This article positions public spaces as infrastructures of care. Drawing on a series of vignettes reflecting on experiences of public space during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, we develop an expansive understanding of public space…
On public space: an interview with visual artist and curator Heidi Axelsen Heidi Axelsen is a visual artist and curator working in public space through research-driven and social practice. She is passionate about creating meaningful…
This paper describes an Indigenous-led engagement between an Aboriginal community and a state government authority in the creation of an inter-tribal and inter-cultural public space.
In this storymap by Justine Lloyd, you’ll learn how the Maitland Levee precinct’s design cares for and creates an innovative public space.
This paper develops a multidimensional framework for sustaining care‐full public spaces. It was published in Geography Compass Volume 19, Issue 6 Jun 2025.
Medowie’s Street Libraries: borrowing and sharing public space One of the major themes of our project is that public spaces require care to be relevant and useful to their communities. Throughout our research, we have…
Salvador Rueda on the principles behind Barcelona’s Superblocks
Pollinator-centred placemaking Pollinators—bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, birds, and bats—play a vital role in ecosystems and food production. In 2016, the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) sounded the alarm on global pollinator…
Public Spaces in Barcelona
On public space: an interview with Dharug scholar Dr Jo Rey Dr. Jo Anne Rey is a Dharug community member, caring for Dharug Ngurra/Country (which covers most of the Sydney basin). She is currently working as…
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