Dec 17, 2014 6:30 AM

Gallery: Voluntary Ghettos: A Radical Idea for Reclaiming Urban Space

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French architect Stéphane Malka lives in Paris, where climbing real estate prices are pushing people further outside the city and leading to social inequality.
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Malka has an idea for voluntary ghettos that would give Parisians a way to "reclaim" the city.

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The scheme consists of building scaffolding around existing infrastructure. That scaffolding would support a series of modular rooms that the public can use as they see fit.
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City dwellers already treat parks like extensions of their homes. Why can't an old bridge become your meditation center?

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The proposal raises questions: Would Parisians delight in finding more intimate, indoor, spaces, or would it feel like a brash paint job on a historic city?

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