Walking on streets-in-the-sky: structures for democratic cities

Streets-in-the-sky were conceptualized by architects Alison and Peter Smithson as collective space, an articulation between individual and civitas. This essay argues that streets-in-the-sky are a particularly democratic type of urban element, which also has many positive sustainability potentials. T...

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Main Authors: João Cunha Borges, Teresa Marat-Mendes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Aesthetics & Culture
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20004214.2019.1596520