The Art Of Place-Making

Fred Kent of the Project for Public Spaces discusses the elements and essentials of place making.

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January 27, 2004, 2:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

For the past thirty years, Fred Kent and the Project for Public Spaces have been working with cities and public agencies to improve the form and function of town squares, markets, plazas and the like. The Planning Report is pleased to present this interview with Fred Kent, in which he discusses the work of PPS and the importance of place-making in city planning.

Thanks to Larry Segal

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