Public Space in Use: Región Austral and the Architecture of Everyday Life

Playón Chacarita Network/ Región Austral. Image © Luis BarandiaranArchitecture is often evaluated through what gets built. But in many cases, what matters happens after: how spaces are used, adapted, and made part of everyday life. For Región Austral, winner of ArchDaily's 2025 Next Practices Awards, this is where design really begins. Working across many contexts, the practice approaches public space not as a single object, but as something that needs to be activated,