Proxemics in The Public Sphere; The Modern Place of Exchange of Ideas Part 1 Dissertation 2016 Jack Lehane University College Cork | Ireland This paper acknowledges the increase in possibilities for people to engage with each other as a result of technological developments – and the importance of them. As a result of this acknowledgement, different social theories and architectural environments are looked at from different angles in order to learn more about how these environments came about, and how we can benefit from applying this knowledge in the future. Tutor(s) Roseanne Lynch