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 – What happens when the shops sell up?

Our July Reimagine Café provides an opportunity for people to come together to reimagine the future of retail in Clonmel town centre as part of the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival.

Reimagine Café – What happens when the shops sell up?

5th July, 1-2pm

Our July Reimagine Café provides an opportunity for people to come together to reimagine the future of retail in Clonmel town centre as part of the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival.

Reimagine Headford – The Bloom Room on Main Street

4th June, 11am-3pm

The Bloom Room on Main Street is a physical space to discuss, debate and get involved in the future reimagining of Headford Town Centre. You are all invited to experience this pop-up community space tucked away in a cozy courtyard just off Headford Main Street.

Reimagine Cafe – City Parks

7th June, 1-2pm

The Reimagine Café is a community space for all those involved in placemaking and reimagining their built environment, meeting one Tuesday a month. This cafe event will focus on City Parks, with examples of new and innovative park projects in Dublin and Cork.

Reimagine Session: Communities in Transition

June 10th, 3-4.30pm

Communities in Transition - Reimagining Place, Communities and Climate Action. An IAF Reimagine Session and New European Bauhaus Festival online event

Reimagine Café – Waterford’s placemaking successes

10th May, 1-2pm

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.

Workers’ Villages – Kilcormac Community Gathering

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

March 24th, 2pm-4pm

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

March 1st, 1-2pm

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.