“Dubravka Sekulic argues that it’s precisely nationalisation that made this possible, meaning that “space was a resource whose development should bring equality, not the basis for profit making”.” – Soviet squares: how public space is disappearing in post-communist cities
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“As Koolhaas’ talk progressed, he critiqued notions of livability, pleasant sloganeering, and innovation rhetoric as strategies on the part of governments and corporations for consolidating control and capital: “A new trinity is at work: traditional European values of liberty, equality, and fraternity have been replaced in the 21st century by comfort, security, and sustainability” – Mimi Zeiger asks why architects are silent on Ferguson