Gérôme Truc – From New York to Paris: Public Space and Social Reactions to Terror Attacks
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Room 6304.01 365 fifth street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin us in welcoming Gérôme Truc, (France, Center for the Study of Social Movements at EHESS, the Institute for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences, CNRS) for his talk "From NY to Paris: Public Space and Social Reactions to Terrorist attacks". The event will be from 11:00am to 1:00pm, in room 6304.01 of the Graduate Center, CUNY. Gérôme Truc studies […]
Future of Places Booth, Feat. Setha Low
Habitat III Conference Quito, EcuadorSetha Low will be interviewing people in a booth set up by the Future of Places initiative. This booth will be set up throughout the whole Habitat III.
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 […]
