The City of Collective Memory
The City of Collective Memory
The City of Collective Memory
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Inversion <strong>of</strong> Public & Private Space<br />
• <strong>The</strong> word “public” is misrepresented when applied to city places.<br />
• Before the end <strong>of</strong> 18 th century public space was usually designed as an honorific place to celebrate<br />
the power <strong>of</strong> the king, queen or aristocracy holding tableaux vivants.<br />
• Due to the revolutions in the 18th and 19th centuries, public spaces became democratic spheres<br />
where public space was extended to include places <strong>of</strong> public debates and gatherings.<br />
• Public authority was linked to a system <strong>of</strong> norms and regulations.<br />
• Throughout the 19 th century, illiterate class grew in numbers, the public sphere was<br />
reconceptualised in terms <strong>of</strong> the rich and the poor.<br />
• With the beginning <strong>of</strong> the 20 th century, municipal buildings, public libraries, railroad stations, public<br />
parks etc came up to establish beauty & order.
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