Placing


As a writing project, this aspect of the project adopts a more facilitated, consultative and process-driven approach rather than one of theoretical or critical reflection and writing.  However, it is framed as a critical planning approach that is focused on working with communities of interest to develop plans and strategies for local change. The reason for this is to connect writing with experiences of place – to write from within rather than above, as planners and critics sometimes do. A number of stakeholder groups will be approached with a view to instigating a process of inquiry that draws on their communities of practice. The intention is to identify a local need and then work with the community to identify ways of resolving it. Placing will work with JM John Armstrong as facilitator. This will result in a series of publications addressing selected and critical themes in specific locales.

The above image is a word cloud of Placing Project texts producing using Wordle.

Hosts


At this point one community of interest has been secured. The Placing project will be working with Access Arts, an arts and disability organisation, to respond to some cultural and design needs for people experiencing disability. Through this process, the method will be tested and developed.

A presentation about Technology, Urban Space and Community produced for a workshop for an interdisciplinary team of urban planners, urban designers and youth workers in 2007.

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