Building experiences around the world

Create. Design. Build.

The Placemaking Alliance is a partnership of talented organizations focused on the ideation and delivery of immersive and experiential environments.

Each company offers a unique set of skills that play an active role in turning ideas into reality.  Together, this cohesive coalition can support projects from blue sky through grand opening and beyond.


Location Based Entertainment



Immersive Resorts and Hospitality



Elevated Customer Experiences


Placemaking goes beyond buildings –  

it’s about creating experiences

Placemaking is a multidisciplinary art form that engages all the senses, blending design, storytelling, and emotion to forge genuine connections between people and the places they inhabit. Great placemaking transforms spaces into destinations - whether it’s a themed attraction that sparks imagination, a retail environment that immerses customers in the world of a brand, or a corporate welcome center that inspires pride and belonging. By weaving together aesthetics, purpose, and human connection, placemaking elevates the ordinary into the extraordinary - shaping spaces that not only look remarkable but feel alive.  The Alliance combines creative vision, technology application, and project execution together to bring places to complete realization.

Member Companies

ProIO is a technical consulting firm that specializes in audio, video, lighting, and control systems for themed environments and location-based entertainment venues.

Practical Imagination is a production services company offering both creative treatment and fabrication for show sets, props, and scenery for themed environments. 

SHIKI is a project management and owner’s representative firm that delivers experiences by aligning vision with execution, simplifying complexity, and giving clients confidence in every phase of delivery.

Transforming ideas into impact