Abstract
This paper examines the redevelopment of Times Square in New York City and brings together two discourses, the discourse of design and the discourse of eminent domain case law. I argue that both were inextricable parts of the Times Square redevelopment process and served similar functions: defining a public for The New Times Square. By determining what was 'in the public interest', eminent domain case law set out two opposing publics: the criminal Times Square public and an idealized general public. By selectively editing the Times Square public's desires and behaviors, design helped define and represent new moral norms.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 139-148 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | GeoJournal |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |