Movement

Tactical Urbanism

2010–
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Citizen-led, low-cost, temporary interventions ('pop-ups') that test and transform urban space incrementally.

Ephemerality

Details

Origin
United States

Classifications

Holder
Communal intergenerational
Source of authority
Lived experienceObservation
Subject
Human centred
Political position
Subaltern resistant
Degree of codification
Protocol performed
Mode of transmission
Apprenticeship
Knowledge type
Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Mike Lydon and Anthony Garcia. Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change. Island Press, 2015.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Tactical Urbanism." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/tactical-urbanism/. Accessed July 17, 2026.