Public Space and Relational Perspectives: New Challenges for Architecture and Planning

Synopsis

Traditional approaches to understand space tend to view public space mainly as a shell or container, focussing on its morphological structures and functional uses. That way, its ever-changing meanings, contested or challenged uses have　been largely ignored, as well as the contextual and on-going dynamics between social actors, their cultures, and struggles. The key role of space in enabling spatial opportunities for social action, the fluidity of its social meaning and the changing degree of "publicness" of a space remain unexplored fields of academic inquiry and professional practice. Public Space and Relational Perspectives offers a different understanding of public spaces in the city. The aim of the book is to (re)introduce the lived experiences in public life into the teaching curricula of those academic disciplines which deal with public space and the built environment, such as architecture, planning and urban design, as well as the social sciences. The book presents conceptual, practical and research challenges and brings together findings from activists, practitioners and theorists. The editors provide eight educational challenges that educators can endorse when training future practitioners and researchers to accept and to engage with the social relations that unfold in and through public space. Cover image: KARO*

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781317613008

Related ISBNs:

9781315750729, 9781138216990, 9781138216990, 9780415821575, 9780415821575

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

02/15/20

Copyrighted By:

Chiara Tornaghi, Sabine Knierbein

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Chiara Tornaghi

Edited by:

Sabine Knierbein