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title: "Placemaking"
description: "The practice of shaping public spaces around the people who use them, often with art, programming, and design that give a place an identity of its own."
glossary: "https://www.civiccollection.com/glossary"
source: "https://www.civiccollection.com/glossary/placemaking"
---

# Placemaking

> The practice of shaping public spaces around the people who use them, often with art, programming, and design that give a place an identity of its own.

Glossary: https://www.civiccollection.com/glossary  
Source: https://www.civiccollection.com/glossary/placemaking

Related terms: [Creative placemaking](https://www.civiccollection.com/glossary/creative-placemaking), [Public realm](https://www.civiccollection.com/glossary/public-realm), [Wayfinding](https://www.civiccollection.com/glossary/wayfinding)