Closing and disclosing public space in the Latin American city

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This analysis provides a glimpse of the contradictions between the artistic and often idealized representational purposes of the urban plaza, and its political and economic base. Bringing these contradictions to light helps to demystify and highlight the ways in which public urban design is deeply i...

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Autor principal: Low, Setha M.
Formato: Artículo publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA 2009
Materias:
Plaza
Diseño urbano
Espacio público
Costa Rica
Prácticas artístico-representacionales
Urban design
Public space
Representational practices
Acceso en línea:https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/2774
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spelling I28-R145-2774_oai2025-11-17 Low, Setha M. 2009-12-01 This analysis provides a glimpse of the contradictions between the artistic and often idealized representational purposes of the urban plaza, and its political and economic base. Bringing these contradictions to light helps to demystify and highlight the ways in which public urban design is deeply ideological (rather than neutral) both in artistic style and political purpose. Further, by identifying the political and economic objectives of designed public space, its planning, design, construction, or refurbishing takes on new meaning. A public space that is valued ostensibly as a place for people to sit, read, and gather, becomes a strategy for revitalizing a declining city center, a tourist center, and a means of attracting new investments and foreign capital. Este artículo ofrece una mirada sobre las contradicciones que se suscitan entre los propósitos artístico-representacionales (muchas veces idealizados) que guían la renovación de una plaza urbana, y su base política y económica. Echar luz sobre estas contradicciones contribuye a desmitificar y visibilizar el carácter ideológico (y no neutral) del diseño urbano público, tanto en lo que respecta a su estilo artístico como a su propósito político. Asimismo, al identificar los objetivos políticos y económicos del espacio público diseñado, su planificación, construcción o renovación adquieren un nuevo sentido. Un espacio público que es ostensiblemente valorado como lugar para sentarse, leer y reunirse, se convierte en una estrategia de revitalización de un centro en decadencia, en un centro turístico y en un medio para la atracción de nuevas inversiones y de capital extranjero. application/pdf https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/2774 10.34096/cas.i30.2774 spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/CAS/article/view/2774/2403 Cuadernos de antropología social; Núm. 30 (2009): Antropología de las ciudades. La 'nueva cuestión cultural' y la cuestión social en declive en las urbes contemporáneas; 17-38 1850-275X 0327-3776 Plaza Diseño urbano Espacio público Costa Rica Prácticas artístico-representacionales Plaza Urban design Public space Costa Rica Representational practices Closing and disclosing public space in the Latin American city Cerrando y reabriendo el espacio público en la ciudad latinoamericana info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=cantropo&d=2774_oai
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topic Plaza
Diseño urbano
Espacio público
Costa Rica
Prácticas artístico-representacionales
Plaza
Urban design
Public space
Costa Rica
Representational practices
spellingShingle Plaza
Diseño urbano
Espacio público
Costa Rica
Prácticas artístico-representacionales
Plaza
Urban design
Public space
Costa Rica
Representational practices
Low, Setha M.
Closing and disclosing public space in the Latin American city
topic_facet Plaza
Diseño urbano
Espacio público
Costa Rica
Prácticas artístico-representacionales
Plaza
Urban design
Public space
Costa Rica
Representational practices
description This analysis provides a glimpse of the contradictions between the artistic and often idealized representational purposes of the urban plaza, and its political and economic base. Bringing these contradictions to light helps to demystify and highlight the ways in which public urban design is deeply ideological (rather than neutral) both in artistic style and political purpose. Further, by identifying the political and economic objectives of designed public space, its planning, design, construction, or refurbishing takes on new meaning. A public space that is valued ostensibly as a place for people to sit, read, and gather, becomes a strategy for revitalizing a declining city center, a tourist center, and a means of attracting new investments and foreign capital.
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title Closing and disclosing public space in the Latin American city
title_short Closing and disclosing public space in the Latin American city
title_full Closing and disclosing public space in the Latin American city
title_fullStr Closing and disclosing public space in the Latin American city
title_full_unstemmed Closing and disclosing public space in the Latin American city
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