Re-writing borders: boundaries are getting tighter

Urban spaces such as squares, arcades, commons, galleries and promenades, sociality and community life places change their status as sensitive areas for possible attacks of various kinds. Events such as the recent massacres and attacks in Nice, London, Paris, and rapidly spreading phenomena such as the current pandemic lead to a rethinking of current develop- ment models. The periodic and increasingly frequent emergency state involving subways, schools, con- cert spaces, and public spaces, together with the health urgency involving all the world coun- tries, shows a global crisis that suggests the profound inadequacy of the forms and methods adopted from social interactions. The ways of living in public places are radically changing because the forms of control of the spaces themselves are changing. Barriers, obstacles, limits and safety devices are restored.