Public Life/Public Space

Join the #TalkingSpaces Twitter Discussions on Child-Friendly Public Spaces

African UrbanismNovember 5, 2017July 18, 2018

The city of Accra, Ghana, like others around Africa, is expanding at a rapid pace. The pressure on the ground in the metropolis to make way for urban development translates into the...

Public Life/Public Space Urbanism from Ghana

For African cities, ‘tactical urbanism’ has its limits

African UrbanismJune 24, 2017September 4, 2017

It was a few years ago that the framework of tactical urbanism, a concept particularly promoted and popularized by U.S. planning design firm Street Plans Collaborative, gained traction, particularly in...

Photoscapes Public Life/Public Space Urbanism from Ghana

Foster’s World: Seeing Ga Mashie from Child Perspective

Arianna FriedmanMay 8, 2016October 15, 2016

Foster Malm, 13, moves through one of Jamestown’s bustling markets with remarkable ease. Black iPhone covertly at the ready, he shoots off the hip, capturing unexpected market-goers moving through daily...

Projects Public Life/Public Space Urbanism from Ghana

A PARK(ing) Day in Accra, Ghana: Transforming car spaces into people’s spaces, for a weekend

African UrbanismSeptember 21, 2013October 16, 2016

Here in Accra, Ghana, PARK(ing) Day came a little bit early this year (around the world, it's to be celebrated on September 20th this year). But the essence of what...

Learning Public Life/Public Space Urbanism from Ghana

Reblog: In Accra, an art festival capitalizes on streetscape as public space in Jamestown

African UrbanismSeptember 13, 2013October 15, 2016

“In Ghana, what attracts people to places isn’t the [physical] space, it’s the event,” a friend said to me in conversation a few weeks ago. I was reminded of his...

Public Life/Public Space Urbanism from Ghana

Reblog: Accra’s Mmofra Foundation puts children at the center of public space design

African UrbanismSeptember 7, 2013October 15, 2016

[caption id="attachment_1258" align="aligncenter" width="542"] Boys in a hut at Mmofra Foundation's Playtime Park.[/caption] Originally published at UrbanAfrica.net by Victoria Okoye. “Mmofra means children,” explains Amowi Phillips of the Mmofra Foundation, giving the...

Learning Public Life/Public Space Urbanism from Ghana

Reblog: “Accra’s Efua Sutherland Children’s Park has limited access”

African UrbanismAugust 3, 2013October 15, 2016

The 12-acre green space in central Accra known as Efua Sutherland Children’s Park is one of the city’s largest parks. Situated in the city centre and proximate to the government...