Bring Back the Public Square: Historically, public squares served as common ground. Today, we need to reinvent these community anchors to rouse vital public interaction. Squares—which can take the form of parks, markets, even shopping streets or plazas—become sources of civic pride, sites of protest and conversation, and social hubs.
Many people think that Brooklyn Borough Hall, Court House, and Cadman Plaza may be the most underperforming public spaces in New York City. The potential is enormous.
Christmas markets around the world highlight dynamic year-round destinations in the center of cities which bring joy and celebration to all.
With improving diplomatic relations between Cuba and the US, the country’s public space and public life, is poised to evolve in new directions, for better and worse.
Public Spaces as squares are plazas in Spain, Latin America, and sometimes the U.S., piazzas in Italy, platz in German-speaking countries, and simply "square" everywhere in between. In many small towns they have the Village Green. In essence they are the main gathering places for people.
What great squares have to offer their communities is limitless. The most magical parts about these places are the simple, crucial chance encounters that allow us to have with others.
Stockholm's Kungsträdgården has everything one could want in a great square. It is one of the most diverse and important squares in Europe
