Défini comme « la fabrication des lieux », le placemaking repose non pas seulement sur un vocabulaire architectural recherché, mais aussi sur une union harmonieuse de l’architecture et du site. Pour Louis I. Kahn, le rôle que le territoire joue dans ses projets contribue aussi au développement de sa méthode. Les différents endroits dans lesquels il construit lui offrent une source des réflexions générales. Tout au long de sa carrière, Kahn élabore une série de principes que nous pouvons définir comme ses « outils » du placemaking et qui sont inhérents à sa méthode.

Designed by the architect Louis I. Kahn, the Phillips Exeter Academy Library is renowned mostly for the quality of its inner spaces. Particularly, the image of the building's central void with its large circular openings giving an insight onto the bookshelves has almost become an archetype of the library. Following the building's design process, however, we will learn how many tangible factors participated in the actual shaping of its architecture. The uniqueness of this project relies not only on embodying the idea of the library as institution, but also on the compromises the architect took as well as on the building's adjustment to its environmental setting.

This study assessed the effectiveness of suburban planning in the field of sustainable land-use management. Poznań County was selected as the research area. The scope of the research concerns the changes in land-use purpose and their impact on the landscape and ecological values. The methods used included quantitative research, analysis, and a case study. The conclusions indicated systemic errors in the development of suburban areas, including discrepancies between the development strategies of larger areas (e.g., metropolitan areas) and local studies of spatial development directions. The proposed solutions included the legal empowerment of larger development strategies and promoting the valuation of ecosystem services as a balance for economic analyses.