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Welcome to the BSA’s Placemaking Network! We are dedicated to interdisciplinary dialogue and education about an integrated public realm. Programs include monthly seminars and project-based initiatives on the subject of Placemaking. Presentations by noted speakers and discussions focus on what makes public spaces successful. We examine how architects, landscape designers, urban planners, artists and public officials work together to create great public places, to turn space into place.

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Committee Chairs
Christina Lanzl / christina.lanzl@massart.edu
Robert Tullis AIA / rtullis@generalinvestment.com
The Placemaking Network is part of the Urban Design Commission.

Upcoming events

  • May 21, 2012 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    Placemaking Network
    BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston
    N/A

    Charles Reid (Boston Global Investors) presents to the Placemaking Network on May 21 at noon at BSA Space (290 Congress Street, Boston) on the Seaport Square project, the development of 23 acres on Boston's waterfront into a vibrant “Innovation District.” The design, by Kohn Pederson Fox, calls for a unique fabric of residences, shops, restaurants, cultural and educational institutions, hotels and more; Reid will address the public urban design aspects of the plan, including the role of streetscape, building armatures and open spaces

    Click "register" to RSVP by May 20.

    1.5 LU

  • May 30, 2012 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
    Be the change: Civic engagement and you
    BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston
    N/A

    Civic engagement: What does it mean to you? What are you doing to improve your neighborhood? How can architects contribute to the quality of life in their communities? How can the BSA be a voice for positive change in the public arena?

    Join us on May 30 at 5:30 pm at BSA Space (290 Congress Street, Boston) for a roundtable conversation on civic engagement. Listen to stories from members who are involved in their communities in a variety of capacities, from volunteer activists and builders to regulators and elected representatives. Share your experiences and help the BSA develop an advocacy agenda around issues that are important to you, your profession and the region.

    Panelists include:

    Chris Walsh AlA, Massachusetts State Representative
    Elise Woodward AlA, Board of Selectman, Town of Concord
    Moderator: Laura Wernick AIA, HMFH Architects

    Click "register" to RSVP by May 29.

  • June 12, 2012 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    BSA Space event: Let's Talk About Bikes opening reception
    BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston
    N/A

    Don't miss the opening reception for Let's Talk About Bikes at BSA Space on June 12 at 6:00 pm. Sponsored by Cambridge Seven Associates and Trade, the reception will be an opportunity to explore the bicycle's role in urban settings while enjoying hors d'oeuvres, live music and a chance to win a new bike from State Bicycles. No RSVP is required.

    Plus, enjoy photographs of industrial Boston by Photographic Resource Center founder Chris Enos in Chris Enos: The Remaking of Boston.

News

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