Making a place is not the same as designing and developing a building, public plaza, or even a commercial district. It is not just a physical place: it is a process whose purpose is to authentically satisfy people.

https://artsfuse.org/206686/visual-arts-commentary-placemaking-thoughts-on-the-virus-and-our-current-public-environment/

Mark Favermann, long time member of the Mass. Association of Consulting Planner