Placemaking Western Balkans

Placemaking Western Balkans is a non-governmental organisation based in Belgrade, Serbia working on community development, environment & climate, heritage +2 more.

Placemaking Western Balkans is a non-profit, non-governmental association founded by three architects and based in Belgrade, Serbia. It promotes good public space design using placemaking methods and tools in the Western Balkans and South East Europe region. Its work covers research, consulting and education for better streets, squares, neighbourhoods and waterfronts. It runs capacity building courses for planning institutions, urban professionals and young leaders, and develops placemaking tools to address challenges such as environmental degradation, loss of social cohesion and economic decline. It also works on art-based and community-sensitive projects that make historical texture and cultural heritage visible, and on digital placemaking research. The association acts as a point of connection between regional urban design professionals and European and international peers, and organises events such as the Urban Thinkers Campus with UN-Habitat. It participates in EU-funded projects, including Interreg Danube PlaceCraft, IMPETUS and the MAAT project.