Public Space &Public Sphere

1. Public Space &Public Sphere 44318 Southeast Asian Urbanism| Instructor: Sandra Kurfürst | Presentation assigned to FathunKarib & Gerrit Phil Baumann

2. introduction • Human activities and practices can only possible to emerge and locate in a time and space continuum. • Within time and space, humans interact with : a) other humans, b) nature and c) Other (material) objects. These interactions completely drawn relations among subject vis a vis object and object vis a vis other object. Hornidge and Kurfust (2010; 3) referring to Schroer define the • relational concept of “space” by identifying the relations between objects inside the space at hand.

3. introduction • Social space like the “city” can be identified only as long as the relations and boundaries among • the object inside the city are landscape arbitrarily defined. • The city provides spaces for human encounters to; • interaction, • sharing of meaning and • self-expression.

4. Public Space - Visible andaccessiblevenuewhereinthepublic – compromisinginstitutionsandcitizensacting in concert – enactritualsandmakeclaimsdesignedtowinrecognition. (Goheen 1998: 479)

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7. Characteristicsof Public Space • Accessibility | Unrestricted Access • Universality | Diversity & Participation • Visibility | Oberservable Dimension

8. Time Dynamics in Public Space Conflicts, Contested & NegotiatedSpaces Different Interests & Diversity CreationofMeanings & Symbols Interactions SocialActors Space

9. Public Space vs. Private Property

10. Space & Power Relations (Castells 2009: 10-11, Richardson & Jensen 2003: 10) • Social Relations areSimulacra(meaning) • Power (relational) | Domination (institutional) • Space asField of Action + Basis of Action

11. Public Sphere– The sphereof private peoplecometogetheras a publicandtheysoonclaimedthepublicsphereregulatedfromaboveagainstthepublicauthoritiesthemselves, toengage in a debateoverthegeneralrulesgoverningrelations…(Habermas: 1991:27)

12. Preconditions: Public Sphere(Habermas 1989: 36) Inclusivity Absence of Status Common Concern

13. PURPOSE, CLOTHING, BEHAVIOR?

14. Meaningless Public Sphere(Goheen 1998: 483) • Pessimistic View: Individual / Private over Public Interests • DecreaseoftheMeaningofBeing Public (Purpose: Avoidance Interpersonal Exchange) • PhysicalCuesofSocio-DemograficsDisappeared (Clothing: Fashion Does Not Express ) • PassivityAgainstSocialExperiences. (Behavior: ‚Public Autism‘, Passive Spectators)

15. Consequences: (Goheen 1998: 482) • Public Space Is A Threat • DangerousBehaviorToBeControled & Prevented • Corporate Interest Dominate Over Public Interest • ReductionofDiversityWithin Public Space

16. Viable Public Sphere(Goheen 1998: 483-486) • Pluralistic Concept: Contest for Power and Authority in Public Urban Space • Single Public Good to Multiple Public Goods • Media Are The Stage for Negotiation Public Sphere

17. Consequences (Goheen 1998: 483-486) • „Public Culture“: Arena ofDiscourse on Things Political AndEconomic. • Negotiationof Images AcceptedBythe Public (MassMediated Public Sphere vs. ManufacturedConsent) • „Public Culture“: SociallyContructedBy The Experience ofSocial Life.

18. Altering Public Experience

19. Space of Places vs. Space of Flows • In the Space of Flows Places Receive Their Meaning and Function From Their Nodal Role In The Specific Network That They Belong To. (Castells 2009: 34) • People Still Live In Places. But Because Function And Power Are Organized In The Space of Flows, The Structural Domination Of Its Logic Essentially Alters The Meaning And Dynamics of Places. (Castells 2010: 458)

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