Name: Universal Singular
Brand: Birkhäuser
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ISBN: 9783035620948

Kritische Einführung in die Planung und Gestaltung des öffentlichen Raums Die Gestaltung öffentlicher Plätze ist ein Abbild ihrer Zeit. In unserer globalisierten Bilder- und Erlebniswelt tendiert das Streben nach Einzigartigkeit allerdings ins Gegenteil: Platzgestaltungen gleichen sich mehr und mehr in der Wahl ihrer Mittel an und verselbstständigen sich so gegenüber ihrem urbanen Umfeld. Die Autorin analysiert zehn herausragende, zeitgenössische Platzgestaltungen in Europa hinsichtlich ihrer urbanen Funktionalität wie ihrer Materialisierung. In Interviews mit den Planenden spürt sie den Veränderungen nach, die die Projekte in der Planungsphase durchlaufen haben und belegt sie mit zahlreichen Skizzen. Außerdem untersucht sie die Rezeption dieser Projekte in der Community. <UL> <LI>Lernen von den Planenden herausragender Plätze in Europa </LI> <LI>Zahlreiche unveröffentlichte Planungsskizzen </LI> <LI>Vermittelt anschaulich städtebauliches Entwerfen </LI> <LI>In einer englischen und einer französischen Sprachausgabe erhältlich</LI></UL>

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. <UL> <LI>Learning from designers of outstanding public spaces in Europe </LI> <LI>Numerous unpublished design sketches </LI> <LI>A clear guide to urban design</LI> <LI>Also available in a French edition </LI></UL>

Urbanismus; Stadtplanung; öffentlicher Raum; Platzgestaltung; Platzmöblierung; Nutzungsvielfalt; öffentliches Leben

public space; urban space design; public space furnishing; urban planning; urbanism; diversity of use; public life

Architectural details, components and motifs

Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design

City and town planning: architectural aspects

Public Space Design of the Early 21st Century

Universal Singular

Sonia Curnier, Architect and Researcher at the EPF Lausanne

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   

A critical introduction to the design of public spaces  The way public spaces are designed reflects the period in which they were created. H