Public spaces define the culture of a city and shape the way we all live. Well designed, they have the power to create a sense of community, belonging and identity. And the best part? Everyone can join in.

By contributing to the vibrancy of our cultural milieu, public space can promote happiness and foster a sense of well-being. It can also be almost anything, which is part of the fun.

Loud, subtle, permanent, ephemeral, awe-inspiring and quietly confident, we’ve gathered some of our favourite Public Spaces that POP to bring you a little sunshine. Check them out below.

Spherifications Installation in Altea, Spain by Conjuntos Empaticos.

Cuerpo Gris (Grey Body) by Martillo Neumatico. Photo by Antonio Bouzas Barcala.

Gold Digger Courtyard Installation in Tortosa Spain. Photo by Antonio Bouzas Barcala.

Temporary exhibitions often draw on-site specifics, forming a dialogue between a city, its heritage and the rise of contemporary architecture. Difficult to miss, Gold Digger by Nicola Dario Baldassarre, Salvatore Dentamaro, Francesco Di Salvo and Ilyass Erraklaouy was a glittering, large-scale public installation occupying the Patio de Sant Jordi and Sant Domènech, a 16th-century convent in the city of Tortosa in Catalonia. Designed for the 2021 edition of A Cel Obert, a festival of ephemeral interventions, the installation invited curiosity by the public and reclaimed the city’s impressive architectural heritage.

Similarly, Cuerpo Gris (Grey Body) by Martillo Neumatico is a site-specific installation in a cloister, with the imposing organic form affecting the surrounding space quite radically.

Golden Barnyard, Cockaigne Of Everyman by Wutopia Lab.

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