A collaborative digital space, this archive showcases cultural public interventions across the world.
As communities grapple with solutions to wicked problems, the places that people inhabit are in constant revision and reconstruction. The connection between culture and
place is one that has been examined via several theoretical lenses in myriad disciplines in the Humanities and the Social Sciences by theorists such as:
Jane Jacobs, Pierre Nora, Judith Butler, Henry Lefebvre, Homi Bhabha and more.
- You are invited to collaborate to the creation of the toolkit by submitting your instructional materials for review.
- You have access to a growing record of placemaking and public projects around the world today.
- You are invited to submit the placemaking / cultural public interventions that you have documented.
- You have access to a toolkit of instructional materials, which can be used in K-16 classrooms.
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Featured Project
Puente Nuevo
Puente Nuevo (Spanish for "New Bridge") is a historic stone bridge in Ronda, Spain, spanning the El Tajo Gorge and connecting the old and new parts of the city. Completed in 1793, after nearly 40 years of construction, it is the most famous of Ronda’s three bridges and stands at 98 meters (322 feet) high. Designed by architect José Martín de Aldehuela, the bridge features three elegant arches and a …