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Tag Archives: public space
Snippets from the RGS 2016 Conference on Nexus Thinking
By Renard Teipelke Each year the Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers holds its Annual International Conference. For this year, they chose “Nexus Thinking” as the conference theme. And as always, there was no lack of critical inputs and new … Continue reading
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Tagged Conference, critical geography, financialization, food security, geography, Global South, Jackson, Jamaica, journal, London, Massy, neoliberalism, nexus, public space, research, resilience, RGS, Roy, South Africa, Stirling, WEF
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Have You Ever Heard of Lucius Burckhardt?
By Renard Teipelke Usually the length of a person’s English Wikipedia article indicates how far their global reach has been. In the case of the Swiss urban planning critic Lucius Burckhardt (1925-2003) I have to assume that his reach beyond … Continue reading
Posted in pick of the day, research
Tagged architecture, automobile, book review, building, construction, critic, design, environment, housing, local politics, Lucius Burckhardt, Place Management, public space, role, stakeholder, strollology, Switzerland, symbol, theory, transport, urban planning, welfare
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KIOSKS AND PUBLIC SQUARES IN LISBON
by Ares Kalandides Sidewalk cafés are generally a delight. They liven up public space, they become meeting places and places of exchange – indeed, they seem the quintessence of urbanity. Nevertheless, the anarchic invasion of public spaces by tables and … Continue reading
New York City’s Bloomberg Years
By Renard Teipelke It actually blew my mind. Ford Fessenden and his colleagues summarized the main urban development changes during the ten-year tenure of New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a couple of animated info graphics. But the result … Continue reading
Guest article – The Philippino way, Part 2: Public Spaces
This is the second part of the guest article by Daniel Wagner. You can find the first part here. by Daniel Wagner* The relationship between the Philippino and the street is a very intimate one. Actually there is no clear … Continue reading
Spaces of Democracy: An evening with Doreen Massey at the Humboldt University
by Ares Kalandides Reading Doreen Massey’s numerous essays that now span a 40-year career, one phrase sticks out regularly: “Geography matters!” It is sometimes put as simply and poignantly as that; sometimes in an more implicit, but still very straightforward … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, Doreen Massey, geography, Humboldt University, Occupy London, public space, space, Think & Drink
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Under African Skies, Day 3: Art and Public Space
by Ares Kalandides Talking about public art in a city of such social tensions as Johannesburg is not straightforward. On the contrary I find that, permanent art, mostly in the form of sculptures often seems out of place, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ares Kalandides, art, Johannesburg, public art, public space, Trinity Sessions, urban works
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Urban Hacking (4): Hacking structuring space
by Hanna Lutz I stop at red traffic lights. I walk on the sidewalk instead in the middle of the traffic. At night I choose the illuminated path instead of the dark one. I (usually) don’t enter “No trespassing” areas. And … Continue reading
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Tagged CPTED, Guerilla Benching, parcours, Performance, public space, Urban Hacking, urban space
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