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1 online resource (208 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
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. 0In "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? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
City planning -- England -- London.
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City planning. |
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England -- London. |
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Public spaces -- England -- London -- Design.
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Public spaces. |
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Design. |
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Public architecture -- England -- London.
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Public architecture. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hagan, Susannah. Designing london's public spaces. Post-war and now. London : Lund Humphries Publ. 2019 9781848222588 (OCoLC)1105591663 |
| ISBN |
9781848224179 (electronic book) |
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1848224176 (electronic book) |
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9781848222588 |
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1848222580 |
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