Bersih 4

Street Protests as a Form of City-Making

Web Publication (2016)
Author(s)

Nurul Azlan (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)

Research Group
Spatial Planning and Strategy
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http://amateurcities.com/bersih-4-street-protest-city-making/
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Publication Year
2016
Language
English
Research Group
Spatial Planning and Strategy
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Abstract

Cities and architecture are not devoid of politics. Produced and governed through political processes, they often become the canvas upon which power is mapped. But this can also backfire. A square, designed to provide the setting for showing off the architectural grandeur of an institution, often becomes the very place where the populace gathers to protest directly against the powers that be.