The Role of The "In-Between-Space" in Activating The Knowledge Society in The City
Abstract The world is witnessing a new phase in the development of human societies. Since the 1990s, there have been serious discussions about the b est way to deal with new technologies and knowledge developments, thereby improving the quality of life away from the depletion of natural resources. Therefore, new concepts emerged, most distinctly the "knowledge society" concept, which represents the characteristics and product of the times. Knowledge represents the raw material in which a state economy is transformed into a knowledge economy based on the investment of the human mind to achieve a competitive state with comprehensive development. Higher education and universities are the essential pillar of this society where knowledge is produced and shared. Therefore, with their architecture, spaces, and relations with society, universities must respond to these developments and provide an enabling, empowering environment for this concept to meet its needs and requirements. hence the question arises about the qualities and characteristics that the architectural and urban spaces need to become suitable for activating the Knowledge society.Thisissuealthoughmentionedseveralpreviousliteratureratherindirectly,isstillunaddressedcomprehensively. Thusthe aim of the article is present a theoretical framework comprising indicators of the characteristics of the spaces incubating the activities of the knowledge society. The research suggests the in-between space to activate the knowledge society. It is the space for convergence of the knowledge production centre community, represented by universities and other community segments in the city. The research concluded that the Urban/Architectural dimension is one of the main dimensions of the knowledge society, as it represents one of the types of infrastructure, which is considered one of the pillars of activating the knowledge society. In addition to achieving the goal through three levels of research, the knowledge society interacts and shows the connection between the university and the city in various forms and relationships: the level of the University-city relationship (integration relationship), the level of Buildings - open areas (informal buildings, green spaces, public spaces, walkways), The level of interior spaces. Keywords: knowledge society, In-between space, Incubator Empowerment Spaces.