Pop-UP Public Space for All
Parque El Ejido Quito, EcuadorThe Block by Block project for Habitat III in Quito will take place in El Ejido Park. It proposes a temporary architectural project to foster multi-functional spaces and an analysis of sustainable development in the city. The UN Habitat organizing team has invited Dr. Setha Low of the Public Space Research Group to have a talk about public space in […]
Public Space in the New Urban Agenda: The Road to Implementation
Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana "Benjamin Carrion", Room MR11 Quito, EcuadorA networking event around public space will take place on 19 October, from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. in room MR11 at the venue of the Habitat III Conference, Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana “Benjamin Carrion” with Ax:son Jonson Foundation and UN Habitat as hosts. The panel will consist of: Cecilia Martinez, UN-Habitat, Raf Tuts, UN-Habitat, Joanna Alimanestianu, Council for European Urbanism, Doug Kelbaugh, […]
Deep Word Play: Signs of Distinction and Exclusion in Gentrifying Brooklyn
The Graduate Center, CUNY, Room C201 365 5th Av., New york, NY, United StatesDeep Word Play: Signs of Distinction and Exclusion in Gentrifying Brooklyn March 3, 2017. 12:00pm – 2:00pm Room C201 – The Graduate Center, CUNY (365 Fifth Ave., New York) Public signs are profoundly political spaces. As part of our broader research on urban change and redevelopment in Brooklyn, this paper explores shop signs as public texts that both shape and […]
Book Launch: Spatializing Culture by Setha Low & Quantification by Sally Merry
The Graduate Center, CUNY, Skylight Room 365 5th Av., New york, NY, United States(more information soon) Book Launch Celebrating innovative new work in Anthropology: Spatializing Culture, by Setha Low (CUNY Graduate Center) Quantification, by Sally Merry (New York University) In conversation with: Emily Martin (New York University) Katherine Verdery (CUNY Graduate Center) 5pm-6pm: Discussion @ Skylight Room (9th Floor) 6pm - 7pm: Reception @ Room 6304.01
The Public and Publics Conference
The Graduate Center, CUNY, Segal Auditorium 365 5th Av., New york, NY, United StatesHow have scholars, activists, and artists apprehended their position in public life and their belonging in a collective? How can we make sense of the designation of public, as opposed to private, spaces, both literal and figurative? Through a series of moderated panels and a keynote lecture by the geographer Don Mitchell, this interdisciplinary, day-long conference explores the concept of the […]
Urban Agriculture in NYC: Social Justice, Disparities and Gentrification
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Room 6304.01 365 fifth street, New York, NY, United StatesAs part of her fieldwork in community gardens in East Harlem threatened by the affordable housing plan, PSRG member, Chantal Gailloux, Ph.D. student in Anthropology at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), invites 4 speakers to discuss NYC community gardens' political practices, propriety relations, and contribution to gentrification and racial disparities. Benjamin Shepard will present community gardens as sources for sustainable urbanism […]
Venice Architecture Biennale
Erin Lilli, Troy Simpson and Setha Low attended an all day conference on public space and design education at the Venice Biennale September 22-23, 2018. Setha Low spoke about interdisciplinary training and education at the Graduate Center in the social sciences and design. Erin Lilli presented on piloting the TESS method in Crown Heights’ Brower Park and Troy Simpson presented […]
UN Habitat Expert Meeting
Stockholm, Sweden , SwedenSetha Low participated in the UN Habitat expert meeting on Citywide Strategies for Public Space Planning that was held in at the Ax:son Foundation retreat center in Sweden. A tour of the newest developments of public space sites in Stockholm followed the formal meeting.
PSRG New York City Network Meeting
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Room 6304.01 365 fifth street, New York, NY, United StatesThe PSRG organized a seminar of New York City Public Space researchers to discuss Healthy Inclusive Places, the latest report launched by the Gehl Institute. Jennifer Gardner of Gehl presented their findings that lead to a lively discussion. PSRG Flier_10 30 2018
Supporting Inclusive Public Space for Informal Workers: A Toolkit Launch by Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Room 6304.01 365 fifth street, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join the PSRG for the launch of WIEGO’s new Supporting Inclusive Public Space for Informal Workers: Toolkit for Local Authorities . The Toolkit explores inclusive approaches to managing public space that considers the livelihood activities and needs of the urban informal work force. Join us in person at The Graduate Center, CUNY (Rm 6304.01) or remotely, by registering for […]
