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Public Space: “Good Public Space Should Endure for a Very Long Time”
- 17 July 2014
Peter Cachola, architect, director of the German Architecture Museum (DAM) and jury member for the European Prize for Urban Public Space in the 2010, 2012 and 2014 awards, was interviewed by Shared Spaces when he visited the CCCB to attend the last meeting of the Prize jury in April this year.
[Original version in English | Duration 06:18]
In the interview, Peter Cachola made several points about public space. First, he says, public space must offer opportunities for all the citizens, as well as for visitors. He also sees the climate in each city as an important factor in the composition of public space and believes, for example, that the quality of urban design is better in countries like Spain, France and Portugal because their citizens spend more time outdoors. As for threats to public space, Peter Cachola says that one of the main problems is that many public spaces are useful and practical for only a few years. He believes that "good public space should endure for a very long time". Finally, he spoke about the relations between the market, democracy and public space and, in particular, questions like the essential role of public space as a place where citizens can voice their protests.
Source: Public Space - "Good Public Space Should Endure for a Very Long Time"
