This book may seem a simple accumulation of twenty-one public space projects in eight Latin American cities.
On closer inspection, the presentation of project descriptions, photographs, and annotated drawings reflects a concern to analytically explain the operative aspects at work.
The publication is not intended to serve only as a catalogue, guide, or manual on how to produce public space in spontaneous settlements.
Rather, it goes beyond the aims of an index of best practices.
It is intended, .
Actar Pure space: expanding the public sphere through public space transformations in latin american spontaneous settlements/elisa silva
