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The Approach of “Placemaking”: A Democratic Practice of Shaping and Activating Public Urban Spaces to Enhance Social Sustainability - KTIRIO’s 40th Anniversary Edition

We are delighted to take part in the celebration of KTIRIO magazine’s 40th anniversary — a publication that has not only followed developments but has played a defining role in shaping architectural and urban discourse in Greece. In this special anniversary issue, LandmArch. was once again invited to contribute an article, this time on placemaking — not as a “trend,” but as a necessary shift in how we perceive and design public spaces. Our core argument is clear: cities can n

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The #1 Reason Urban Policy Fails: We Get Scale Wrong

We don’t talk enough about #scale in cities. But this is exactly where most #UrbanPolicy breaks down. We design #national policies and expect them to work #locally. We plan at the city level and assume neighborhoods will follow. They don’t. Because cities aren’t uniform systems. They operate at different #speeds, with different #needs and #realities —often within the same street. In small systems (#neighborhoods, #municipalities): • Local #knowledge is strong • Decisions are

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