Place Making and the Urban Renewal Authority

Place Making is a conscious objective to create public living spaces that promote people's health, happiness and well being, today and in the future.

Disciplines Involved in Place Making

The development of place brings together a range of disciplines including:

Economic Development
Urban Design and Environment
Culture
Community Development and Engagement
Finance, Delivery and Governance
Strategic Marketing

Places Victoria's Role in Place Making

Places Victoria's role is to create great places for people to live, work and visit. We are place makers, not just developers.

In carrying out this role, the organisation:

Innovates
Advocates
Understands local contexts
Demonstrates the value of upfront investment

Place Making Projects

Some of our place making projects include:

Aurora Northern Town Centre: community workshops
Revitalising Central Dandenong: redesigning the station forecourt to concentrate activity
Docklands second decade: creating specific character areas to increase diversity within Docklands

Illustrations, diagrams and plans shown in this website are artist impressions for presentation purposes only and are subject to change.