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Third Natures: Incubators of Public Space
Author(s) -
Moreno Cristina Díaz,
Grinda Efrén García
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1618
Subject(s) - public space , ideal (ethics) , context (archaeology) , sociology , architecture , space (punctuation) , urban space , political science , public administration , law , architectural engineering , engineering , geography , computer science , regional science , archaeology , operating system
Cristina Díaz Moreno and Efrén García Grinda , founders of the Madrid‐based office AMID.cero9, shift the notion of the urban from the classic idea of the complete or ideal city, to one which engages with essential urban phenomena: the dynamics of confrontation, dispute and agreement between individuals, social groups and subcultures. In this way, public spaces are transformed from empty spaces into a real context for social interaction; and active involvement with social exchange becomes the main purpose of a project for a new architecture of the city.

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