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public space

1. An area within a building to which there is free access by the public, such as a foyer or lobby.
2. In some codes, an area or piece of land legally designated for public use.
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The acquisition adds to the great community amenities in NoMa and makes good on the promise of beautiful public spaces for the neighborhood.
NoMa Adds To Its Allure with a New Public Park
The short-lived "Wall of Shame" at Riad al-Solh and a sit-in at the Environment Ministry Tuesday have added new dimensions to the debate and pushed the limits of what public space is.
Demonstrations allowing civilians to reclaim public spaces
Streets, as public spaces, have become less important in terms of their share of land and in the prominence of their role in shaping the culture and history of cities, according to Streets as Public Spaces and Drivers of Urban Prosperity, a paper form the UN Habitat for a Better Urban Future.
Streets hold important place in urban dynamics
I have observed that there is a huge need for public space here.
Re-imagining Doha's public spaces
The means and the end are inseparable: as we are witnessing today throughout the near east, a public space in a society that is not (yet, at least) democratic will not remain open for vibrant democratic discussion long.
The paradoxes of public space
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Intercultural public spaces in multicultural Toronto
A public space represents an important layer of the city.
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These users are more willing to reveal private issues in public spaces.
Smart phones users more willing to reveal private issues in public spaces
This is the common denominator for the essays on architecture, sociology, gender, and literary criticisms that place themselves around the debates about the concept of public space presented in The World as a Global Agora: Critical Perspectives on Public Space.
Larbi Touaf and Soumia Boutkhil (eds.), The World as a Global Agora: Critical Perspectives on Public Space
For example, if there were less restrictive means than banning camping in the public space, then these would need to be used in order for the law to be found constitutional.
Occupation and the right to protest
AXMINSTER CARPET manufacturer Brintons has unveiled a collection of designs exclusively developed for use in public space buildings such as airports, convention centres and sports stadiums.
Brintons launches 'public spaces' design collection
How kids around the world have helped to create, design, share and protect public space is also discussed.
Watch This Space: Designing, Defending and Sharing Public Spaces

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