The Biennial of Public Space is a biennial event for the discussion and dissemination of research and initiatives on urban public spaces, giving voice to local administrations and city makers, universities, associations, committees, professionals, experts from various disciplines and in general to all those who work concretely to improve the quality, renew and explore issues related to public spaces understood as common goods. Consistent with its nature as a public space, the Biennial has always guaranteed free access to its activities.
Our President, Dr Luisa Bravo, is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Biennial of Public Space.
During the 2013 edition, the Charter of Public Space was developed and approved, which “aims to be a document for all those who believe in the city and its extraordinary capacity for hospitality, solidarity, conviviality, and sharing; in its inimitable virtue in fostering sociability, encounter, coexistence, freedom, and democracy; and in its vocation to express and realize these values through public space.”
For this 8th edition of the Biennial, developed around the main title “Together“, City Space Architecture organised a special international session titled “Reclaiming Tomorrow. Community-Led Innovation for Public Space Futures“, on Friday 19 September, 9am – 1pm. This session was an opportunity to share knowledge with scholars and practitioners from Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, Greece, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, India, Japan, Palestine, South Africa, Australia, and to engage participants in a foresight visioning workshop.
Our President Dr Luisa Bravo also participated as moderator in the opening plenary session on “Together in Public Space with UN-Habitat: Global Perspectives”, she co-moderated with Carolina Giaimo the session “Together to protect public spaces and common goods”, and she joined as a speaker the session on “Temporary use as a tool for transforming socially complex areas: strategies, methods and lessons learned” organised by the Municipality of Reggio-Emilia.
Report from the event