“The physical and intellectual accessibility of
the public domain is a litmus test of a society’s values:inclusive and thriving
public spaces foster tolerance and radical thought….Democracy finds it’s
physical expression in the open-minded spaces of the public realm, in the
quality of street life.  central to this is the way it’s buildings contain or
act as a backdrop to the spontaneous and chaotic enactment of everyday life. We
are perhaps the first generation commited to equal rights and therefore faced
with the challenge of creatng a public domain thatis truly inclusive and
accessible to all” 
—Richard Rogers “Cities for a Small Planet”
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