Recognising ingenuity of placemakers amid changing landscape, challenges

Placemaker Awards Asean 2021 saw 57 submissions from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand competing for the best placemaker recognition within Asean.

The Placemaker of the Year titles went to the organisations behind Chiang Mai Urban Farm and Kampung Ngampon projects, in recognition of their outstanding efforts in using a participatory approach to curate high-quality public spaces for community use. UN-Habitat executive director Datuk Seri Paduka Maimunah Mohd Sharif said effective placemaking could be the “glue” connecting public spaces with people, cultural heritage and local governments to city functions, urban systems, green spaces and infrastructure.“Globally, about one-third of a city’s land area is covered by public spaces and facilities like streets, parks, libraries and markets,” she said.

Noting the overall quality of submissions, Nextdor Property founder Imran Cylde said there was substantial interest in community gardens as a platform for community building. “The act of placemaking looks at how we can leverage public spaces to unite local communities in pursuit of a common goal.On the lack of standout winners in the government category, Imran said that after substantial deliberation, judges decided that such projects needed a higher level of community engagement and a top-down approach might not capture the local communities’ needs.

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