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Creating warm public spaces in a cold region
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
CUKR Fundacja Ukraina / Foundation Ukraine
Ever wondered how placemaking and meeting places work in the Arctic?

This session brings together local practitioners, experiences, and examples from across the Arctic region to explore what makes public spaces work year-round in small Arctic towns and municipalities.

We will begin by sharing findings from our local project, Attractive Arctic Placemaking, developed at the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden. The session will then broaden the perspective through guest interviews with practitioners from Scandinavia to Canada, exploring different approaches to Arctic meeting places, their potential, and the everyday challenges of creating vibrant public spaces throughout the year — from the midnight sun to the northern lights.

We will conclude with a hands-on co-creation workshop. Together, we will build a large seasonal timeline and invite participants to contribute examples of activities, places, events, interventions, and ideas that can activate public spaces throughout the year.

The result will be a shared and inspirational Arctic placemaking calendar — a practical collection of ideas for anyone working to create attractive, inclusive, and vibrant meeting places in Arctic communities.
Speakers
avatar for TJ Maguire

TJ Maguire

Steering Committee, Placemaking Canada
TJ is a professional planner and Senior Urban Designer working with the Planning & Development team at Evergreen to create thriving places collaboratively with communities. His passion for inclusive design and placemaking helps shape not only what is built, but also how we build together. Prior to Evergreen, TJ worked with the teams at Waterfront Development / Develop Nova Scotia and BuildNS... Read More →
avatar for Ethan Kent

Ethan Kent

Executive DIrector, PlacemakingX
Ethan Kent works to support public space organizations, projects, and leadership around the world to build a global placemaking movement. Ethan has traveled to more than 1000 cities, in 65 countries, to advance the cause of leading urban development with inclusive public spaces and placemaking. In 2019 he co-founded PlacemakingX to network, amplify and accelerate placemaking leadership and impact globally. Ethan has helped initiate and grow 30+ regional placemaking networks... Read More →
avatar for Cornelis Uittenbogaard

Cornelis Uittenbogaard

Urban Planner, Övertorneå Municipality
Cornelis works as a town planner at the municipality of Övertorneå in the far north of Sweden. He has a long experience of working with public spaces and place development. His interests are placemaking, community development as well as photography with the aim to contribute to... Read More →
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Helena Godotter Karlberg

Place innovation expert, Placeinnovation Sweden AB
Helena is a place innovator and founder of Placeinnovation Sweden AB, where she works with place innovation, place development, place attraction, place identity and place branding. She has a background as a journalist and a trusted moderator for events. She commonly gives lectures... Read More →
avatar for Adam Roigart

Adam Roigart

Co-Founder, BY RUM SKOLE / Artist
Adam Roigart is Landscape Architect, Artist and Placemaker based in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. In his work he typically explores the link between site, material and person, believing that it is through the participation with our environments that we truly inhabit them... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
CUKR Fundacja Ukraina / Foundation Ukraine Ruska 46A/201, 50-079 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, panel discussion
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