Public spaces
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Public open spaces
Briefing paper
The value of good design: how buildings and spaces create economic and social value
This document draws together key research from the UK and abroad to show that investment in good design generates economic and social value.
Working paper
The highway of civilisation and common sense: street regulation and the transformation of social space in 19th and early 20th century Melbourne
It is incontestable that the motor age changed the face of urban life forever. What is more problematic is its role as the prime instrument of this spatial and cultural shift. To what extent did the motor car in fact accelerate a long process of spatial redefinition dating back long before its advent?