About us.
We are place and people experts driven by the desire for more inclusive, vibrant and sustainable cities and communities. We collaborate, facilitate, design, up-skill, research, strategise, and always bring lunch.
Our Team.
Liz Allen, Director
Bachelor of Design (hons), Masters of Urban Planning
Liz gets the right people around the table to solve problems. She is an expert in using systems-thinking to facilitate the alignment of people and process and is recognised as an expert in placemaking and activation, tactical urbanism and place strategy within large infrastructure and regeneration programmes.
She brings a background in planning, engagement and placemaking, from working with a wide range of local and central government agencies over the last 15 years. She knows how to build trust and common ground between community stakeholders and agencies to enable long-term, impact-driven change.
Liz’s expertise includes:
Placemaking strategy and activation planning
Tactical urbanism + transitional uses
Stakeholder engagement + facilitation
Place management + operations
Project Leadership + relationship management
liz@placecreative.co.nz
+64220199618
Charlotte Billing, Director
Bachelor of Media and Film Studies
Charlotte turns complexity into a clear direction. She is an evaluation specialist with deep expertise in place monitoring, engagement analysis, and leads the development of robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks that sit at the heart of urban regeneration and tactical urbanism projects.
She brings a unique skill set that bridges data and narrative, using evidence to guide strategic decision-making and shape meaningful place stories. With a background in communications, social change, and community development, she specialises in designing tools that support community engagement while surfacing real-time insights, and embedding monitoring into placemaking processes.
Charlotte’s expertise includes:
Research design
Qualitative and quantitative data collection + analysis
Strategic Communication + Engagement
Monitoring + evaluation
Engagement analysis + insights reporting
Best-practice framework development
charlotte@placecreative.co.nz
Published Writing
Awards
Silver Pin - Exhibitions + Temporary Structures
Bronze Pin - Toitanga
Waka Kotahi Innovating Streets 2021 ‘Agents of Change’ Awards:
Our Streets, Our Future Māngere West, Auckland Transport - Tactical Urbanism + Project Lead
Create the Vibe, Thames-Coromandel District Council - Tactical Urbanism + Co-Design Lead
Creating Safer Streets: Emily Place , Auckland Council - Monitoring + Evaluation
