Agora - London Part 2 Dissertation 2018 Ryan Gormley Birmingham City University | UK An increase in privately owned public spaces within London has influenced a privatisation and monopolisation of public city life. Through a critique of spatial politics and design combined with extensive site studies of three public squares within London, ‘Agora - London’ questions how the design of public spaces can combat this overhaul and reclaim the right to the city whilst reinstating the role of public city life in the metropolis? Tutor(s) Michael Dring Matthew Lucas