What binds the human experience in cities? Often, it’s the magic that happens within just a few feet—the invitation to inject new life and spark vibrant activity in the interstitial spaces between buildings. A setback, plaza, or street-level amenities can activate the streetscape and community development. Blurring the lines between public and private spaces, Corgan Explore winner, Unmesh Kelkar, investigates the concept of Urbanism Lite: the experimental and provisional nature of city making ideas. Focusing on London, New York, Paris and Barcelona, Unmesh studies the network of privately-owned public spaces and how design elements from finishes and furniture to lighting and architectural planning shape and encourage human engagement. Unmesh plans to research and compare behavior, taxonomy, organizational structure, and policy perception across these four global metropolises--tracing them for patterns and insights on the successes and challenges of more human city-making. In this episode of TheSquare, join Unmesh in exploring how the urban environment and privately-owned public spaces shape the everyday stories and connections that happen in our cities. 

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