Universal Singular: Public Space Design of the Early 21st Century

Sonia Curnier

Open Access Published by Birkhäuser 2023

Universal Singular

Public Space Design of the Early 21st Century

Sonia Curnier

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035621006

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A critical introduction to the design of public spaces

The way public spaces are designed reflects the period in which they were created. However, in our globalized world of experience and images the desire for uniqueness tends to achieve the opposite: increasingly, designers of open spaces resort to the same devices and thereby distance themselves from the urban context.

The author analyzes ten outstanding contemporary designs of public spaces in Europe in terms of their function in the urban context and what materials are used for their implementation. In interviews with the designers she retraces the changes of the concepts during the design stage of the projects, underpinning her findings with numerous sketches. In addition, her research focuses on how the projects were received in the community.

Learning from designers of outstanding public spaces in Europe
Numerous unpublished design sketches
A clear guide to urban design
Also available in a French edition

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Sonia Curnier, Architect and Researcher at the EPF Lausanne

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	12
PREFACE Open Access Download PDF	17
FOREWORD Open Access Download PDF	23
INTRODUCTION Open Access Download PDF	29
GENESIS Open Access Download PDF	41
PORTRAITS Open Access Download PDF	59
ANIMATE Open Access Download PDF	65
ORNAMENT Open Access Download PDF	101
CONSTRUCT Open Access Download PDF	135
MODEL Open Access Download PDF	169
NATURE Open Access Download PDF	205
CROSS-EXAMINATION Open Access Download PDF	239
APPENDIX Open Access Download PDF	257

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Stadtplanerinnen/Stadtplaner, Architektinnen/Architekten, Studierende
Pages
- Main content: 272
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 120
- Coloured Illustrations: 300
Keywords: public space; urban space design; public space furnishing; urban planning; urbanism; diversity of use; public life

eBook

Published: November 21, 2022
ISBN: 9783035621006

Hardcover

Published: November 21, 2022
ISBN: 9783035620948