"I think we've become smaller, we've become less human as consumers, compared to active participants."

Are you interested in regenerative placemaking? What do you think about urban participation and its consequences? How can we reimagine our place in cities to create more beautiful urban environments?

Interview with Gilbert Rochecouste, Founder and Managing Director of Village Well. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, resilience and regeneration, enjoying cities, urban evolution, and many more.

Gilbert Rochecouste is a globally recognised leader in placemaking, known for creating vibrant, resilient, and people-centred destinations. Over 25 years, he has worked with 1,000+ cities, towns, universities, developers, and governments to integrate commerce, culture, community, and ecology. As Founder and Managing Director of Village Well, Australia’s premier placemaking consultancy, he leads a multidisciplinary team shaping socially, culturally, and commercially successful places. A sought-after speaker and facilitator, he has influenced Melbourne’s liveability and global city-making. He co-founded the EPOCH Institute and has served on several boards. In 2015, he launched Australia’s first Place Lab and Place School.

Find out more about Gilbert through these links:

• Gilbert Rochecouste on LinkedIn
• Gilbert Rochecouste website
• @gil_placemaker as Gilbert Rochecouste on X
• Village Well website
• Village Well on LinkedIn
• village.well as Village Well on Instagram
• EPOCH Institute website
• EPOCH Institute on LinkedIn
• epochinstitute as EPOCH Institute on Instagram
• Placemaking & Generating Aliveness through Place - Gilbert Rochecouste on The Embodied Life Podcast

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• No.290 - Interview with Jen Borrero about affordable housing
• No.292 - Interview with Anthony Acciavatti about hallucinating on the problems
• No.300 - Panel conversation about Urban Food Production
• No.311R - Nature Positive: Guidelines for the transition in cities

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I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.

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