why third spaces are sacred
mapping the demise and re-desire of third spaces. exploring the importance they play in battling loneliness and nurturing scenes
why third spaces are sacred
Creating high density of not only people, but ideas and energy = serendipity and aliveness. Lewis Mumford writes that the primary purpose of the city is “to permit—indeed, to encourage—the greatest possible number of meetings, encounters, challenges, between varied persons and groups, providing as it were a stage upon which the drama of social life... See more
A symbiotic relationship has been created between some brands and some cities, as in the case of Bulgari with Rome or Campari with Milan, celebrating a foundation or affinity cultivated over time. The city is a canvas, an inspiration, a mirror in which brands can reflect themselves, from which they can draw content and imagery and to which they can... See more
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outside of their dwellings, many people are currently inhabiting the smaller pockets of space in and around their neighbourhoods: local parks, even just copses or patches of grass or playgrounds; the street corners (talking at a safe distance) of diverse, scaled-well high streets, that can actually speak to and articulate the local communities they... See more
Medium • 11: Post-traumatic urbanism and radical indigenism
Ray Oldenberg introduced the idea of the third place in his 1989 book, "The Great Good Place". He writes that, "Third places thrive best in locales where community life is casual, where walking takes people to more destinations than cars, and where there's an interesting diversity of people in the neighborhood." He says, "In these habitats,
the
... See moreMina Le • Third Places, Stanley Cup Mania, and the Epidemic of Loneliness
Third places offer the most reliable forms of friendship. There's this Chinese proverb, "A humble friend in the same village is better than 16 influential brothers in the royal palace." Basically it's saying that one of the most important characteristics that friends can possess is availability. Third places make friendship easy, and when we lose
... See moreMina Le • Third Places, Stanley Cup Mania, and the Epidemic of Loneliness
“The HHS came out with a report basically stating that there's an epidemic of loneliness and isolation happening among the younger generations because they have very much grown up on the Internet and now have a hard time meeting other people in person and connecting. And I think we're kind of an [unintentional] solution to that problem,”
Viktoriia Vasileva • New York's Hottest Club Is a Chess Club
A new trend is sweeping through China's first-tier cities — the "homebar." Imagine a cozy living room where strangers gather, break the ice, and enjoy a relaxed drinking experience. It's not as noisy as a bar, nor as posh as a quiet lounge, but something uniquely in-between.
Born in Shanghai and spreading to cities like Beijing and Hangzhou,... See more
Born in Shanghai and spreading to cities like Beijing and Hangzhou,... See more
instagram.com • Psalm 27:1-2 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the
cities need more cozy enchanting late night cafes to work & read from til 1am