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About Us

Placemark drives value through design, crafting places that inspire, connect communities, celebrate nature, and foster economic vitality.

Placemark is a multidisciplinary design + development studio guiding projects from planning and site design to financial feasibility and marketing.

With over 30 years of public and private sector experience, we deliver exceptional design thinking, collaborative engagement, and meaningful partnerships.

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Portfolio of Projects

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Services

We understand design as a collaborative art that unlocks the Possibility of Place. Each project is multi-faceted, requiring both expertise and experience — from first concept to finished story, our work takes shape through:

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PLANNING

Is about the Future

How we can better manage change in our neighbourhoods and cities, to make them more complete and sustaining.

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DESIGN

Is about Experience

Creating places that are practical, beautiful, and meaningful in the community.

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MARKETING

Is about a Compelling Story

One that captures the imagination, illustrates the vision and delivers results.

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MANAGEMENT

Is about Stewardship

Navigating projects from vision to completion, keeping design intent, economics, and community aspirations aligned at every stage.

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Our Clients

Our clients are diverse, from innovators to industry leaders. We don't just deliver projects; we build lasting relationships. If you are considering a project, we would be happy to arrange a meeting.

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Our knowledge-sharing platform that extends our mission beyond design and development, the Newsroom is a collection of story-driven content inspired by journalism that aims to promote understanding and foster collaboration in building our communities.

FEATURED INTERVIEW

RAY NOTHSTEIN SERIES

Former Wesbild VP Ray Nothstein, a veteran Vancouver planner turned developer, shared his extensive experience and insights into the complexities of large-scale development and how they apply to the current housing supply and affordability crisis in Canada’s most expensive city.

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