2021 | British Council

Published alongside The Garden of Privatised Delights, the British Pavilion at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale, this manual brings together essays, conversations and practical guidance on privatised public space. Contributors from across architecture, policy, development and local communities explore how public space is owned, managed and used, offering ideas and practical tools for creating more open and accessible places.

Photogaphs: Tomas Adank

Graphic Design: Kellenberger White

Copy-editor: Amy Frearson

Editors: Madeleine Kessler and Manijeh Verghese

Contributors: Adriana Cobo-Corey, Alastair Parvin, Anna Powell-Smith, Beth Stratford, BCL Solicitors, Brett Christophers, British Council, Built Works, DK-CM, Friends of the Joiners Arms, Gabu Heindl, Guy Shrubsole, GLA, Holger Schoneville and teenagers Theo and Newroz, Jules Pipe, Kellenberger-White, Liberty, Mark Freeman, Natalie Kane, the Porman Estate, Public Works, Publica, Studio Polpo, Suzanne Hall, The Decorators, Unscene Architecture, vPPR