A bench in a public park, a highway overpass, a road which becomes a protest route, a footpath which belongs to not just the pedestrians. At first glance, these seem like open, accessible public spaces. Yet, there is always a restriction—Who can use these spaces, when can someone access these spaces, and who permits the access to these spaces? Through this editorial theme, the writers interrogate the very idea of “public” in the public space, examining the architectures of exclusion, ownership, and power that govern these public spaces, and the tensions probed by the writers from various professions navigating and imagining/reimagining what it means for a space to be truly public.
Stories that provoke enquiry into built environment
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