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Participatory design, temporary structures and the appropriation of urban space by marginalized youth: the problem of the Odd Triangle

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  • Charles Leddy-Owen
  • Guido Robazza
  • Lexie Scherer

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This paper discusses the design and construction of a temporary structure in a neglected urban space. Researchers consulted and worked with members of a youth club in a deprived area of an English city to try to enable spatial appropriation through participatory design. It was found that age- and class-based relationships greatly constrained participants’ sense of appropriation. Participants did, however, appropriate the co-design process in enthusiastic ways centred on the transgression of adult norms. The paper concludes with reflections on how constraints on marginalized youth agency can inhibit participatory approaches.

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  • Charles Leddy-Owen & Guido Robazza & Lexie Scherer, 2018. "Participatory design, temporary structures and the appropriation of urban space by marginalized youth: the problem of the Odd Triangle," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(5), pages 780-795, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:23:y:2018:i:5:p:780-795
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2018.1458583
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    1. Francesca Bragaglia, 2024. "The University and the Neighbourhood—Opportunities and Limits in Promoting Social Innovation: The Case of AuroraLAB in Turin (Italy)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(2), pages 1-15, January.

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