Play Your Way to Better Engagement: A Hands-On Approach for Design Professionals

Start Date

10/11/2025

End Date

10/11/2025

Description

Discover how playful placemaking can transform the way you engage communities and design meaningful spaces. In this interactive session, we’ll demonstrate the power of play as a tool for visioning and engagement by working through real-world examples in real time. Participants will learn how playful strategies can spark creativity, build trust, and uncover the deeper needs of the communities they serve.

Designed for design professionals, this session will explore how combining play with the design process fosters inclusive, resilient, and community-driven environments. Whether you’re looking to strengthen your community engagement process or enhance your design approach, this session offers practical insights and techniques you can apply immediately.

Location

New Orleans, LA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Design-Build

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

Explain the principles of playful placemaking and their impact on community spaces.
Analyze how incorporating play into engagement strategies fosters meaningful connections and generates actionable insights.
Utilize tools and techniques for engaging communities through interactive and meaningful play.
Apply playful placemaking methods to your projects and leave with tools to enhance your next design.

Instructors

Joy Kuebler, ASLAPresident, CEOJoy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC and PLAYCE StudioEmail: jkuebler@jklastudio.comOffice Telephone: (716) 695-1987Cell Phone: (716) 870-4730

Course Codes

Provider

PlayCore

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