[Qgis-psc] Collaboration Idea — How QGIS Became Essential in My Urban Regeneration Workflow

[Régis Haubourg]

Hi Maria and thanks for reaching QGIS Program Steering Commitee.

We are very happy to see QGIS spreading in the urban design and 
architecture world. Your feedback would be very valuable as talks in 
User conferences or as Case studies in our website 
(https://www.qgis.org/project/case-studies/) .

As you may know, QGIS is a free software, pushed by users needs and 
contributors ( professional or benevolent). QGIS.org helps running QGIS 
communication, websites, and all the low level tasks that are hard to 
fund.  We rely on donations and membership with limited funds. We try to 
encourage initiatives that help the projet go forward, but we currently 
don't have a dedicated budget for social networks content creation.

We also have local user groups, and there are thematic groups - mainly 
on Linkedin - around CAD or architecture that could be a more targeted 
place to relay content.
If you have any proposal that could help us improve in this area, any 
idea is welcome.

Best regards

Régis

On 12/7/25 10:39, Maria Stasevich wrote:
> Dear QGIS team,
>
> I’m reaching out because QGIS has become one of the most essential 
> tools in my daily workflow as a young architect specializing in Urban 
> Regeneration. Not in a theoretical “maybe one day” way — but in the 
> very real, sometimes chaotic, always layered work of analysing cities, 
> understanding land use, mapping density, and making sense of complex 
> urban data.
>
> And I would love to explore a collaboration that shows how powerful 
> QGIS can be for the next generation of architects, planners, and urban 
> designers across Europe.
>
> QGIS is the first tool that helped me bring clarity to this complexity.
> It allowed me to:
> – analyse building density and land-use patterns,
> – create zoning maps that are easy to read,
> – visualise spatial data in ways my professors and colleagues 
> immediately understood,
> – build cartographic narratives for my design studio projects,
> – and connect territory, data, and design in one coherent workflow.
>
> My name is Maria Stasevich. I’m a young architect, mentor for students 
> and early-career professionals, and the creator of “Brick by Brick”, a 
> podcast where I speak with architects and studio founders across 
> Europe about the real, unpolished side of the profession.
>
> I’ve built a large, highly engaged, English-speaking European 
> community through my blog on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn — 
> mostly architecture students, urban design enthusiasts, and young 
> professionals. They trust me because I speak honestly about this 
> field: the pressure, the confusion, the small breakthroughs, and the 
> tools that genuinely help us navigate the profession.
>
> And because my audience sees my real workflow — from early sketches to 
> urban analysis — they trust the software I actually rely on. Whenever 
> I share tools that truly support my process, the response is 
> immediate: questions, discussions, people trying things themselves.
> That’s why a collaboration with QGIS would feel natural, organic, and 
> genuinely meaningful for my community.
>
> Here are a few Reels and short-video for Instagram or Facebook 
> (Facebook is more relevant for QGIS as I understood) ideas that would 
> show authentic, real workflows inside QGIS:
>
> 1. “Why Young Architects Need QGIS (Even Before They Feel Ready)”
> A Reel showing how QGIS supports density analysis, zoning 
> understanding, and early urban strategy work.
>
> 2. “Mapping a District in Minutes: My QGIS Workflow as an Urban 
> Regeneration Student”
> From raw data → layers → styling → clear insights. A fast, digestible 
> example.
>
> 3. "Tools I Actually Use as a Young Architect” — QGIS Edition
> Honest, practical use cases: mapping, zoning, visualising policies, 
> producing clean diagrams.
>
> If this direction resonates with your communication or outreach 
> strategy, I would be happy to discuss more details or refine the 
> concepts. In any case, thank you for building a tool that gives young 
> architects the ability to see cities as living, shifting systems we 
> can better understand — and hopefully improve.
>
> Best regards
> Maria Stasevich
> ________________
> Architectural Designer & Content Creator
> Instagram: @mari_architecture
> LinkedIn and Facebook: Maria Stasevich
> Email: masha.stasevich at gmail.com