Overview
Introduction to Placemaking is an intensive two-day course that will equip you with a broad overview in the field of placemaking. This introductory course will cover placemaking concepts, tools, and methods that are being used by professional placemakers around the world. This course also allows you to identify the techniques used by placemakers through discussions, case studies, and interactive exercise.
This course is suitable for professionals and students who are new to the field and are exploring integrating placemaking into their organisation or work. We also encourage teams of professionals embarking on a new project to register as a group to maximise their collective ability in implementing Placemaking projects.
What You’ll Learn
- Why Placemaking?
- The emergence of placemaking in recent years, the value it brings to our cities, and why it will continue to be a game changer in urban development.
- What is Placemaking?
- The definition of placemaking and its origins, the qualities of a good place, the values underlying the discipline, and recognising the difference of place-driven design and events
- Who is involved in Placemaking?
- Identifying and understanding the various stakeholders in the placemaking process including the opportunities and challenges of involving them.
- Where can we do placemaking?
- Identifying sites that are often suitable for placemaking, and uncovering opportunities and challenges with the variety of scales and typologies
- When should placemaking happen?
- Understanding the various forms of placemaking at various stages of the project and it's capabilities to affect change at various stages of development.
- How should we do placemaking?
- The tools and methods of assessing placemaking needs, the collaborative placemaking process, and measuring the impact of placemaking efforts.
Who Should Attend
- Individuals & teams in the real-estate/property development sector and related fields
- Individuals & teams in community development, events & programmes, outreach & marketing
- Practicing Architects & Urban Designers
- Artists & Creatives who are interested in the narratives of neighbourhoods
SITizens Learning Credits (SLC) - Eligible Course
SIT Alumni: Before registering for courses, please activate your SITizens Learning Credits via the email sent by SIT Alumni Team, on behalf of SITLEARN Professional Development on 31 Jan 2019.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of urban development will be beneficial but not necessary.
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who:
- Attend 75% of the course
- Undertake non-credit bearing assessment (during course)
Schedule
| Date |
Duration |
Venue |
| 28 Feb 2019 |
1-day |
SIT@SP, Level 6, SR6A, 510 Dover Drive, Singapore 139660 |
Fees
| Category |
Full Fee |
After SF Funding |
After SF Mid-Career
Enhanced Subsidy |
| Singapore Citizen (Below 40) / Singapore PR |
$1,498.00 |
$449.40 |
Not Eligible |
| Singapore Citizen (40 & above) |
$1,498.00 |
$449.40 |
$169.40 |
| Non-Singaporeans |
$1,498.00 |
Not Eligible |
Not Eligible |
Note:
- All figures include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
- You can opt for either SF Series Funding or Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. Both cannot be combined.
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Learn more about funding types available
Terms & Conditions:
SkillsFuture Funding
In order to be eligible for the 70% training grant awarded by SkillsFuture, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy
To be eligible for the 90% enhanced subsidy awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen
- Be at least 40 years old
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SIT reserves the right to collect the balance of the programme fees (i.e. the potential grant amount) directly from the applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) should the above requirements not be fulfilled.
SIT reserves the right to make changes to published course information, including dates, times, venues, fees and instructors without prior notice.
