562. Kolarec: Rural Placemaking and the Power of Community

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Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People

Mustafa Sherif

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A podcast about how we plan and design cities for people. Tune in and join listeners from over 145 countries. I'm Mustafa Sherif, an Urbanist, Placemaker and studio manager based in Sweden. In this podcast, I interview people working in architecture, Palcemaking, urban planning and design about their projects, processes, methods, handbooks, challenges, leadership, and passions in life. It’s not just about projects, it’s about the people behind projects. In collaboration with AFRY (Urban Planning and Design section in Stockholm).

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562. Kolarec: Rural Placemaking and the Power of Community - Ivana Šatrak

Urbanistica Podcast - Cities for People

19 minutes 20 seconds

1 week ago

562. Kolarec: Rural Placemaking and the Power of Community - Ivana Šatrak

Ivana Šatrak, mag.paed/PM & co-founder of NGO 'KORAK'.

We welcome Ivana Šatrak, a placemaker and architect. While cities often take the spotlight in placemaking, Ivana brings us a fresh perspective — from a small Croatian village called Kolarec, where she’s “cooking” a sequence of rural placemaking projects.

In this heartfelt conversation, Ivana shares how Kolarec — once nearly destroyed by fire in 1938 and rebuilt through collective effort — now faces the challenges of depopulation and disconnection. Through her vision for a memorial garden and a regenerative educational park, she hopes to reignite community bonds and remind us that placemaking belongs everywhere, not just in urban centers.

Join us for a story about memory, resilience, and reimagining rural life — one shared space at a time. 🌱

Connect with Ivana on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivana-%C5%A1atrak/

Website: www.ukorak.hr

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In collaboration with Placemaking Week Europe 2025 in Reggio Emilia.

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AFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.