Working to transform underutilized or vacant spaces into meaningful and sustainable community-oriented places through placemaking and placekeeping techniques. We work to strengthen the connection between people and the places they share; this requires a collaborative process by which people within the community can shape their public realm in order to maximize shared value.

More than just promoting better urban design, placemaking and placekeeping facilitate creative patterns of use, paying particular attention to the physical, cultural, and social identities that define a place and supporting its ongoing evolution. With community-based participation at its center, an effective activation process capitalizes on a local community's assets, inspiration, and potential and results in the creation of quality public spaces that contribute to building a living city with people's health, happiness, and well-being.