© Art Monaco Portland via parking day.org By definition public space should belong to the public. However, there are more and more examples of public spaces that have become privatized. This directly affects the influence of the ‘public’ on the space. Parts of the city that appear to be public can have unexpected rules that […]

© weather station amsterdam One of the most urgent challenges for our cities and the way we design them is climate change. How can we use the public space to make our cities more resilient? Can we create a more flexible infrastructure? What does this mean for the way we design our cities and the public […]

© Houthaven Park via www.amsterdam.nl During this first event of the new series Public Space we will focus on the ways public spaces connect the physical and social layers of the city. Not only will we talk about the role of urban design in connecting the physical neighborhoods in the city, social interventions in the […]

In een nieuwe serie van Pakhuis de Zwijger in samenwerking met Architectuurcentrum Amsterdam en ECF nemen we de openbare ruimte onder de loep. Een eenvoudige manier om de openbare ruimte te omschrijven is een open ruimte die toegankelijk voor mensen is. Maar de manier waarop de openbare ruimte is ontworpen en functioneert in een stad is […]