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Striking public art project '8X5' protests against the US criminal justice system

Creative Boom

Meanwhile, The Guerrilla Girls, an anonymous group of feminist activists who are known for their searing public art campaigns and The Advantages of Being A Woman Artist manifesto, have cried out against "Florida Injusticia" with bus stop banners in both Spanish and English as a way of underscoring the state's enthusiasm for filling prisons.

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Can Public Policy Fix Canadian Architecture?

Azure Magazine

Whether the conversation hinged on Toronto’s dispiritingly generic condos, the lack of opportunities for emerging firms, the middling state of institutional architecture, or the general paucity of public engagement with contemporary buildings, the dialogue circled an invisible drain that eventually arrives at two inevitable words: Design culture.

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Four Public Benches with Social Spirit

Azure Magazine

That humble emblem of street furniture , the public bench, is often taken for granted – especially in the long winter months. It welcomes the public until the end of November at the Marinaressa Gardens, situated between the biennale grounds’ Central Pavilion and Arsenale. But come summertime, there’s nothing more essential.

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How Speechmaker is Redefining Public Speaking

Designs.Ai

Public speaking has been an integral part of human communication since time immemorial. However, despite its significance, many people find public speaking to be a […] The post How Speechmaker is Redefining Public Speaking appeared first on Designs.ai.

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Top 10 of 2022: Our Favourite Public Spaces

Azure Magazine

When we came up with this multifarious grouping of our favourite public spaces, we thought of the variety of projects that have enlivened and bettered our shared realms. Forest Pavilion, Winnipeg, by Public City Architecture. Across Canada and the United States, parks seldom feel like they truly belong to the public.

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Shared Governance: A Democratic Future for Public Spaces

Azure Magazine

And what is it that determines how we engage with the public realm and our shared commons? The possible responses to these questions are typically, and unsurprisingly, centred around urban design: the physical features of public spaces – that is, what’s in them and how they look and could be used. For more information, visit: [link].

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