meanwhile space

English

Etymology

Coined in the United Kingdom from meanwhile +‎ space. [21st c.]

Noun

meanwhile space (plural meanwhile spaces)

  1. A vacant or underused property that is temporarily occupied for a beneficial use before future redevelopment; spaces used for short-term purposes, such as pop-up shops, art studios, community gardens, or affordable housing, to generate value and support local communities.
    Synonym: meanwhile site
    Hyponym: meanwhile garden
    Coordinate term: meanwhile use
    • 2013, Milliken, Sarah, “Meanwhile Spaces”, in ResearchGate‎[1]:
      The past years has seen a fluorescence of meanwhile spaces in cities throughout the UK, particularly in London. Meanwhile spaces are explicitly and intentionally time-limited in nature. A selection of meanwhile space projects in London is used here to stimulate a brief discussion about the place of temporary urbanism in the theory and practice of contemporary landscape architecture.
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