Third Places in the United States: Commercialized or Community-Centered?
The modern world is disconnected. Online interactions dominate the daily lives of people across the world. This shift is not just a result of the rise of the internet, but also a stark reflection of the decline of public spaces, particularly third places. Third places, once essential for promoting community and social cohesion, have evolved drastically over the past few decades. In today's commercialized landscape, third places face plenty of demands from users and designers alike, calling for a need to reconsider their accessibility and purpose.
![Media Library [Third-Place] in Thionville / Dominique Coulon & associés. Image © Eugeni PONS](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/67e8/36e1/f559/c601/87f0/5b81/medium_jpg/third-places-in-the-united-states-commercialized-or-community-centered_1.jpg?1743271654 "Media Library [Third-Place] in Thionville / Dominique Coulon & associés. Image © Eugeni PONS")
Media Library [Third-Place] in Thionville / Dominique Coulon & associés. Image © Eugeni PONS
The modern world is disconnected. Online interactions dominate the daily lives of people across the world. This shift is not just a result of the rise of the internet, but also a stark reflection of the decline of public spaces, particularly third places. Third places, once essential for promoting community and social cohesion, have evolved drastically over the past few decades. In today's commercialized landscape, third places face plenty of demands from users and designers alike, calling for a need to reconsider their accessibility and purpose.
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