Domino Park in New York is a great example of placemaking during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: iStock
KUALA LUMPUR: The arrival of Covid-19 has changed many things, and nowhere is this reflected better than in how the use of public space has been transformed.
To honour the best effort and practices related to placemaking in response to the pandemic, the organiser of Placemaker Awards Asean 2021 is introducing a new category for their awards to showcase the creativity and ingenuity of local governments, private organisations and NGOs.
This new category will bring attention to the initiatives carried out by the various organisations around the Asean region that help their communities during such a turbulent time.
Called Placemaking during the pandemic, this category was created to showcase projects rolled out to help communities make use of public spaces and support local businesses in pandemic situations. This category focuses on the positive impact of these projects.
All submissions under this category will be shared with the public to help inspire others to take on this unique challenge of continuously making things better for the community, no matter how bleak the condition may be.
Placemaker Awards Asean 2021 is currently opened for submission until Sept 21, 2021. This no-pay-to-win award will be judged by a panel of local and international experts from the planning and placemaking industry, including Stipo, UN-Habitat, Bandung Creative City Forum (BCCF), Isocarp, PlacemakingX and Nihon University.
Placemaker Awards Asean 2021 will have seven categories, with one overall winner, who will be crowned Placemaker of the Year, in recognition of outstanding effort for placemaking in Asean. All entrants will also be receiving feedback and suggestions on how they can improve their placemaking initiatives as well as have their projects compiled in an e-book, which will be distributed to all participants and viewers of the awards.
Placemaker Awards Asean 2021 is presented by local placemaking advocates Nextdor Property Communications and Think City, and co-presented by UN-Habitat, European placemaking advocate STIPO and the Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP).
It is supported by Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Redha Institute, Placemaking X, Project for Public Spaces, Placemaking Malaysia, PNB Merdeka Ventures, Lendlease, Citi Foundation, and Tempatico.
More information about the awards can be obtained from their official website at www.placemakerawards.com.
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