La Plaza 9 de Octubre: un espacio entre lo planificado y lo vivido

Abstract

The public space is being transformed because of the processes of globalization and privatization, as well as by the forms of social control; the squares and markets are being redesigned and regulated in order to restrict their uses and activities. Although the designs of these spaces contemplate aesthetic and functional perspectives, they also show alterations in the practices in space, which are produced by the need to maintain and adapt to the changes in force. The interest of this research is an approach to the changes that derive from intervention projects in the public space through appropriation, adaptation and alternative uses. The selected case is the 9th of October Square in the city of Cuenca.