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Southbank skaters’ victory shows grassroots culture still worth fighting for
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In France's cities, public space risks becoming a women-free zone
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How security is transforming public space
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Women should take back every night, every day, every hour of the year
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Here's why High Streets should be less about shopping and more about socialising
RetailPublic SpaceHorizonsAbandoned shops on London's Kilburn High Road, 2009. Image: Oli Scarff/Getty.As internet shopping becomes simpler and face-to-face customer service gets replaced by online...
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What yellow umbrellas and "mesh networks" tell us about public space
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Is Airbnb changing our idea of the “authentic” urban experience?
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Is it really right to use public parks for private commercial events?
Public SpaceParksLeisureSomewhere under there is Hyde Park: the British Summertime Festival. Image: Getty. During the summer, London is abuzz with large-scale cultural and sporting events – many of...
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As urban housing gets squeezed, it’s time for smart street furniture
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Owning public space is expensive. So why do developers want to do it?
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Southbank skaters’ victory shows grassroots culture still worth fighting for
Public SpaceLondonArchitectureGraffiti artists, making the place their own. Image: David Jones on Flickr, reused under creative commons. A year-and-a-half after the Southbank Centre published its plans...
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In France's cities, public space risks becoming a women-free zone
GenderParisPublic SpaceFrench men playing petanque. Image: Nico97492 on Flickr, reused under creative commons. Aubervilliers, an outer suburb in the north-east of Paris, is the sort of place that lacks...
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How security is transforming public space
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Women should take back every night, every day, every hour of the year
GenderPublic SpaceA protest in Delhi, to mark the rape and murder of a 23 year old student on the city's public transport a year earlier. Image: AFP/Getty. Have you ever crossed the street to avoid a...
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Here's why High Streets should be less about shopping and more about socialising
RetailPublic SpaceHorizonsAbandoned shops on London's Kilburn High Road, 2009. Image: Oli Scarff/Getty.As internet shopping becomes simpler and face-to-face customer service gets replaced by online...
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What yellow umbrellas and "mesh networks" tell us about public space
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Is Airbnb changing our idea of the “authentic” urban experience?
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Is it really right to use public parks for private commercial events?
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As urban housing gets squeezed, it’s time for smart street furniture
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Owning public space is expensive. So why do developers want to do it?
Public SpaceprivatisationReal estateGranary Yard, London. Image: Getty. A great deal has been written about privately owned public space, or POPS. A Guardian investigation earlier this year revealed...
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