Placemaking

This is the place to learn about placemaking. We provide free and paid online courses and resources to make it easier and faster for you to learn. Save time and money, reduce risks and create better outcomes.

Our inspiring and practical self-paced online learning means that you can fit your learning into even the busiest schedule. Learn at your own pace, when you want, where you want.

Learn from decades of experience across the global placemaking movement. Over 4,000 people from 115 countries have taken a course or downloaded a resource so far.

"Placemaking is like turning a house into a home."

Placemaker leader, David Engwicht


Placemaking is a mindset, an attitude that brings people together to create positive changes in a place or area. It aims to improve not only the physical elements of a space, but also the way people think about and connect with the world around them.

Placemaking in 12 Minutes

This FREE and FAST course provides a very quick introduction to placemaking in just 12 minutes! It aims to provide you with:

  • A better understanding of what placemaking is and is not
  • A few examples to show you what it can look like
  • Tips on how to make it happen

We have created this course to be accessible to anyone, including professionals, local businesses and people who want to improve their community. 

Get started here.

How we can help

We are passionate about creating better social, economic, health, governance, urban and environmental outcomes. Our online courses, products and free resources can help you to -

Tips, tactics and tools

We hone in what placemaking is, why it is important and how to make it happen. Years of learning and mistakes can be avoided by learning from us.


Graphic showing a light buld with text that Placemaking.Education can introduce or deepen placemaking knowledge

Online courses

Our online courses introduce and provide much deeper knowledge on the what, why, who and how of placemaking and creating stronger communities.


Learn from others

Our resources and courses build on the hard-won experience of knowledge of placemakers with decades or experience, plus the global placemaking movement.


We're for people and places!

Placemaking.Education is a collaboration between Town Team Movement and PlacemakingX.

We are both non-profit social enterprises. All funds raised via the Placemaking.Education platform go back into delivering our visions and purposes. Help us to promote the placemaking movement.

Subscribe to our e-newsletter

* indicates required

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].