Role of public space design on the perception of historical environment: A pilot study in Amasya

<p>New Zealand is experiencing a demographic transitional period when there is increasing percentage of the elder population out of the total. Researches and scholars overseas have investigated in architecture’s role of improving environments for the elderly, primarily from the perspective of disability. However, these considerations which solely come from the physicality point of view and can be easily treated just as after thoughts, sometimes still leaving the elderly in dilemmas. As an attempt to response to such an issue, this thesis asks if accessible architecture can enable the elderly to be included in public space as community members rather than an isolated group. It aims to explore possibilities of creating accessible public space for elderly, which is also thoughtful towards other community members’ interactions. These explorations are set on the intersection of environmental gerontology* and phenomenology, focus on making space accessibly to the elderly physically, sensorially and psychologically. To re-introduce the elderly as community members who are as significant as others, the diversity and complexity of their conditions and needs should be considered, which requires the design explorations to be site-specific to avoid over-generalization. To contextualise the question, Johnsonville is chosen as the site for study, thus, the character of local elderly can be considered for appropriate design iterations. To extend current design discourse about the role of architecture in the context of environmental gerontology, the theory of phenomenology and relevant case studies will be investigated. To highlight implications and limitations for elderly-accessible public space design, reflection will be made regarding the design explorations against the broader discursive arguments. One of the primary implications of this design-led thesis is for the discourse on elderly-friendly environments. The other implication is an advocacy for designing public space for a wider public interaction. It means taking everyone in the community into equal consideration and creating public space that is equal for every user.</p>

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Wander of life: An agora to facilitate elderly's autonomous and connected life in Johnsonville

10.26686/wgtn.17019641 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Yuqi Kong

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

The Elderly ◽

Point Of View ◽

Transitional Period ◽

Community Members ◽

Space Design ◽

Current Design ◽

Environmental Gerontology ◽

Public Space Design

<p>New Zealand is experiencing a demographic transitional period when there is increasing percentage of the elder population out of the total. Researches and scholars overseas have investigated in architecture’s role of improving environments for the elderly, primarily from the perspective of disability. However, these considerations which solely come from the physicality point of view and can be easily treated just as after thoughts, sometimes still leaving the elderly in dilemmas. As an attempt to response to such an issue, this thesis asks if accessible architecture can enable the elderly to be included in public space as community members rather than an isolated group. It aims to explore possibilities of creating accessible public space for elderly, which is also thoughtful towards other community members’ interactions. These explorations are set on the intersection of environmental gerontology* and phenomenology, focus on making space accessibly to the elderly physically, sensorially and psychologically. To re-introduce the elderly as community members who are as significant as others, the diversity and complexity of their conditions and needs should be considered, which requires the design explorations to be site-specific to avoid over-generalization. To contextualise the question, Johnsonville is chosen as the site for study, thus, the character of local elderly can be considered for appropriate design iterations. To extend current design discourse about the role of architecture in the context of environmental gerontology, the theory of phenomenology and relevant case studies will be investigated. To highlight implications and limitations for elderly-accessible public space design, reflection will be made regarding the design explorations against the broader discursive arguments. One of the primary implications of this design-led thesis is for the discourse on elderly-friendly environments. The other implication is an advocacy for designing public space for a wider public interaction. It means taking everyone in the community into equal consideration and creating public space that is equal for every user.</p>

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Pop-Up Planning

10.1093/oso/9780190691332.003.0006 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Gordon C.C. Douglas

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Aesthetic Experience ◽

Public Spaces ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Cultural Value ◽

Space Design ◽

Creative Placemaking ◽

Tactical Urbanism ◽

Social Environmental ◽

Public Space Design

Chapter 6 looks at the world of official urban planning and placemaking, providing different perspectives on its relationship to DIY urbanism. Through the voices of professional planners, the chapter explores their conflicted opinions on DIY approaches: criticizing their informality and emphasizing the importance of regulations and accountability for everything from basic functionality to social equity, yet sympathetic to do-it-yourselfers’ frustrations and often excited to adopt their tactics, harness their energy, and exploit their cultural value. The chapter then describes how some DIY projects have found pathways to formal adoption and inspired popular “tactical urbanism” and “creative placemaking” approaches to public space design. Many such interventions can result in innovative public spaces with social, environmental, and economic benefits. But the reproduction of an aesthetic experience selectively inspired by a hip grassroots trend and combined with “creative class” values can mark the resulting spaces themselves as elite and exclusionary.

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Addressing thermophysiological thresholds and psychological aspects during hot and dry mediterranean summers through public space design: The case of Rossio

Building and Environment ◽

10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.03.027 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 118 ◽

pp. 67-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

A. Santos Nouri ◽

João Pedro Costa

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Psychological Aspects ◽

Space Design ◽

Public Space Design

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Public Space Design Between Alienation and Appropriation: The Case of Parkour

Time, Space and the Human Body ◽

10.1163/9781848884922_012 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 107-116

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Space Design ◽

Public Space Design

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Systemic Triangulation, a Tool for Complex Urban Diagnosis. The Case of Horsh Beirut

The Journal of Public Space ◽

10.32891/jps.v4i4.1232 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 5-36

Author(s):

Joumana Stephan ◽

Nada Chbat

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Public Spaces ◽

Complex Case ◽

Space Design ◽

Linear Representations ◽

Complexity Thinking ◽

Relational Diagnosis ◽

Urban Problems ◽

The City ◽

Public Space Design

Perceived as a complex system, public space could be examined through the means of complexity thinking. Complexity thinking not only offers a new urban terminology delivering interesting insights on the city and its public space, it also offers new tools that could deepen our understanding of their major issues. In this paper, the complex case of Horsh Beirut is diagnosed with one of these tools: Systemic Triangulation. As a trans disciplinary tool for relational diagnosis, Systemic Triangulation acknowledges the inscription of urban problems in structural, functional and dynamic continuums, establishing the relationships between them, and projecting interactions between the system and its environment. This paper searches for the implication of this method, based on non-linear representations of urban reality, in public space design and management. And explores to what extent the systemic approach could give us fresh answers on classic urban problems such as dysfunctional green public spaces and spatial segregation.

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