Design Observer :: Join the Discussion http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/ en-us Design Observer Group 2011-03-26T04:31:39-05:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 mohammad abdelkhalek http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-26T04:31:39-05:00 Let me however insert some opinions.
The concept of the regime breaking up public spaces to avoid meetings and protesting is giving too much credit to the planners of this period
It is just a confused outlook and strugle for power and business opportunities.
For example the fenced open space was a conflict between ,a massive Hotel, an underground mega station and a Parking lot.Possibly even a Hilton extension.
The innability to decide the Statue or memorial in the midst of Tahrir square swung towards Sadat statue, a Mubarak statue..and other ideas unknown to us.
Do not forget this was Ismail Pashe who created this location and Midan Ismailia was once the name...
I am against changing names with regimes,rulers, they should reflect the era which established them there should be new projects and extensions for the new names.
I live in a str ,once the domain of Khedive Ismail ..turned intiGiza Strat,known as Murad Str,(who is he) and renamed De Gaule...it could hve even been Sarkouzy at this rate
Finnally make a Hyde Park for mass meetings it tcould be the massive Garden on the otherside of the opera....or even the avenue infront of the Menassa of Sadats assasination...
Keep life going and stop the slippage into cheos the point has been made and lets work on it
You do not need,a protest Daily and closed roads and squares No one will turn the clock back...
]]> Dr Yusef Mazhar http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-12T01:25:42-05:00 Dani http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-08T17:27:42-05:00
Thanks one more time.]]> Mohamed Adel Agami http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-08T16:20:32-05:00
A thoughtfully written and a thought provoking piece. Congrats! It is really a pleasant beginning for Egypt. May Allah bless the present and the future Egyptians with a sensible and fulfilling life. But one important essence of this revolution has been the outbreak of the creative lot in communicating with the world. The messages, the writing, designs, illustrations, graffiti, banners, slogans and other tools have been used to the hilt. It wasn't just the political activists but artists also who have been responsible to create history and this Revolution stands as an example for my generation and for future generations.]]> ayesha tabassum http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-04T06:29:02-05:00 Landscape architecture and urban design cannot present recipes for democracy. But they can fundamentally help to provide spaces which are open to the public, contrary to most buildings in the city were access is restricted, controlled and privately owned.]]> Robert Schäfer http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-04T06:24:13-05:00
Public space is important for public discourse but I still believe revolutions now days are staged and allowed to occur for more political international gains. Everything happens for a reason after all and time will unveil many more perceived revolutions in Arabian land. Is it going to lead to true democracy? And does real democracy exist in western or eastern countries and how do people elsewhere interact in a public space in peace or in a state of revolt.
]]> Jiha http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-04T04:47:04-05:00 Robert Schäfer http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-03T11:26:44-05:00 Gary Morrison http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-01T19:29:56-05:00 I would like to talk with you a bit if you are still in cairo ]]> mohamad abotera http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-01T15:44:46-05:00
I recently wrote a blog post about the same topic, focusing on social movements and urban space, and some reactions in the US: http://mvmtbldg.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/social-movements-urban-space/

Thanks,
Kian]]> Kian Goh http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-01T14:22:39-05:00 Deb nagan http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-03-01T06:43:58-05:00 regimes one by one. I wonder what Castro's thoughts are.

]]> O http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-02-28T20:27:45-05:00 kconnery http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-02-28T14:20:56-05:00 james http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-02-28T11:26:01-05:00 karima khalil http://places.designobserver.com/feature/tahrir-square-social-media-public-space/25108/#comments 2011-02-28T02:14:36-05:00