Making Place Better

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This is a central portal for placemaking that harnesses the agency of communities across Ireland to amplify their potential in a way that can transform their physical, social, psychological well being.

Reimagine is a nationwide placemaking programme by the Irish Architecture Foundation, working with communities across Ireland to co-create and co-design solutions to problems or opportunities they’ve identified in their locality.

Reimagine matches architects with local partners, enabling communities to play an active role in the development of their neighbourhoods, streetscapes, parks, villages and towns.

Find out more about our projects in the “Fieldwork” section, and stay up to daye on the “News” page. Go to “Resources” for toolkits, videos, essays, and information on our clinics, and to “About” to find out more about us.

News

Reimagine Café – Waterford’s placemaking successes

04.05.2022

The Reimagine Café is a community space for all those involved in placemaking and reimagining their built environment, meeting once a month. The focus of this café is placemaking successes in County Waterford.

Reimagine Café – Waterford’s placemaking successes

04.05.2022

Workers’ Villages – Kilcormac Community Gathering

14.04.2022

Are you a resident of Lanesborough, Cloontuskert or Kilcormac? Residents are invited to a free community gathering as part of our Workers' Villages programme.

Carlow Street Craft Workshop

10.03.2022

Are you a regular user of College St and the old Dublin Road in Carlow? Join the Irish Architecture Foundation and Architect Deirdre Greaney for a practical and creative workshop that will shine a new light on these streets.

Reimagine Café – DIY Placemaking

16.02.2022

The Reimagine Café is a community space for all those involved in placemaking and reimagining their built environment, meeting on the first Tuesday of every month. The theme for this cafe is DIY Placemaking.

Reimagine Cafe: Feeling Safe

19.01.2022

How we design our public realm can have a huge impact on the threats we feel in public and how safe we are. The Café is a space for placemakers to share their thoughts and experiences. We particularly welcome those who wish to contribute from a design perspective.

Open Call for Architects/Teams for Workers’ Villages Project

18.01.2022

The Irish Architecture Foundation in partnership with Kilcormac Development Association invites Architects/Architect-led teams, to apply to deliver a programme of co-design, collaborative research and prototyping as part of Reimagine Kilcormac/Worker’s Villages.