PLACE NARRATIVES Place Narratives consultancy provides an insight into the unique qualities of a place in order to create proposals, make a critique, inspire or share a passion for placemaking often as a commented tour. A Place Narrative offers specific details or high level concept of place supported by creative analysis and proposals at local or regional scale.
A sketching project is often the first moment, a rapid observation and creative action by director Gary Young, which sparks the beginning of more detailed proposals as a Place Overview. Combining the sketching projects with historic, geographic, cultural, social or political narratives, the Place Narratives develope into a shared proposal or critique.
The Place Narrative can be communicated at the specific location for a one to one or group guided and commented tour. Place Narratives will be available to access online as images, podcast, video, or publication.
Sketching projects and Place Narratives were founded by Gary Young in the United Kingdom in London, Bradford on Avon, Bath, Cambridge, Oxford. Place Narratives are now provided as sketching and commented tours in Prague, Portugal and Italy.
