Placemaking

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What is placemaking?

Placemaking is taking an area, making it memorable, and "putting it on the map."

Placemaking is assessing the wants and needs of the people while considering the unique geographical features, history, and culture of an area.

Placemaking is creating authentic places that attract and retain residents, workers, and visitors to live, work, and play in a given area...be that interior or exterior spaces.

Placemaking is embracing the spirit of an area, and using solid design, urban planning, and out of the box thinking to lift spaces and places to their highest potential.

Placemaking creates brighter communities through creativity, innovation, and future-minded thinking.

placemaking. v. an active process of creating magnetically attractive, memorable, and authentic places and experiences for people to live, work, play, learn, and thrive.

Finding placemaking in our commmunities The Chemistry in Place team has a passion for discovery and travel but also love to experience the communities they live in. By exploring these photos galleries, you can experience these places through their eyes.	SHOREWOOD, WI	KENOSHA, WI
	PLYMOUTH, WI	WHITEFISH BAY, WI
	BARABOO, WI	RIPON, WI
	HARTFORD, WI	STEVENS POINT, WI

More from our travels Our team finds inspiration in every place we travel, from small towns to the boutique hotels seen here.	Harmon Guest House Healdsburg, CA	h2hotel Healdsburg, CA
	Camellia Inn Healdsburg, CA	Spa Hotel Healdsburg, CA
	Hotel Healdsburg Healdsburg, CA	Hotel Les Mars Healdsburg, CA
	Healdsburg Inn Healdsburg, CA	Booneville Hotel & Restaurant Booneville, CA
	Ironworks Hotel Beloit, WI	Hotel Lombardy Washington, D.C.
	International House New Olreans, LA	Yotel Hotel Manhattan, NY
	Wythe Hotel Brooklyn, NY	King & Grove Hotel Brooklyn, NY
	Hotel RL Washington, D.C.	The Iron Horse Milwaukee, WI
	The Kimpton Journeyman Milwaukee, WI	Hotel Metro Milwaukee, WI
	Art Hotel Denver, CO	The Curtis Denver, CO
	Warwick Hotel Denver, CO	NATIV Hotel Denver, CO
	The Brown Palace Hotel Denver, CO	The Oxford Hotel Denver, CO
	Magnolia Hotel Denver, CO	Hotel Teatro Denver, CO
	Crawford Hotel Denver, CO	Hotel Monaco Denver, CO
	Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel Minneapolis, MN	The Foshay Minneapolis, MN
	The Pearl Hotel San Diego, CA	Hotel Amarano Burbank, CA
	Hotel Indigo Fort Myers, FL	Ace Hotel Seattle, WA
	Hotel Lucia Portland, OR	Moore Hotel & Theater Portland, OR
	Kimpton Hotel Vintage Portland, OR	MOXY Denver Cherry Creek Denver, CO
	The Meridien Indianapolis, IN	Cassa Hotel New York City, NY


Design clues In this series of articles we took a look at some specific elements, including signage, "third places", and branding and how they affect our experience of 'place.'	DESIGN CLUES FOR SIGNAGE - VOLUME 3 Chemistry in Place's Paul Manley took a tour around Shorewood, studying the various signs used by business within the Shorewood Business District.
	DESIGN CLUES FOR IN-HOUSE "THIRD PLACE"-VOLUME 1 Chemistry in Place's Sarah Streed went on a two-day tour of Milwaukee Central Business District coffee houses in order to figure out what elements translate to designing in-house “third places”.	DESIGN CLUES FOR MAKING YOUR BRAND VISIBLE-VOLUME 2 Chemistry in Place took a walk through Milwaukee's Third Ward and pondered the saying: “You are what you eat." Are eating and drinking establishments what their signs suggest?

Locally Sustainable The creation of locally sustainable commerce districts is necessary for the sustainability of our nation. Ask what is unique about your particular town, city, or village and the answers to its sustainability will follow. Take a look at these cities and see what your thoughts are...