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Date: Thursday, March 07, 2013 At 05:00 pm
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Location: Piper Auditorium at Harvard Graduate School of Design 48 Quincy St., Cambridge
In a digital age, people will reflect upon 2011 as the year in whichphysical public space reclaimed its lofty status in the public sphere. From Tahrir Square to Zuccotti Park, physical public space reminded us of its multiple ambitions and capabilities for accommodating consequential political activities as well as everyday leisurely pursuits. Put plainly, place still matters. This conference at Harvard University will focus on physical (corporeal, material, tangible) public space. Physical public space comes in many flavors: publicly owned parks, streets, and sidewalks, privately owned public spaces, privately managed public parks, and temporary spaces that appear and disappear within a parking spot, under a bridge, in a surface parking lot, or anywhere else. View the full program (PDF) |