Gil is a leading voice in sustainable communities and businesses. An innovative thinker, dynamic and engaging presenter he inspires community activation.
Melbourne
Joined November 2010
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Localism is at the heart of PlaceMaking. New Brunswick in Canada give a 50 percent tax credit when invest locally.
Need new transformative policies to fuel the New Story – at Lille, France
Change Major Gov tenders to a Call for the Commons ..Show the greatest benefit for the greatest number of people.. Michel Bauwens at the MAV Nat Sustainable Communities Conference . Proud to be a sponsor #lgsustain – at Melbourne, Victoria
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@gil_placemaker talks about his 30 years of helping shape the laneways, convent, and liveability that enable Melbourne to be what it is today #podcast #melbourne #placemaking #community #connection buff.ly/2NK38kB
Time for Shopping Center developers to give back. Congrats to Hawaiian to creating the Sunshine incubator in Fremantle WA for start ups for peppercorn rental. #dothething
We need a new social contract between citizens and developers.. David Galloway
#dotherightthing Town Teams Conference – at Perth, Western Australia
So excited to be at the first Town Teams Conference in Perth WA with Valli Morphett codesign and other inspiring humans creating a new story for a better world – at Perth, Western Australia
In a 10 star new home at Cape Paterson eco village .Energy bills come to $3 a year.
7.5 star build cost $300k. This should be the norm.
Great to speak with Helen @codesignstudio and Steven @MRCagney inspiring rural planners to become Placemaker's #mavrrpc17
#mavrrpc17 . Rural planners becoming Placemaker's , enabling , mobilising and facilitating communities to unleash their creative capacity t
At #BigIdeasInPlace with Aunty Ruby Rose . Deep wisdom from the oldest continuous wisdom
Historic moment #placemakingweek ..including Public space and PlaceMaking in UN Habitat3
A new story is bieng birthed that nourishes life
About to kick off PlaceMaking week Vancouver with global leaders influencing UN Habitat 3
Putting People and Place first #placemakingweek
Looking forward to speaking at FYA Vivid Sydney event this tuesday. Youth led Cultural Placemaking transforming our cities
Time to reclaim our creeks & rivers for people & nature. A radical plan to evolve @cityofmelbourne into an Eco City. theage.com.au/victoria/a-pla…
Urbanists and placemakers become specialist of the in between. Enablers of positive change .
Creativity flourishes on the edges..small wins.
New urbanism needs to embrace a larger agenda to capture the imagination of a larger public and the common good.
Time to change the story
Just presented a Placemaking Masterclass @CNU22 in Bufallo NY.Ken Greenburg states new urbanism needs to embrace a larger tent of urbanism.