S1:E6 Embedding hope through creative placemaking – Jia-Ping Lee in conversation with Stephanie Fortunato
Guest
Jia-Ping Lee
In conversation with
Stephanie Fortunato
Key Takeaways Contributor
Adrian Ellis
In this episode, our host Stephanie Fortunato speaks with Jia-Ping Lee, an urban rejuvenator and place consultant based in Malaysia, about her inspirational journey as a placemaker who has been advocating and creating better places to live, work and play. They discuss the importance of deep listening, care, and hope as values that inform placemaking and placekeeping.
Thereafter, Stephanie is joined by fellow host Adrian Ellis to discuss key takeaways. They further reflect on the significance of hope as well as factors affecting inclusive placemaking today, particularly the long tail of Covid-19.
Date of Recording
2 July 2021
Date of Publication
3 August 2021
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[THEME MUSIC]
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Stephanie Fortunato: Hello, and welcome to The Three Bells. This podcast is one of a series brought to you by AEA Consulting and The Binnacle Foundation for the Global Cultural Districts Network, in which we explore what's happening around the world on those busy and sometimes congested intersections of cultural urban life. The podcast and supporting materials can be found at www.thethreebells.net. If you like our content, please subscribe and give us a positive review on your podcast listening platform of choice.
We acknowledge the traditional owners and first nations people across all the lands and countries who are joining us today, and pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging. First nations people are our original storytellers, artists and custodians of culture.
I'm Stephanie Fortunato and in my day job, I'm the Director of the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism for the U.S. City of Providence, Rhode Island, on the ancestral home of the Narragansett people. And today, I am thrilled to be joined by Jia-Ping Lee. This episode will focus on placemaking, public space, and people.
Jia-Ping Lee is the founder of Tempatico – an urban and cultural change start-up, which designs places that foster hope. She has a long career in the placemaking arena. And I'm thrilled to be able to speak to her a little bit more about these experiences.
Welcome to The Three Bells, Jia-Ping!
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Jia-Ping Lee: Hi, thank you for having me, Stephanie.
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External Links
Think City: a government-linked urban rejuvenation and placemaking think tank in Malaysia.
Arts on the Move by Think City and Rapid KL: an initiative to bring a range of quality public arts and culture activities to KL’s rail transport system, beginning with the Masjid Jamek station.
A dose of music with your Covid-19 shot: an initiative to bring calming live music to Covid-19 vaccination hubs.
Kebun-Kebun Bangsar: a green garden/farm designed, built, managed, funded and maintained by community efforts and volunteers.
The City at Eye Level Asia: an open-source project and book, a response to the increasing demand from Asian urban practitioners for case studies on creating great cities at eye level, suitable to their local context.
About Our Speakers
Jia-Ping Lee is the founder of Malaysian urban and culture change startup Tempatico, which looks into the regeneration of urban, corporate and cultural places. She was previously with Think City, where she led the rejuvenation of the heritage core of Kuala Lumpur, and built partnerships with local, state, and federal government, as well as international organisations to push forward the Heritage and Placemaking agenda in Malaysia and the wider region. +
Stephanie Fortunato is Director of the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism for the City of Providence. Her work sits at the intersection of cultural planning and urban development, collaborating with local communities on creating policies and partnerships to strengthen neighbourhoods and transform public spaces. +
Adrian Ellis is the founder of AEA Consulting (1990) and the Global Cultural Districts Network (2013). He has worked in senior management and as a board member in both museums and the performing arts and as a strategy consultant to leading clients in the cultural, public, and business sectors around the world. +
