Designing London's public spaces : post-war and now / Susannah Hagan.

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Hagan, Susannah, author.

Title & Author:

Designing London's public spaces : post-war and now / Susannah Hagan.

Publication:

London : Lund Humphries, 2019.
©2019

Description:

216 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-206) and index.
Introduction -- 1. The importance of design -- 2. Designers and their "idea worlds" -- 3. Programme and emptiness -- 4. The "right" people -- 5. New roles for designers? -- Conclusion.

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. 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?-- Provided by publisher.

Biographical note:

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.

ISBN:

9781848222588 hardback
1848222580 hardback
ePub ebook
9781848224186
PDF ebook
9781848224179
Mobipocket ebook
9781848224193

Subject:

Public spaces England London Design.
Public architecture England London.
City planning England London.
Architecture publique Angleterre Londres.
City planning.
Public architecture.
Architektur
Gestaltung
Öffentlicher Raum
Stadtplanung
England London.
London

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325744
Call No.: 325744
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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