‘Focus on people, not just buildings’


Mazrina (second from right) presenting a token of appreciation to Mohamad Zahri during the Placemaker Asean Week 2025 in Petaling Jaya.

CITY planners often forget the needs of specific localities when developing master plans, and this needs to change, an industry expert says.

PlacemakingX chair Peter Smith called on city planners and leaders to move from master plans to place-based planning in order to better understand the identity of a locality and cater to the needs of its communities.

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