We Make Places is a Community Interest Company, based in Liverpool, UK which is writing, living and delivering a manifesto for change across the built environment.

We help communities to develop their identities through creative, land or building based projects. Most importantly we create fun and focused design and participation processes which develop the sense of community and leave individuals taking part with new transferrable skills.

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Things We Want to Talk About

We get up to lots of things, read lots of things, see lots of things and sometimes we like to rave (or rant) about them – sometimes we do it just to provoke and start the conversation – join in!

We can’t stop chatting!

June 6, 2016Things We Want to Talk About, We Make Places Projectsconferences, maverick city, Rio, symposium, We Make Places

There are lots of places you can hear the We Make Places team and other exciting people talking this month

here's a small list

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Lab Criativo

April 28, 2016Things We Want to Talk AboutCreative Projects, Lab Criativo, Multiplicidad Festival, People's Palace Projects, Rio

Last November one of our team Kate Stewart was chosen as one of 10 UK creatives to go and work with 10 creatives from Rio.

Following this creative lab, the

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Building a collaboratively creative city

April 28, 2016Things We Want to Talk AboutCLES, Kate Stewart, Liverpool, New Start Mag, Toria Buzza, We Make Places

New Start Magazine recently came to Liverpool and interviewed us as part of their feature on the city. Editor Clare Goff also asked for blog posts from Kate and Toria

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Showing Newsham Park Some Love

December 11, 2015Things We Like, Things We Want to Talk Aboutcommunity planting, get involved, Newsham Park, Toria Buzza, Treehouse CIC

Toria has been volunteering down at Newsham Park and she's loved it! Throughout the country, citizens are forming parks groups, find out why

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Celebrating the Small

December 11, 2015Things We Want to Talk About, We Make Places ProjectsAssemble, Friends of the Flyover, get involved, Granby 4 Streets, homebaked anfield, innovation, Klondyke Community, Turner Prize, wikihouse

The Turner prize being awarded to Assemble for their work with Granby 4 Streets is timely and welcome news for the importance of ‘place-making’ in our communities. Muriel Gray’s disappointment

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We Make Places allow communities to make their places

Allowing Communities to Make Their Places

October 8, 2015Things We Want to Talk AboutCarnegie Crosby, community participation, engagement, Friends of the Flyover, planning, RTPI, Springfield Park, stakeholder engagement, We Make Places

We Make Places were invited to speak at the Royal Town Planning Institute (NW) Urban Design Forum which took place at the Racquets Club in Liverpool on September 23rd

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The Power of Tea

September 14, 2015Things We Want to Talk Aboutcommunity engagement, We Make Places work

Engagement can change people’s lives

We do truly believe that bringing people into the process of design of space changes lives. This is not simply a ‘nice-to-have’ luxury or a

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Provocation Masterclass at House Party 15

June 22, 2015Things We Want to Talk AboutHACT, HouseParty15, participation, provocation, public space, workshop

We are delighted to have been invited to take part in House Party 15 - come and join in our

A PROVOCATION MASTERCLASS by FRIENDS OF THE FLYOVER & WE

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When Tiny Is Good

April 29, 2015Things We Want to Talk Abouthomeless, Liverpool, Love Activists, Oregon, Tiny Houses

Whatever anyone's impression of the tactics of the Love Activists, they have provided shelter for 50 homeless people, making use of one of Liverpool's vacant buildings. Steve Threlfall explores this

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Oldham is making it’s Independent Quarter

March 14, 2015Things We Want to Talk Aboutindependent retail, innovation, local authority, oldham

Last week our colleagues at made-here were invited to talk to a group of...

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