{"product_id":"space-is-politics-a-manifesto-on-architecture","title":"Space Is Politics: A Manifesto on Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpace Is Politics\u003c\/em\u003e is a short book by architect and urban planner Hans Teerds which claims that space is not merely a prerequisite for political activity, but is political in itself. Drawing on Hannah Arendt’s political theory, Teerds says that architecture should be recognised as a social practice that shapes and influences who meets, who participates and who is excluded.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemocracy, he argues, thrives on togetherness and physical encounters in public spaces such as squares, parks, sidewalks and café terraces – spaces that are not mere backdrops but central places of democratic practice. But who decides how they are designed? Who is allowed to stay and who is pushed out?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book demonstrates that architecture defines boundaries and creates access as well as barriers – always a political act, and the question of who is permitted to occupy a space is therefore a profoundly democratic one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpace is Politics\u003c\/em\u003e calls for public spaces to be reclaimed in social debates, moving them back into the political public sphere from the hands of investors and experts. It is manifesto for those who understand architecture as a political task, not a purely technical one, and a wake-up call to architects, urban planners and citizens to think of space as a common good and help to shape it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRuby Press, 112pp, 20cm x 12cm, paperback, 2025\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Data","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56917033845109,"sku":"M-SP-7475-S","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0079\/5974\/0505\/files\/Spaceispolitics.jpg?v=1773861812","url":"https:\/\/store.magalleria.co.uk\/products\/space-is-politics-a-manifesto-on-architecture","provider":"Magalleria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}