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Hagan, Susannah

 
9781848222588: Designing London’s Public Spaces: Post-war and Now
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1848222580 ISBN 13 : 9781848222588
Editeur : Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

Those involved in the creation of public spaces think a great deal about the users of those spaces. Users think little, if at all, about those who create them. There are many: planners, developers, investors, contractors, special-interest groups, governments from local to national, and above all in this book, designers. The complex sets of relationships in which the designer is enmeshed remain largely unknown, as does the effect of those relationships on the public spaces they design. In `super-diverse' cities like London, a successful public realm, where people can be together in trust and tolerance, is essential. A city's commitment to design quality indicates a commitment to civic health. In the interests of such commitment, the book asks: What should public space `design intentions' be today?; Who is `the public' of public spaces?; What can/should designers do to protect the `publicness' of public spaces?; Was state financed public space mid-20th century of any higher quality than privately financed public space today?; How significant is the shift from commissioning architects to design public spaces mid-20th century to commissioning landscape architects and public realm architects today?; Does emptiness in public spaces have a value?; Does retail in public spaces narrow the range of people visiting them?

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À propos de l'auteur

Susannah Hagan is Emeritus Professor of Architecture at the University of Westminster and the Founding Director of Research into Environment and Design (R_E_D), a design consultancy that promotes the role of design in making cities more environmentally resilient.

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Éditeur
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1848222580
ISBN 13 
9781848222588
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
216
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Personne responsable
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