Luciana Renner

Luciana Renner is an architect and urban practitioner with over ten years of experience in participatory urbanism in Spanish-speaking contexts. Her work focuses on transforming public spaces into meaningful places that promote community wellbeing, social cohesion, and everyday urban life, with an emphasis on early childhood, gender equity, older adults, and sport. She is the Executive Director of Fundación Placemaking, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing collaborative approaches to public space transformation across Spanish-speaking contexts. Since joining the organization in 2019, she has contributed to consolidating its strategic vision, strengthening partnerships with public institutions and international foundations, and scaling programs that combine technical expertise with community participation. Luciana leads LAPIS – Lugares Amigables para la Primera Infancia, a flagship program supported by Fundación FEMSA that promotes early childhood development through play and community participation. The program has been implemented in more than 90 public spaces across 23 states in Mexico and five Latin American countries, adapting to diverse urban and cultural contexts. Her experience includes advising and coordinating initiatives such as Parques México with Fundación Coca-Cola, Pinta tu Cancha with Fundación MetLife, and SHE – Safety, Hygiene and Empowerment with Essity, as well as providing technical assistance on age-friendly public spaces in Costa Rica and participatory budgeting pilots in Yucatán, in collaboration with GIZ and local governments. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), with an academic exchange at Bauhaus University Weimar, and has completed executive training at INSEAD and the American Express Leadership Academy. Luciana is a frequent speaker and educator at international forums and universities, and is the author of the LAPIS Manual.