Minimal State, Public Space, and Self-Organization: Arendt, Rousseau, Diderot, Proudhon, and Illich in Dialogue

For Arendt, Rousseau, Diderot, Proudhon, and Illich, the state is only legitimate if it guarantees an autonomous public space and remains subordinate to civil society. Toward a federal, deliberative, and non-coercive model where justice and democracy are locally invented. #Democracy #PublicSpace #Federalism #RestorativeJustice For Hannah Arendt, the state…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/05/11/minimal-state-public-space-and-self-organization-arendt-rousseau-diderot-proudhon-and-illich-in-dialogue/

Malt Drive Park / TF Cornerstone + SCAPE / Landscape Architecture https://www.allforgardening.com/1288758/malt-drive-park-tf-cornerstone-scape-landscape-architecture/ #architecture #garden #gardening #LandscapeArchitecture #landscaping #Landscaping&Gardening #park #PublicSpace #queens #UrbanDesign #urbanism

Archdaily : BREEZZE Market / Dispacement Architectural Design https://www.archdaily.com/1029834/breezze-market-dispacement-architectural-design #CommercialArchitecture #UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #Urbanism #Market

I wrote a new post in my newsletter.

Some thoughts on the simple act of sitting, watching, and what it reveals about cities, strangers, and how we connect.

Give it a read here: https://buttondown.com/natera/archive/to-sit-down/
#publiclife #publicspace #people

The World’s First Collaborative Sentence — Douglas Davis, 1994

https://p-dpa.net/work/the-worlds-first-collaborative-sentence/

How pretty, spongy public gardens make way for more housing
In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we see how well-engineered public gardens can solve problems that get in the way of building housing, get a view of China's Great Solar Wall from space, and find out why rural communities are banding together to build EV charging networks.
#housing #environment #publicspace #energy #News #Science
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-green-infrastructure-1.7512033?cmp=rss

How pretty, spongy public gardens make way for more housing
In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we see how well-engineered public gardens can solve problems that get in the way of building housing, get a view of China's Great Solar Wall from space, and find out why rural communities are banding together to build EV charging networks.
#housing #environment #publicspace #energy #News #Science
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-green-infrastructure-1.7512033?cmp=rss

Are you annoyed with the #politics in your country? Are you planning to attend a #protest? @Wired magazine has a good guide here on how you can be monitored by #government actors and how to possibly protect yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL34WpoETds
#stingray #privacy #personalSafety #publicSpace

Archdaily : VERTICAL Building / NL Architects + Space Encounters + Studio Donna van Milligen Bielke + Chris Collaris Architects + VDNDP + i29 architects https://www.archdaily.com/1028843/vertical-building-nl-architects-plus-space-encounters-plus-studio-donna-van-milligen-bielke-plus-chris-collaris-architects-plus-vdndp-plus-i29-architects #Sustainability #UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #Residential #Buildings #Urbanism

"The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/dc-mayor-remove-black-lives-matter-plaza-pressure-white-house-rcna195152 #BLMPlaza #PublicSpace #SafeStreets #PublicArt #DC

https://www.cbs19news.com/news/charlottesville-unveils-new-historical-state-marker-in-court-square/article_c1ef80c8-f889-11ef-9c48-3fe5ea50403a.html Thanks to the many people who worked for so many years to make this happen. #Cville #Histodons #PublicSpace

“On a digital network, public space is not a place (like Facebook), it is the interconnection of sovereign spaces owned and controlled by individuals.”

– What is the Small Web

https://ar.al/2020/08/07/what-is-the-small-web/#fn:4

#SmallWeb #publicSpace #publicSphere #townSquare https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/114049881597268650

Archdaily : Mega Mat Installation Bangkok Design Week / MVRDV https://www.archdaily.com/1027050/mega-mat-installation-bangkok-design-week-mvrdv #Temporaryinstallations #CulturalArchitecture #UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #Urbanism

The Tricycle House, Beijing, 2012