Social Life and COVID-19 - Social Life Project

Two Buildings that Build Life: Fostering Sidewalk Social Life in Brooklyn and Paris

A building needs a base, At the street level, buildings with small shops that spill into the public space that has a plaza with a market or double-loaded sidewalk, buildings can come alive. What is outside becomes inside, and what is inside becomes outside.

Neighborhoods

A Big Idea - Staring us Right in our Face

Placemaking Resource Center: Creating organic and productive places for people to come together, reflect on the social life of their cities and communities, spark new ideas through conversations and case studies, and be inspired to take the social life of these places into their own hands

Great Public Spaces

Kungsträdgården: Stockholm's Square for All

Stockholm's Kungsträdgården has everything one could want in a great square. It is one of the most diverse and important squares in Europe

Top Ideas

Build Back Better, Together: 11 Transformative Agendas to Restore Social Life in Your Community

Saving the planet depends on reclaiming our communities.

Social Life and COVID-19

Paris is the World Capital of Affection, Comfort, and Joy

Public Displays of Affection. From simple eye contact to a kiss — human contact imbues a place with life. The natural expression of reaching out to communicate with or touch one another is a basic way of communicating, and is almost as important as breathing.

Social Life and COVID-19

Coming Out of the Pandemic—We Will Have A Greater Appreciation for Social Life

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, one outcome might be something quite unexpected. It is becoming more clear that the foundation of our happiness and fulfillment is a rich social life.

Italy

The Home-Based Work Place— Rediscovering an Old Idea

In Italy, the shop downstairs is put to many good uses

Social Life and COVID-19

Social Distancing, Italian-Style

The role that place plays for a country coming out of lockdown

Social Life and COVID-19

Building Back Better, Together: 10 Ways to Restoring Social Connections and Local Economies

How do we “tip-toe” our way back to a flourishing social life, capitalizing on local knowledge to make sensible choices about how to reopen our communities by involving local people in the decisions.

Social Life and COVID-19

Lockdown In Italy: What I Miss Most

In praise of sociability—the active ingredient of everyday life

Social Life and COVID-19

How Social Life Endures Amid the Pandemic in Italy

Ironically, a lively social life in a community makes physical distancing more effective