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Welcome to Perspectives on Public Space, a podcast hosted by Sara Ivry. Each episode features a conversation with an expert working in a field connected to public space: urban design, history, architecture, community planning, and more. Grounded in scholarship and primary sources available on JSTOR, these conversations explore how public spaces are created, contested, and reimagined. Relevant links will be included in each episode’s transcript. New episodes are released weekly.
Perspectives on Public Space takes a closer look at the widely held belief that public spaces are open and welcoming to all. To what extent is that really true? What happens when different communities have competing demands on public space?…
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR.
Welcome to Perspectives on Public Space, a podcast hosted by Sara Ivry. Each episode features a conversation with an expert working in a field connected to public space: urban design, history, architecture, community planning, and more. Grounded in scholarship and primary sources available on JSTOR, these conversations explore how public spaces are created, contested, and reimagined. Relevant links will be included in each episode’s transcript. New episodes are released weekly.
Perspectives on Public Space takes a closer look at the widely held belief that public spaces are open and welcoming to all. To what extent is that really true? What happens when different communities have competing demands on public space? How do we revitalize or redesign these spaces to make them more inclusive and hospitable? What role does architecture play in this pursuit? What myths and misconceptions attend the popular understanding of public lands?
Across seven episodes, Perspectives on Public Space invites listeners to consider how we share, shape, and experience the spaces that define our collective lives. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
Perspectives on Public Space
On the Meaning and Value of Public Spaces
November 11, 2025
What is public space? How is it produced, and why is that production important for our social and political lives?