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MONU #27 on "Small Urbanism" released MAGAZINEONURBANISM2017-10-16T12:39:00-04:00>2017-10-16T12:39:47-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/90/90fp1v87n1i88y5g.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong>“… And Though She be but Little, She is Fierce!”</strong>, the title of <em><strong>Liz Teston’s</strong></em> contribution using a quote from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, captures the content of this <strong><a href="http://www.monu-magazine.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MONU</a></strong> issue on <strong>“Small Urbanism”</strong>
very well. For when it comes to urbanism, small things seem to matter,
whether they are actions, small physical elements, information and
communications technology, or small-scale interventions. With regard to
actions, <strong>Teston</strong> shows how transient micro-urbanisms of protest
architecture can have a significant impact on our cities. During such
actions, human bodies can alter public spaces through practices that
challenge the arrangement of urban power and convert it into a channel
of opposition, as <em><strong>Ana Medina </strong></em>argues in her piece<strong> “Dissident Micro-occupations”</strong>.
In her explorations of dissident architectural practices, she reveals
that spaces for protests are in fact not designed, but taken over by the
dissidents to transform the architectural urban landscape. However, t...</p>