Publics and their Spaces

Abstract

For more than fifty years designers, planners, social scientists and political theorists have debated the meaning and significance of public space. The course “Publics and their spaces”, at the University of California Berkeley, Faculty of Architecture (College of Environmental Design), examines the multiple and complex ways in which public space has been defined along with other relevant concepts such as the public sphere, community, and democracy. It explores these ideas through theoretical readings, case studies and our own observations and research.

Keywords

• spazio pubblico
• publics
• comunità
• vita quotidiana