To make an excellent urban place requires a vision, a dream, the invention of a new concept or the combination of elements in a way new previously tried. It is an arena in which creativity and imagination are critical and a lifetime of preparation may converge with circumstances that allow a new concept to take root.
To make an excellent urban place requires a vision, a dream, the invention of a new concept, or the combination of elements in a way never previously tried.
Themes:
- Vision
- Arts in the City
- Quality of Place
- Preservation as a Strategy for Change
- Public/Private Collaboration
- Adapting New Models of Urban Placemaking
- Sustaining Urban Excellence (financial independence and leadership transition)