The 3rd Global Placemaking Summit
is coming to Bangkok, Thailand
March 18–22, 2027
We’re inviting placemakers, urbanists, and community builders from around the world to gather in Bangkok, a city shaped by everyday life, creativity, and constant movement.
The journey continues.
After inspiring gatherings in Mexico City (2023) and Toronto (2025), the Summit is heading to Asia for the first time. Hosted by Placemaking Thailand, Urban Studies Lab, and PlacemakingX, this next chapter brings the conversation closer to the East.
What to expect?
Not your usual conference. This is about being out in the city, learning from real places, and exchanging ideas through experience, not just presentations.
Theme
Place Forward — Reclaim, Rethink, Reconnect
At the core of this year’s summit is the Thai idea of “Sanuk” (joy). We see placemaking as something that should feel open, inclusive, and enjoyable just like the places we hope to create. Together, we’ll explore how culture and everyday creativity can build a stronger sense of belonging.
Let’s move places forward, together.
More details on how to get involved, partners, and the full program are coming soon. Stay tuned 👀
#GlobalPlacemakingSummit
#Placemaking
#PlacemakingThailand
#PlacemakingAsia
#PlacemakingASEAN
Highlights from an amazing time last week at the Festival of Doing in Perth and Bentley, Western Australia, with the @townteammovement crew and @grochecouste of @village.well .
#Placemaking #PlacemakingAus #PlacemakingPerth
Highlights from the #RegenerativePlacemaking Masterclass in Melbourne with @village.well . #Placemaking #PlacemakingVictoria #PlacemakingMelbourne #PlacemakingAus
What's a public space you love to visit? 🏙️🌳
Ethan Kent, the executive director of PlacemakingX in New York, features in the latest episode of A City of Neighbourhoods, where we focus a global lens on Auckland placemaking and how we can regenerate urban areas by creating public spaces that people want to be a part of.
🔗 Link in bio to listen to the full episode
“Uşaqyönümlü şəhər məkanları: Daha təhlükəsiz məhəllələr üçün icma əsaslı yanaşma” mövzusuna həsr olunmuş workshopa sizi dəvət edirik.
Tədbir kiçik bir qəsəbədə uşaqlardan ibarət yerli icma ilə birlikdə ictimai məkanların uşaqlar üçün daha təhlükəsiz, inklüziv və keyfiyyətli mühitə çevrilməsinə fokuslanır.
WUF13-ə gedən yolda, Dövlət Şəhərsalma və Arxitektura Komitəsi və BMT-nin Məskunlaşma Proqramının (UN-Habitat)birgə təşəbbüsü olan Azərbaycan Şəhərsalma Kampaniyası (AUC2026) çərçivəsində təşkil olunan workshop 8 may 2026-cı il tarixində Bakı şəhərində keçiriləcək.
Müzakirələr zamanı ictimai məkanların oyun, hərəkət və gündəlik istifadə üçün daha uyğun və funksional formada necə yenidən qurula biləcəyi nəzərdən keçiriləcək.
Workshopun strukturu BMT-nin Dayanıqlı İnkişaf Məqsədlərinə, xüsusilə də təhlükəsiz, inklüziv və dayanıqlı şəhərlərin təşviqini hədəfləyən SDG 11-ə əsaslanır.
Workshop Placemaking Azərbaycan, Əkinçilik Elmi-Tədqiqat İnstitutu və Bakı Şəhər Baş Polis İdarəsi ilə tərəfdaşlıq çərçivəsində təşkil olunur.
Ətraflı məlumat üçün bio-da yerləşdirilən linkə keçid edə bilərsiniz.
English version in comments ⬇️
#AzerbaijanUrbanCampaign
#WUF13
#WorldUrbanForum13
#PlacemakingAzerbaijan
#placemakingeurope
Highlights from a weekend touring wonderful Melbourne neighborhoods of Brunswick, South Melbourne, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Preston, Northcote, Ceres, CBD and others with #placemaking colleagues @pirate_perko , @lucindahartley (forgot to get a pic!) and @grochecouste .
#PlacemakingMelbourne #PlacemaingVictoria
Highlights from Sydney, including a #RegenerativePlacemaking Masterclass at Bondi Beach Pavilion, and a workshop with Tech Central Sydney on Integrating Innovation, Placemaking, and Inclusion.
