Volume 3, no. 1 February 2020
Category
Editorial"/>
The Space of the (Re)Public
Editorial
In October 2011 a group of around 2000–3000 protesters gathered around Paternoster Square in London, shrouded in the shadow cast by St Paul’s Cathe…
– Christina Petkopoulou"/>
Athens Report: a collective archive of life and protest
– Christina Petkopoulou
athensreport.org is an interactive digital platform that maps the urban space through the route of trolley bus No. 11. It collects and archives vid…
– Anthony Maniscalco"/>
A little island on Pier 55: urban austerity and the eclipse of publicly made public space?
– Anthony Maniscalco
They say history is written by the winners. When public space is constructed and regulated at the behest of park conservancies, public-private part…
– Sonja Jankov"/>
Rooftop of the Total Palace
– Sonja Jankov
Total palaces were built all over socialist countries mostly during the 1980s, although examples can be found in prior decades. Originating from sp…
– Stephanie Newcomb"/>
Coopelluvia: facilitating urban water commoning
– Stephanie Newcomb
Southern California—specifically Los Angeles—is no stranger to water scarcity. To sustain a growing population, a hyper-centralized infrastructural…
– Spilios Iliopoulos and Michaela Loukia Litsardaki"/>
Pocket parks as spaces of “Re-public”: the experience of the Alexandrou Svolou initiative
– Spilios Iliopoulos and Michaela Loukia Litsardaki
It is very common in modern cities to find, within the urban fabric, forgotten/neglected parts,which are pieces of land that have either been abandoned in relation to an earlier…
– Elisa Privitera and Filippo Gravagno"/>
A street-explorative and interactive-designing laboratory
– Elisa Privitera and Filippo Gravagno
The current state of participatory planning in Italy tells us that, until now there are few aware and empowered experiences of urban transformative processes…
with Kevin Bennett, Fellow at the Center for Urban Design and Mental Health"/>
To be in a good place
with Kevin Bennett, Fellow at the Center for Urban Design and Mental Health
I am fascinated by the link between biophilic design and well-being. The research linking green spaces and mental health is compelling…
– Patrick Foong Chan and Camilla Lade"/>
Space activation and re-territorialisation
– Patrick Foong Chan and Camilla Lade
“Space Activation and Re-Territorialisation” examines how alleyways and lanes are transformed through the current trend of space activation. Furthe…
– Melissa Harrison"/>
The (market-) state of the “public”: reappropriating the urban as common(s)
– Melissa Harrison
Over the past decades, intensified following the 2008 financial crisis, we have witnessed geographically and qualitatively diverse assaults on the …
– Benjamin T. Busch"/>
Tusheti, Georgia
– Benjamin T. Busch
Glyphs crawl and scrawl over
ambivalent flux
History reddened with
wine and blood
– Eliki-Athanasia Diamantouli and Athina Fousteri"/>
Playscapes in the city of Larissa: a participatory design approach engaging architects, children and adults
– Eliki-Athanasia Diamantouli and Athina Fousteri
In 1989, the United Nations (UN General Assembly, 1989) established the children’s right to play. As a result, cities and municipalities became responsible to fulfill this need…
Call for Submissions
Regenerative Cultures – Regenerative Cities
Call for Submissions
closing 31.05.2020
The evidence that human activity is the cause of climate change is overwhelming. An ever-increasing number of institutions, from the UN to local go…