1. Better Places
Are Possible
About
relationships
Are curated on
the past and
present of the
place
About integrating
differencePLACEMAKING IN ADELAIDE
David Bailey KIR Albury August 2016

2. Metro 1.3M
City 23,000 residents
120,000 workers
20% SA economy
Lonely Planet Effortlessly Chique
UNESCO City of Music
Member Festival Cities Network

5. Ethan Kent, People for
Public Spaces Uni SA /
Council breakfast 2014
… lighter, quicker cheaper …

7. 7

9. PLACEMAKING
TEAM
2014 – 2015
ADELAIDE

10. What is Place Led?
Identifying the energy – leadership and co-creation
Opportunity to test and trial
Creating a shared vision

13. PLACEMAKING STRATEGY 2014 - 2015
MELBOURNE ST
TOPHAM TO
MARKET
HINDLEY WEST
MARKET DISTRICT
3 place pilots
1 district plan

22. Topham 2013

24. “Having a single point of contact at Council for the street will encourage greater
collaboration between traders.” Dimitri, Aretzis Group

26. MELBOURNE ST
PITT STREET 2016

27. 2014

28. “It is an opportunity to be creative in physical spaces”
Robyn, Uniting Communities
2014

29. One Friday 2014

30. 2015

31. 2016

33. Square
Bus Stations
Courts
Adelaide
Central
Market
Central
Market
Arcade
Market Plaza/
Chinatown
Grote Street
Gouger Street
Franklin Street
Wright Street
PittSt

35. 2014 2015 A document!

36. Iterated and final page turn by Reference Group in July
Adopted by Council August 2015

37. Adelaide
Central
Market
Arcade
Traders
Hilton
Market
PlazaChinatown
Assoc
Gouger Precinct
Grote Precinct
Major
Landowner
Uniting
Communities
Council
Business SA
Renewal SA
Department of Planning,
Transport and Infrastructure
Market District Reference Group
Courts

38. After the document …
Local leadership discussions
Redevelopment Planning
Fostering Foodie Partners

39. Placemaking is …
… dating … relationships

40. Placemaking is …
No 1 … dating agency…

41. Placemaking is …
No 2 … letting go in order to build
trust within community and with
the authority…

42. Erin Barnes, CEO,
IOBY, at the National
Planning Institute of
Australia Congress
2016Are you letting go?

43. Placemaking
is …
No 3 … tailored
to each place …
authentic …

44. Placemaking is …
No 4 … being flexible to a variety
of solutions

45. How is safety best achieved?

46. Placemaking is …
No 5 … trialling, testing community
appetite whilst planning long term

47. Giving an idea a ‘name’ grows ‘it’
Using images helps pitch ideas
Helpful personal qualities:
• Be open with info
• Be open with mind
• Prepared to step out of skill set
• Be able to relate

48. 2016 EMBEDDING

49. Sources:
Dr Katherine Loflin
Sunshine Coast
Council
Project for Public
Spaces
Placemaking is
Multi-disciplinary
Love of place is a great
equalizer and mobilizer
GDP growth is highest in
places with the greatest % of
attached residents

50. Better Places
Are Possible
About relationships
Are curated on the
past and present of
the place
About integrating
difference