Co-delivered with Gilbert Rochecouste and Emma Hall of Village Well, and connecting with many long-time #Placemaking leaders including Brooke Wharton, Marcus Westbury OAM, Ken Knox, Bruce Mills, Andrew Coward, Sam Shepherd, Drew Pinazza, Bryn Davies, Vanessa Gordon, Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, and great to have Elijah Go Tian of #PlacemakingPilipinas join us! @placemaking.pilipinas
#PlcemakingNSW #InnovationDistricts
¿A qué lugar de tu infancia volverías?
Aunque muchos de esos lugares ya no existan, o vivan solo en nuestros recuerdos, siguen habitando.
Son nombres, olores, sabores… pero, sobre todo, son las personas que amamos. Hacer lugar también es eso: habitar, recordar, sentir.
Hoy, en el Día Internacional de las Infancias, te invitamos a volver ahí, a esos espacios que el tiempo no pudo borrar… como estas personas que lograron hacerlo.
¡Feliz día a todas las infancias!
#placemaking #diadelasinfancias #hacerlugar
Australia’s first Regenerative Placemaking Masterclass, led by @village.well and @placemakingx , has officially begun! 🌏
We kicked off our Masterclass tour in Brisbane with an incredible group of participants and a day rich with thought-provoking, innovative conversations on regeneration and the future of place.
Led by Village Well Founder Gilbert Rochecouste, Director of Placemaking Emma Hall, and PlacemakingX Executive Director Ethan Kent, the session sparked deep discussions into what it truly means to create community-centred and thriving regenerative places.
A special thank you to our industry-leading panelists, who brought deep, real-world experience and diverse perspectives that helped ground the conversation and turn regenerative ideas into practical, actionable insights.
Stephen Burton @pomodesign_strategy
Brooke Williams @fourfold.studio
Rebecca McIntosh @becmacstudio
Natasha Doherty
Interested in joining us?
We have limited spaces remaining for our Sydney and Melbourne sessions. See details below to secure your spot. 👇
Sydney Thursday 30 April: https://lnkd.in/gYjX6Tce
Melbourne Monday 4 May: https://lnkd.in/gVYz5VR8
#placemaking #placemakingmasterclass #regenerativeplacemaking #PlacemakingBrisbane #PlacemakingAus
We’re on a tour of Australia these next couple of weeks. Join us at our #RegenerativePlacemaking Masterclass with Village Well, kicking off Tuesday in Brisbane, before going to Sydney, Melbourne, and now with Perth recently added!
Explore the details below and secure your place. It’s a great opportunity to dive into regenerative placemaking, #PlaceLedDevelopment and the future of the #Placemaking movement, while connecting with other #PlaceLeaders.
Information and registration links in the comments.
Panels featuring:
Ethan Kent, Gilbert Rochecouste, Emma Hall, Brooke Williams, Stephen Burton, Rebecca McIntosh, Dr. Gregor H Mews, Bruce Mills, Marcus Westbury OAM,
Brooke Wharton, Andrew Coward, Sam Shepherd, Rob Adams AM, Dr Dominique Hes, Kelly Grigsby and Mike Fisher.
We’re grateful to partners Place Leaders Asia Pacific, Mainstreet Australia, Placemaking Education and Town Team Movement.
#PlacemakingBrisbane PlacemakingNSW PlacemakingVictoria PlacemakingPerth
Join us at the #WorldUrbanForum in Baku, Azerbaijan, with dozens of #PlacemakingX leaders from around the world. Our networking session will include reports from many regional and national network leaders and agenda leaders.
The Festival of Doing kicks off with an inspiring afternoon with two global leaders: Ethan Kent of PlacemakingX and Gilbert Rochecouste of Village Well. They'll explore the ‘Democracy of Doing’ - how communities and people from New York to Melbourne are coming together to create positive futures and places.
They bring over 60 years of #placemaking experience and plenty of stories to share.
When: 1.00 to 3.30pm Wed 6 May 2026
Where: Hillview Intercultural Centre, Bentley
How much: $180 +GST
Tickets are available via: /festival-of-doing
@placemakingx@gilbertroche@ekentnyc@village.well
