Poverty as a taboo in architecture. Who does public space belong to? Cover Image

Bieda jako tabu w architekturze. Do kogo należy przestrzeń publiczna?
Poverty as a taboo in architecture. Who does public space belong to?

Author(s): Maria Lubelska
Subject(s): Anthropology, Architecture, Civil Society, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Social psychology and group interaction, Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Culture, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: popular culture; taboo; architecture; public space; poverty; poor; universal design; design for all; gentryfication;appropriation

Summary/Abstract: Public space is defined by users/audience. But what happens when the behavior of users is contrary to the intentions of the creators of public space? And who has, and who has no power in public space? Certainly, the poor do not have this power. It is worth to look at poverty as a taboo in space. As a taboo in architecture. That is why it is worth examining the degree of democratization of public spaces in Poland on selected examples from Cracow.

  • Issue Year: 34/2012
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 50-57
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish