We design experiences.

Praxis Placemaking Studio is a collaborative design practice working at the confluence of identity, place activation, and experiential design.

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  • We’re placemakers by nature, and we nurture your place. From temporary installations, events and activations to long-term capital investments — we specialize in ROI-based and creative placemaking to make your place pop.

    Placemaking
    Activation + Intervention
    Public Realm
    Parks + Playspace
    Street Asset Inventory

  • Does your space yearn for identity and purpose? Praxis brings full-circle service—from visioning to realization—for bars, restaurants, commercial concepts, underutilized storefronts, and adaptive reuse projects. The result? Spaces that are transformed, activated, and revenue-generating.

    Space Programming
    Bar + Resto Concepting
    Property Visioning
    Fabrication + Installation
    Experiential Design

  • Strong brands grow deep roots. Working from a position of authenticity, we design and develop a multi-layered brand architecture to engage and delight complex audiences today and as your business flourishes.

    Visual Identity
    Place Branding
    Events + Activations
    Signage + Wayfinding
    Asset Development

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Thoughts
Buck the Tech Trend to Increase Revenue
Buck the Tech Trend to Increase Revenue

Starbucks reported a 7.2% increase in same-store y-o-y sales in total, and a significant 7.8% jump in US sales by putting human emotion and experience back at the forefront of their business model.

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Breaking the Brand
Breaking the Brand

By breaking the rules with 81 different logos, the Berlin Museum wins

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The Size of the Housing Crisis
The Size of the Housing Crisis

In Sweden, small homes built on affordability data inform size, comfort and experience.

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Edicola 518
Edicola 518

We’re a fan of small-scale interventions that have larger impacts. Edicola 518, a small retrofitted kiosk in Perguia, Italy, is a great example of creative thinking for existing infrastructure. What was once a former, locally-loved newsstand, is now a microhub for rest, reading, and informal gathering. And best of all, it’s free. 

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Listening First
Listening First

This past June marked a few firsts for me — my first time exploring Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, a small downtown and borough just west of Harrisburg, and my first time participating in a TAP (Technical Assistance Panel) as a panelist with ULI PHL.

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  • “Our company was looking to make changes, and we needed a layered approach. Elevating our physical space while growing our brand was going to need a company that did more than just drawings. Praxis gave us exactly what we needed — a deep dive marketing analysis and roadmap paired with creative, thorough, and impactful space solutions to bring our business into the future.”

    Sam Claassen - Golden West

  • “Facing a tight timeline and budget, Praxis Placemaking Studio was the perfect partner to help Park to Broad District pilot a custom-made wayfinding system to drive traffic to our commercial corridor! Brian's skill of brainstorming, designing, managing every step of the project and production itself added much needed capacity and creativity to our team. The end product surpassed our expectations; we're eager to find more ways to work together in the future!”

    Patrick Sherlock - Park to Broad District

  • “Working with Brian at Praxis Placemaking Studio felt easy. It’s not often that you are able to work with a designer who understands and can translate the complexity of a citywide effort to address infrastructure needs and understands the mechanics of how someone might interact on the individual scale with an installation. Brian brought so much value to the work that resonated with the community at Station North and Baltimore City DOT”

    Courtney Morgan - The SCRD

  • "The team from Praxis Placemaking Studio is our go-to any time we need support that's both creative and strategic. Because they understand the place management industry, they make it easy for us to work with them on a broad range of creative projects. From developing the visual identity for award-winning events like Tempe Blooms, to our public realm, we have a cohesive sense of place with branded street pole banners, Big Belly refuse receptacles, wayfinding, transportation and parking with Tempe TRiP, and more. The Praxis team always comes through with eye-catching creative, clever illustration and a defined understanding of end goals. Highly recommended!"

    Chelsey Martino, Director of Marketing & Strategy, Downtown Tempe Authority

  • "Brian helped us turn an unused space on the second floor of Raffy’s into The Elbow Room, a small gathering place for events and parties. From our first conversation, Brian listened to what we had in mind and found practical ways to make those ideas work in the space. He was easy to work with and professional throughout, and he hit every timeline we set. The finished room feels exactly like what we pictured — only better than we could have laid it out ourselves. I’d recommend Praxis Placemaking Studio to anyone looking to give an overlooked space new life."

    Josh Mente, Proprietor, Raffy’s on 36th

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