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

alexi gunner

these days, the art of hanging out seems to be waning in cities.

Allie Conti • We Really Should Hang Out More Often

cities need more cozy enchanting late night cafes to work & read from til 1am

cafes really should have a ‘newsletter of the week’ noticeboard because half the people in them are probably writing substacks

olivia rafferty on Substack

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

“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

We’ve lost gradients of intimacy, a concept from architecture, the ability to loiter and meander through a space, engaging when we want in varying levels of expression. We don’t have any peripheral vision on the internet. We have to be in one place or the other. Simultaneously, we’re never really in any place—we can always blame connection issues a... See more

Spencer Chang • tiny internets: sidewalks, geocaching, and more · tiny internets

First of all, we need to remember that we produce culture merely by existing in it . The people who are in the photos and dancing to the music are just as important as the people making them;

MØRNING • Q̾u̾i̾c̾k̾ ̾F̾i̾r̾e̾: Creation Anxiety

“Community is not something you have, like pizza. Now is it something you can buy. It's a living organism based on a web of interdependencies- which is to say, a local economy. It expresses itself physically as connectedness, as buildings actively relating to each other, and to whatever public space exists, be it the street, or the courthouse or th... See more

The Geography of Nowhere Quotes by James Howard Kunstler

Have you heard about the new Soho House Mews?

(It's strategic genius).

The Times just published a peek inside Soho Mews, Soho House's new ultra-exclusive London outpost.

And I'm impressed by the vision.

This is a masterclass in brand strategy.

What struck me immediately:

- Elevated experience (silver cutlery, 50-day aged meats)

- Invite-only for select al... See more