Thanks so much Roberto Rocco for hosting a very significant conference on the work of Jane Jacobs and its influence on recent urban theory and practice. I was delighted to lead the track on Streets as Public Spaces. The papers presented in our sessions were:
Jane Jacobs and the Theory of Placemaking in Heritage
Context, by Azadeh Arjomand
Kermani
Mémoire en route: Jerusalem’s Route No. 1 a study in motion, by Maier Yagod
Hussien Al-Mimar Street, The tale of a restricted space, by Bedour Hemeid, Ph.D.
Shared Space: Traffic engineers finally entering the
Post-Modern era, by Dick van Veen M.Sc. Eng,
M.Sc. Arch.
Exploration into the role and relevance of public spaces within
the modern city fabric, by Ailish
Killilea
(Un)Natural Proprietors in San Francisco’s Alleyways, by Antje Steinmuller
Hidden Monuments of Everyday Life. Conquering street
life in São Paulo, Sarah
Hartmann
Thanks to the presenters for great evocative, challenging and striking papers and also thanks to guests for the lively discussions. I hope we can continue this discussion further.
all the best
Agustina
