Public Space Lab

Is #Tokyo such a #liveable, #walkable #city because of a lack of urban planning? bbc.com/future/article… via @BBC_Future cc @urbz_ @Remmid

Zaha Hadid successor："Abolish social housing；… usher in the wholesale #privatisation of our streets，squares，parks." theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

While New York is proud of Central Park, the pride of #Tokyo's micro gardeners creates the city's DEcentralised Park

Gorgeous images of soon-lost world：Shun Kato's study of life at #Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market atimes.com/article/photo-…

Recently many high-quality #PrivatelyOwnedPublicSpaces built in #Tokyo．Many existing #POPS r highly problematic tho.

.@richardSennett：Fascism can enter thru democratic means, so how to strengthen cities that will resist pic.twitter.com/ZLaRlCwacf v @TheatrumM

Whose '#publicspace'? Some #Tokyo 'parks' are so hidden& unused; they only exist on the authorities' balance sheets.

How integrate new #commons w/ complex realities of city governance& markets?—The Barcelona experiment @davidbollier shareable.net/Z4F

Much distribution in Japan's done in environmentally friendly，healthy way．Only possible in similarly compact cities？

Thought-provoking! @paologerbaudo's primer on Leftwing populism for the #Trumpian age @paologerbaudo/leftwing-populism-a-primer-12d92e90c952#.k3urw59he" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@paologerbaudo…

People say few uncommodified #PublicSpaces remain in #Valletta —#Privatisation of Republic street by Golden Arches

Another great example of citizen-generated placemaking in #Tokyo back alley；redefining the public/private interface

Anti-Trump protest march today in downtown LA. v @Green_Footballs #PublicSpace

Perhaps tech makes more ppl use #publicspace…but do we understand what else it does to urban life? #PokemonGOZombies twitter.com/Remmid/status/…

Developer to put glass cubes on landmarked Chase Manhattan (non-#PrivatelyOwnedPublicSpace) plaza archpaper.com/2016/09/glass-… v @LangeAlexandra

Changing significance of #publicspace？Deserted open spaces at ageing，central city public housing estate near #Kobe.

Design and they will come？No，they come anyway！People don't need many amenities to appropriate #publicspace in Japan:

How public is #publicspace，for whom，when，where? Many of #Tokyo's great parks greet visitors with ample regulations.

Rethinking public and private: The Lurking Park Voyeurs of 1970s #Tokyo slate.com/blogs/behold/2… v @Slate @murakamiwood #surveillance

Why High Line is "overwhelmingly White"; might be "failing as a #democratic #publicspace." tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… v @davidjmadden @urbgeog