PLACE is a nonprofit that transforms communities by building visionary places for people to live and work. PLACE works with cities to create and build leading-edge communities that promote the arts, environmentalism and social justice. Through a community-driven, ethically-focused process, PLACE develops new models for urban neighborhoods that create live/work space and demonstrate profound environmental design. PLACE was co-founded by Elizabeth Bowling and Chris Velasco in 2005. PLACE's vision is to change the way communities are made.