This follow-up to ‘Vacant Spaces NY’ maps and categorizes every type of public space in Manhattan, from parks to community ...

Public spaces play a vital role in all our lives. They are the paths we bike on, the public parks we play in, and the town centers where we shop. Decisions about how to design and manage these spaces ...

Public space is a key element for sustainable urban development. Despite its broad and context-specific meaning, public space is the social glue that can contribute to advancing mutual trust, ...

Public space isn’t quite so public anymore, and hostile architecture is to blame. Hostile architecture is an urban design strategy invoked during city planning stages to police who is allowed to be ...

The always inquisitive urban planner, Charles-Antoine Perrault, most well-known for his Paris-NYC mashup map, takes a photographic odyssey to systematically investigate POPS (Privately Owned Public ...

A new definition of contemporary public spaces is necessary, both in their form and design. The old cataloging of squares, streets, and parks has become obsolete. Today we often find formless places ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. As the country prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

Ask anyone shopping for a new home what amenities are most important to them and public spaces always top the list. Trails, parks, outdoor areas, and a cafe to walk to and meet friends and neighbors ...

In Paris, the ecologically sensitive Jardins d’Eole emerged from a brownfield site due to the activism of the surrounding West African and Maghrebi neighbors. Image ...