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Parkly and Playgones start collaboration for vibrant urban spaces in France
Parkly expands its presence in France, offering clients the ability to transform public spaces into inspiring recreational places.
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“Cities are spatial and human organisms. Everyone’s experience of their city is highly individual and based on personal relationships and our background. How does placemaking relate to these invisible layers of the city?”
Interview with Petra Marko, an architect and placemaking expert, co-founder of Marko&Placemakers and strategic lead on place projects at studio Milk.
“Campaigns for activity and encouraging behavioural change for a more active lifestyle, should be always linked to the enhancement of public spaces and the environment.”
Interview with Laska Nenova, co-founder of Urban Nudges, placemaker and active cities advocate and a Parkly-partner in Bulgaria
Parkly included in New European Bauhaus Booster programme
In total 12 innovative start-ups selected for second edition of New European Bauhaus programme
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Better soundscapes with green noise barriers
Parkly X Innogreen innovative modular green wall is cooling and calming urban spaces
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Sustainable cities of happy proximities
Interview with the creator of the 15-minute city: Professor Carlos Moreno. The 15-minute city is a concept for sustainable, liveable and polycentric cities – and more and more cities are planning to adopt it.
“My practice is built around the understanding and recognition that architecture is a holistic concern that has to do with people, places and the environment.”
Interview with Jan Kattein, founder of London based architecture studio Jan Kattein Architects.
Tokyo Calling!
Parkly showcased in City.Tech Tokyo
“I believe nature should start at your doorstep. We must build ‘with nature’ in mind.”
Take a walk in Amsterdam: interview with Ioana Biris, founder of Nature Desks and Outdoor Office Day
Towards our city – working collaboratively for a lively and inviting market square in Malmi
RaivioBumann & Parkly is partnering with the City of Helsinki to integrate placemaking into a suburban regeneration project
Learnings about liveable cities from Bagdad, Stockholm and Milan
Interview with Mustafa Sherif, urban planner and placemaker and the founder of Urbanistica podcast.
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Helsinki Design Award 2022 goes to Päivi Raivio
Co-founder of Parkly receives the Helsinki Design Award
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All urbanites have something to gain in making cities more senior-friendly
Ageing population will have far and wide implications in urban planning and design. The guide to senior friendly public places is an insightful collection of best practices.
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Placemaking as a City Wide Endeavour
Citywalks, workshops, inspirational talks and panels – the Placemaking as a City Wide Endeavour event brings together peers working with inclusive and liveable cities
“The city should become more tactile, getting people back to experiencing the world with their senses.”
Interview with Jorne Visser and Jorrit Albers, co-founders of Bureau Buitendienst
“I wish for cities to see themselves as a community”
Interview with Roger Schürmann, Project Leader City of Lucerne, Switzerland
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Parkly – from an idea to a platform for urban innovation
Since Parkly’s launch, we completed almost ten projects and started new collaborations with innovative companies. A recap of our inspiring journey in 2021 – and what’s coming up in 2022.
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Level Up – Accelerating Sustainable City Solutions -event
Insights and innovative solutions for sustainable cities, from small scale places to block level solutions.
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Päivi Raivio in Urbanistica Podcast
Episode 229 of Urbanistica Podcast focuses on urban design and placemaking.
Small places for big change
Päivi Raivio wrote a blog post about the drivers behind Parkly and what kind of place-led changes were accomplished this year.
Creative Business Cup 2021
Parkly is one of the finalists competing in Creative Business Cup, organised by Creative Finland.
AfterCovid.City Helsinki -event
The event organised by RaivioBumann/Parkly Oy in collaboration with Placemaking Europe -network and AfterCovid.City conference organisers.
