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A Public Place Design Guide for Urbanists
出版University of New Mexico Press, 2004
主題Architecture / GeneralArchitecture / Urban & Land Use PlanningArchitecture / Buildings / Public, Commercial & IndustrialPolitical Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
ISBN08263300379780826330031
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZuFUAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Vital public places -- squares, post office steps, playgrounds, street corners -- are centres of joyful celebration, heartbroken communion, civic discussion, or for simply hanging out. Squares is intended to help designers, planners, public officials, students, developers, and community leaders understand the history and theories of public commons, elicit community dialogue and desires, respond to the natural and built environment, and design compelling places. Mark C. Childs contends that places built to support conviviality are critical components of a good town. He includes theory, brief case studies, and 126 design queries and discussions. These questions range from the general -- How can the life of the community be strengthened by the planning of a civic place? -- to the particular -- Is the place delightful on a Tuesday morning? What makes a good place for a rendezvous? Childs explores the design implications of the automobile, electronic media, the natural environment, urban furniture and structures, public safety, and public art. Interspersed with Childs's text are brief essays by other authors addressing particular kinds of public spaces: parks, urban beaches, farme