A Place to Be – The PLAY/ACT PlacemakingHandbook
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European Students Showcase Transformative Placemaking Initiatives at Évora International Conference
Students from four European cities presented exciting Placemaking projects as part of the PLAY/ACT project, highlighting the transformative potential of participatory and community-centered urban design. As part of the Erasmus+ Play/Act project, the Portuguese city of Évora hosted last week the International Placemaking Conference “A Place to Be”. The continuous learning course implemented within the …
A PLACE TO BE: International Placemaking Conference
A PLACE TO BE: International Placemaking Conference Download the detailed Programme Download the short Programme Within the framework of the Eramus+ project Play/Act, the Portuguese city of Évora will be the venue for the International Placemaking Conference “A Place to Be”, scheduled for March 14 and 15. The purpose of this meeting is …
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Play/Act culminates its placemaking training sessions at the Youth Center “El Economato” in Mérida on a high note
The Play/Act project, funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, concluded its educational activities at the Youth Leisure Center “El Economato” in Mérida on October 27th with great success. For this event, a dozen national and international students from the universities associated with the project (Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Hungary) participated, along with …
In Évora, we wanted to experience new ways of living the city centre
On April 21 and 22, students from the University of Évora challenged the community to try new ways of living in Largo do Chão das Covas. The initiative was organised under the PLAY/ACT project and integrated in the programme Desafio pela Saúde (Health Challenge), promoted by the Municipality of Évora and the Ayuntamiento de Mérida, …
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The creation of public spaces as the protagonist of the Placemaking Training in the Play/Act project
The Italian city of Matera will host the third international learning activity of the Play/Act project from March 13 to 18. The capital of the Basilicata region will be the meeting point for about twenty students and teachers involved in this Erasmus initiative to receive training in Placemaking. This module is part of the transdisciplinary …
Play/Act partners meet at the Faculty of Documentation and Communication Sciences to analyze the results of the first activity
The University of Extremadura has hosted the international meeting of the European partners participating in the Play/Act project on November 10th and 11th. The objective was to evaluate the result obtained in the first activity: ‘Mapping and Community Engagement’. This has been the second international meeting that has been carried out with the representatives of …
Students from four European cities want to promote happier spaces through placemaking processes
Twenty-four students from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Hungary are being trained to engage with communities and promote local placemaking initiatives. The initiative is part of PLAY/ACT – Placemaking as Youth Activism, a project aiming to transform places in Évora, Mérida, Matera and Budapest. PLAY/ACT is coordinated by the University of Évora (Portugal) and counts with …