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Back to the Future of Public Space: Postcards From 2020
Dorotea Ottaviani and Cecilia De Marinis
2020 has borne witness to an emotionally intense milestone in the life of cities all around the world. The pandemic has imposed restrictions both i…
Crowded but With Masks: On the Resilience of an Unfair Mobility, Reflections From Santiago, Chile
Fernando Campos-Medina, Iván Ojeda-Pereira and Josefa Mattei
The present photo essay seeks to visualize the resilience of a transport system and how it exposes deep social differences in Chile. On the 18th Oc…
Imagining street-markets as urban commons: The mother’s market in Manipur
– Swetha Rao Dhananka and Leo F. Saldanha
Over the years, the women’s collective political power and economical importance has developed through the market space and has been a prevailing force in becoming the socio-economic engine of the region.
Corona and its spatial metaphors
– Paul Bostanjoglo, TU Berlin
COVID-19 spreads best in enclosed and crowded rooms; according to this many potentially dangerous spaces have been detected. In case of outbreaks …
Viruses, particles, and other matters in metropolitan Milan
– Chiara Galimberti, TU Berlin
During the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic the Metropolitan City of Milan was Italy’s most affected urban area. While people had to wear a mask …
Essential workers, caring, space and COVID-19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
– Mayra Luciana Diaz, TU Berlin
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic during the first few months of 2020 different countries and cities of the world saw their commercial …
From the “disease of the rich” to the “disease of the poor”: Inequality, social perception and COVID-19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
– Ana Villasenin, TU Berlin
During the COVID-19 pandemic social and economic inequalities have become both more visible and more polarized, which can be seen in the different …
Understanding urban density: How a bespoke densification model can unlock London’s future growth
– Yorgos Garofalakis, Alexander Alexiou and Daphne Delfaki
Treated not as an enabler of monolithic high-rises but as a tool for bespoke, balanced and safe placemaking…