Collaborative, Creative Placemaking: Good Public Art Depends on Good Public Spaces
This article also appears in the current issue of Public Art Review. “It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people; what…
- If you’re interested in building the future of this innovative urban space in New York, you should definitely be there this weekend.
- The parks department is cracking down on performers in Washington Square in the name of providing some peace and quiet for parkgoers.
- The police action here, as well as the actions breaking up other Occupy encampments, will no doubt keep the spotlight on the use of public spaces for political expression.
Zuccotti Park and OWS: “A Stiff, Clarifying Test” for Privately Owned Public Spaces
Just how public are New York's publicly owned private spaces? Fred Kent discusses the question with WNYC's Brian Lehrer.
Your Picks for the Top 100 Public Spaces in the U.S. and Canada
Ask yourself, what are the Top 100 Public Spaces in the U.S. and Canada? You might be surprised at the winner of our poll.
Crowd-Sourcing the Lowdown on New York’s Privately Owned Public Spaces
Zuccotti Park is just one of dozens of privately owned public spaces around New York. Just how public are these places? How accessible and welcoming? How pleasant and well-maintained?
- These trainings will focus on how communities can take action to promote and enable healthy living for their citizens.
- PPS's Elena Madison reports that in her hometown of Sofia, people are ready to make a better city for themselves -- an authentically Bulgarian great place.
- The Kimchi of place: I think a placemaking revolution is afoot in Korea.
- What constitutes a public space? Where do public and private jurisdictions end? Our Cynthia Nikitin reports from the City Factory's Conference in Barcelona.
- In just twelve months, the number of markets featuring local producers in the Prague has grown from zero to more than twenty!