The fourth Biennial of Public Space (BISP 2017 –http://www.biennalespaziopubblico.it/) will be held in Rome on May 25-27th, at University of Roma TRE, Testaccio neighbourhood. It will be the first one held after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda. Therefore, it will have t…

White Flowers Boulevard is a public space in Kazan on Absalyamov Street. It was designed by Project Group 8 together with locals. The architects formed a landscape and planted more than 1,000 large trees and perennial bushes. Residents, local communities, teachers, and students from a nearby school took part in all o…

This podcast series gives an insight into current risks and threats for public spaces in European cities as well as ways to address and mitigate them. It provides the listener with a brief introduction to the topic and an overview of the challenges it presents, revolving around: vulnerability assessment - urban plannin…

Young Residents reclaiming a Neighbourhood's identity through Arts and Placemaking Low-income neighbourhoods in our cities are often poorly-planned spaces that exacerbate socioeconomic disparities their residents face. These inequities also impact their health, especially communities in the Global South who are v…

In modern cities, our public spaces represent our shared values. They are our common assets, owned, maintained and used by all members of our society. The outbreak of coronavirus and its immediate impacts, such as social distancing, have raised many questions about the role of public space in such times. Since the Worl…

In Spring 2022, the new pavilion opened on the Novartis Campus in Basel, where a multimedia exhibition guides visitors through a Life Sciences experience highlighting achievements and capabilities in the field. The building, designed by architect Michele de Lucchi, is located directly on the Rhine, and as a public spac…