for place-led development. We ask the people directly involved to present and open up the vision behind the project, and the key secrets of how it was achieved.

Deep Dive #13: Coopolis Berlin

19 March 2026

Deep Dive #12: Wesoła District with Agata Bisping

29 January 2026

Deep Dive #11: Oceanhamnen with Sara Schlyter

05 June 2025

Deep Dive #10: Elephant park- London with Angela Brennan and Stephen Platts

27 March 2025

Deep Dive #9 Turku – Finland with David Sim and Otto Vinerius (Softer and Senaatti)

29 April 2024

Deep Dive #8: Little C with Jaakko van ‘t Spijker

29 February 2024

Deep Dive #7: Urbanitarian: place mapping for place making, Honorata Grzesikowska

25 May 2023

Deep Dive #6: Business case for community building with Alexandra Signer

24 January 2023

Deep Dive #5: Creating long-term value in affordable housing with Valentina Zaro & Francesca Spigarolo

24 November 2022

Deep Dive #4: Flying Grass Carpet with Bart Cardinaal & Nadine Roos

16 September 2024

Deep Dive #3: Superblocks with Patrick Kappert & Silvia Casorran

11 May 2021

Deep Dive #2: Club Rhijnhuizen with Hans Karssenberg & Emilie Vlieger

12 April 2021

Deep Dive #1: Waterfront with Marika Frenette

11 February 2021

Introduction to Place-Led Development

08 April 2020

Upcoming events

The Place-Led Development working group meets online regularly, and organizes a live Place-Led Development program during each Placemaking Week Europe.

Turning Vacancies into Vibrant Places with Coopolis Berlin

What if vacant spaces could become engines of community, creativity, and local business?

Learn more about the event

Resources

Placemaking: Thriving cities through place-led development

Toward Place Governance: What If We Reinvented Civic Infrastructure Around Placemaking?

The Impact of Placemaking: How do I measure impact as a placemaker?