Digital technologies have fundamentally changed how we see and use spaces. Today, it’s no longer abstract or just about the physical, but the layers of information that exist on top of our geographies. These digital surfaces actively shape our experiences and influence how we move through spaces, and essentially, how we understand them. An example of this is Google Maps. Today, such applications dictate more than directions to shape how one experiences a space, one that is ra
Third spaces can very organically turn into civic spaces, as civic spaces are the environments that “enable civil society to play a role in the political, economic, and social well-being of our societies, particularly by contributing to policy-making that affects their lives”, according to the OHCHR. The nature of third spaces encourages free-flowing discussion, including that of politics, making them de facto civic spaces.
