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Renegotiating Democracy in Public Space
Dissent is intricately linked to the qualities of public space. While the First Amendment protects dissent, historical legal and social mechanisms have regulated protest and its relationship with public space. In the latter half of the twentieth century, a rigorous legal framework has emerged to …
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Public Space for the Privatised individual
The spaces of the of the future are ones that take the fourth plane of space making(digital) into account. This is built with a symbiotic relationship with the other three. Throughout history, the public spaces have been a medium to open utilities and tools that were meant only for the affluent. …
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Never Forgets: Traumatic Trace Within Public Space
… of the past, present and future. It will look at space and the ways that trace manifests itself in hierarchal spaces and Lebbeus Woods’ concept of heterarchial spaces, which are organic and/or horizontally organized. A thread throughout is the question that if trace from trauma can exist in the …
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The Production of Digital Public Space(s)
… are noticeably changing the qualities of urban public spaces, which can no longer be considered a purely physical construct. Yet, the extent to which contemporary digital media can be used to promote other forms of spatial agency remains a critical issue. Whereas the impact of technology from a …
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Architectural dynamics and a suitable public space
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The Houseful(l)ness of Public Space
… home - has been largely programmed out of the public spaces of cities in order to make them inhospitable to unhoused residents and the urban poor more broadly. Most visible in the form of so-called hostile architecture, these anti-domestic practices result in public spaces that discourage …
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Indeterminate liberal form : public space in sprawl
The question of public space in sprawl is largely ignored, even as sprawl becomes the contemporary reality for more and more of us. This thesis defines a theory of Indeterminate Public Form and proposes the use of computational media to define and enable new forms of public space in sprawl. In …
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Urban public space on the Las Vegas Strip
… study is an analysis of randomly selected urban public spaces on the Las Vegas Strip. This study uses criterion gleaned from studies of traditional as well as contemporary urban public spaces throughout the world but predominately major cities in the United States such as New York, Los Angeles …
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Mega Sport and the Gentrification of Public Space
… economic and social circumstances. As the public and private industry is driven towards the ever-increasing need to collect capital, we see the same increase in the exacerbated functions of free market economy by which they do so. Mega sporting events, like the Olympics, are integral to …
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Growing Gardens: Botanical Gardens, Public Space and Conservation
… gardens and their evolution </p> <p>from ancient spaces to the modern gardens of the 20th century. I provide a brief </p> <p>overview of botanical gardens, with a focus on the unique intersection of public </p> <p>participation and scientific study that started to occur within garden spaces during …
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Programmable places : mobile games for improving public space
The public realm is an important element of any city. Urban design theorists like Allan Jacobs have described in detail how public spaces can serve city inhabitants with physical comfort and social amenities. Meanwhile, urban political theorists like Henri LeFebvre have pointed out that public …
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An indoor public space for a winter city
… comfort and the interaction between the public and private realms, and a technical one that addresses energy- efficiency. First, winter cities lack equitable and attractive indoor places of refuge from the elements. The most common contemporary response to the climate is to create huge …
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Commons: The Role of Public Space in Reinvention
Urban space is, at its most basic, composed of nodes of activity and the paths that connect them. These nodes and paths form a complex urban web. The success of this fabric is determined by increasing connections and avoiding the isolation of nodes. Access to nature and pedestrian spaces form the …
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Exploring the Book Through Layers of Public Space
… place. Members of the community must be given space to move through the books as they progress from the public realm of the street into the semi-public space of a library reading room, and perhaps beyond to their private places of study. Each stage of their journey should be a clearly defined …
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Assessing urban dynamics in Johannesburg’s public space : highlighting urban segregation and connectivity patterns of public space from an urban psychology perspective
… of urban segregation and connectivity in public recreational spaces within the City of Johannesburg, focusing on Innesfree Park and Frank Brown Park along the Corridors of Freedom development spines. Situated in a post-apartheid context, these parks symbolise spaces historically marked by …
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An Investigation into Playful Interactive Experiences within Public Space
… methods of regeneration for underutilised public areas, encouraging social and spatial interactions through play permission. Approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, design and artistic installation merge with social science. Central skills of communication develop at a young age …
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Redefining Public Space in Hanoi. Places, Practices and Meaning
… it is characterised by its bustling street life. Public spaces, such as streets and sidewalks, are appropriated by private individuals for mostly small-scale economic activities. Existing green parks are privatised in order to cater to the growing demand for leisure space. At the same time, …
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PUBLIC SPACE \\ THE INTERNET: Public Embodiment of Digital Cultures
Public space is vital to urban society because it lies at the center of social and cultural life, however today the internet acts as a new centrality where interaction and socialization occur in a new invisible setting. Today both physical and digital public space serve as a vital interface for …
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Diffracting digital public space(s) : matters and in-matters
… Karen Barad that allowed me to consider digital public space(s) through philosophies of technology, design and creative practices and with fictional stories that become waves of unruly phenomena from within. The research assumes an ontological move from being to becoming through catalytic …
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Filling the Gaps: Reimagining Public Space as a Continuum
… is a special joy found in the gaps of time and space along the street. Yet, these moments are rapidly disappearing from the urban fabric. Who owns public space? To address this question, Filling the Gaps reflects on the agency of the street and the different actors that come into play. How can …
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