PLAYTIME. An action framework for public space in fragile urban contexts

Beyond the beating heart and large and small centralities spread throughout the city, public space does not exist. This statement might appear incorrect because of the fact that, in reality, public spaces are not at all lacking, and they often are significant in their size and evident planning. But they just as often it appears poorly maintained and supervised, and can generate a sense of indifference, of disadvantage or danger. PLAYTIME defines a way of working with public space, and promoting transformation based on a research method focusing on everyday practices and care. PLAYTIME describes a course of action for experimenting with the construction of public space precisely in those places where public space seems not to exist.