UNIT H: CULTURAL GEOMETRIES

Monday, 6 October 2014

How to study a public space?... ask William H. Whyte the father of public space analysis

















The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - LINK TO FILM - WATCH ME!

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - LINK TO BOOK

Today there were many conversations on public space, how to analyse it, how to know if it is successful, loved, used, or not working well enough... and what ingredients make a public space successful. We discussed developing criteria for this kind of analysis; desire lines, demographic  routes, opportunities to sit, sunlight, activation, overlooking, play,.... the list could go on and on.... This is the sort of thing William Whyte tackled over many years studying public spaces in NYC. 

The book is very well structured and will give you great advice on how to analyse public spaces. The film too.. I highly recommend this to anyone! 



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