Places Matter. Memories of Places Where I Met Patsy Healey

Abstract

In this deeply personal and reflective piece, Klaus R. Kunzmann pays tribute to the late Patsy Healey by recounting the many places where their paths crossed throughout decades of academic and professional collaboration. From Atlanta and Cappenberg to Vienna and Wooler, the article combines narrative, memory, and spatial symbolism to illustrate how places shaped their intellectual exchange and how Patsy Healey’s work and presence left an enduring mark on planning thought in Europe and beyond. Structured as a geographic and emotional journey, the article is both a eulogy and a creative homage, blending biography, planning history, and artistic inspiration.