Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Berlin's Tempelhofer Feld, an old airport turned into a public park, stands as a unique urban space. What it is about this simple and massive open space in the heart of a large city that makes it a near‐utopian formation? This essay attempts to explore the meaning of this sociospatial entity, framing it in terms of a ‘libertopia’, to serve as a possible inspiration to envision a more free and just society. To this end, it advocates maintaining the park's current unaltered simple form against those city officials who wish to ‘develop’ the space.
Author: Asef Bayat
Language: English
Subfield: Urban Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $4,150
OpenAlex ID: W4409589274