In this episode, we are joined by Mark Lakeman, the founder of the non-profit placemaking movement and organization known as The City Repair Project. He is also the principal and design director of Communitecture, a cutting-edge community architecture and planning firm. 

Mark is on a mission to develop human and ecological communities with urban design and placemaking, permaculture and ecological building, encouraging community interaction, and more. How has Mark’s leadership benefited communities across North America? What do sustainable public places have to do with the collective welfare of humans? Hit play to find out now!

In this conversation, we discuss:

• What “neighborhood revitalization” means and how to achieve it. 
• How to use design to facilitate human interaction. 
• The sociological impact that isolation has on human beings. 
• How to establish and maintain sustainable public spaces.

To follow along with Mark and his intriguing work, click here!

Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/38oMlMr