PUDA 19.2 – Public Space Function

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Families living in big cities want to provide spaces for their children to let off steam. Of course traditional playgrounds are therefore the best option. Nevertheless one can find running and playing children on ordinary public spaces, if they are safe and wide enough. There is not much needed to make a space a popular …

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Public space as a place of congregation and a symbol of historical events

Public spaces can act as a place of congregation; a place where a diverse population can share and express their opinions, ideas, and emotions (both joyful and sad). Also, they have stood as symbols of great historical events that took place in the past. For example, Jallianwala Bagh (garden of the Jallah-Man) in Amritsar, India, …

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Streets as a designated space for public/political demonstrations

Streets are used for more than just traffic allowing social and spatial mobility. According to the picture I chose, I like to mention streets as a space for public/political demonstrations. The picture was taken last year while the „Unteilbar“-demonstration at „Unter den Linden“ in Berlin. People went out on the street to march for human …

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