Journal of Engineering and Architecture

Kyriaki Tsoukala’s ‘Activated (Public) Spaces’ in the Contemporary City: Philosophical and Architectural Approaches
Nikolaos-Ion Terzoglou

Abstract
What kinds of spaces and places are needed today, in light of the radical social changes and new ecological problems that have emerged in contemporary cities? Can we design contemporary "activated" urban public spaces for youth and what could be their symbolic and material characteristics? The aim of the present text is to investigate the possible philosophical, conceptual, and architectural dimensions, approaches, and readings of the above spatial questions, based on the theoretical work and ideas of Emeritus Professor Kyriaki Tsoukala.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jea.v10n1a1