The Invention of Public Space
The Invention of Public Space: Designing for Inclusion in Lindsay's New York
Mariana MogilevichUniversity of Minnesota Press, August 2020
Paperback | 7 x 9 inches | 240 pages | 85 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-1517905767 | $30.00
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As suburbanization, racial conflict, and the consequences of urban renewal threatened New York City with ?urban crisis,? the administration of Mayor John V. Lindsay (1966?1973) experimented with a broad array of projects in open spaces to affirm the value of city life. Mariana Mogilevich provides a fascinating history of a watershed moment when designers, government administrators, and residents sought to remake the city in the image of a diverse, free, and democratic society. New pedestrian malls, residential plazas, playgrounds in vacant lots, and parks on postindustrial waterfronts promised everyday spaces for play, social interaction, and participation in the life of the city. Whereas designers had long created urban spaces for a broad amorphous public, Mogilevich demonstrates how political pressures and the influence of the psychological sciences led them to a new conception of public space that included diverse publics and encouraged individual flourishing. Drawing on extensive archival research, site work, interviews, and the analysis of film and photographs, The Invention of Public Space considers familiar figures, such as William H. Whyte and Jane Jacobs, in a new light and foregrounds the important work of...
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