Successful Placemaking to Build Inclusive African Places

Maurietta Stewart is Head of Environmental & Heritage Management for District A+D (Table Bay and Tygerberg) at The City of Cape Town and Guy Briggs is Partner and Head of Urban Design at dhk Architects. We discuss successful placemaking to build inclusive African places.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with The Greater Tygerberg Partnership Listen or watch to understand:

• The unique opportunities for effective placemaking in African cities.
• Introduction to the top 10 factors to be considered in successful placemaking initiatives.
• The challenges to incorporating some or all of those considerations within an African context.
• How to preserve a place’s authentic character alongside the introduction of new placemaking interventions.
• The main priorities for placemaking interventions in Bellville today.
• The importance of heritage in creating inclusive spaces, particularly in places where heritage and memory are contested.
• Key considerations for using heritage to build inclusive communities.
• The specific opportunities for heritage-linked placemaking in Bellville.
• And more.

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