ABSTRACT
Grounded in the experience of the past 25 years on the urban qualification delivered throughout Lisbon Metropolitan Area (LMA) and linked with the critical reflection on topical challenges and international expertise presented in this book, this chapter sets forward a conceptual contribution to explore the potential of public space at the metropolitan scale. Drafted as a collective Manifesto, it aims at contributing effectively and positively to global change within and beyond Lisbon. Building on the territorial design toolbox for a ‘Metropolitan Public Space Network’, the Manifesto suggests ten principles or pathways to move towards a better articulated and cohesive metropolitan landscape, using public space as a realm for imagination, compromise, and systemic response to our societies’ aspirations, demands, and challenges.
