PLACE MAKERS: CREATING PUBLIC ART
THAT TELLS YOU WHERE YOU ARE: WITH AN ESSAY
ON PLANNING AND POLICY
Ronald Lee Fleming, Renata von Tscharner
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. ISBN: 0151720002

Place makers are works of public art and design that capture or reinforce the unique character of a site or space. The book presents case studies from across the United States - sculptures, murals, fountains, pavement inserts, and street furniture. In the often bleak urban landscape of concrete slabs and mirrored glass, in anonymous plazas, malls, and squares, place makers provide a human scale, restore a much needed sense of connection, and sometimes add a touch of humor.