URBAN OPEN SPACE PLANNING IN FRANCE

1988 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-146
Author(s):  
Paul F. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
Urban Open Space ◽  
Open Space Planning

Unravelling Layers of Colonial and Post-Colonial Open Space Planning and Heritage: The Identity of [Padang] Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Nadiyanti Mat Nayan ◽  
David S Jones ◽  
Suriati Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Urban Open Space ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
International Publishing

In 1880, when the British moved their Federated Malay States administrative centre to Kuala Lumpur, the Padang quickly became a symbol of British economic and administrative colonisation, and a nucleus of the socio-cultural development of Kuala Lumpur. This paper discusses the layers of history, symbolism and cultural values that the Padang contributes to the socio-cultural tapestry of both Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia, and the lack of relevant planning and heritage measures to conserve these attributes and characteristics. The conclusions offer avenues to engage with pre- and post-colonisation that enable re-making and the conservation of the iconic space of Kuala Lumpur.Keywords: Urban open space; Merdeka Square; Kuala Lumpur City Hall; National Heritage Act 2005eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i11.1721

scholarly journals Study on Evaluation of Building and Open Space Planning from the point of Micro-Climate

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 141-148
Author(s):  
Takayuki KUBOTA ◽  
Keisuke HANAKI ◽  
Toshiaki ICHINOSE ◽  
Hidetaka KOMIYA ◽  
Naoko KAMISHIMA
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
Open Space Planning

scholarly journals On the formulation of green open space planning parameters: A parametric tool

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.M. Leung ◽  
Irina Kukina ◽  
Anna Yuryevna-Lipovka
Keyword(s):  
Open Space ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Tree Planting ◽  
Width Ratio ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
Open Space Planning ◽  
Solar Access

Greenery can affect spatial characteristics such as relationship between hard and soft surfaces and activities inside open spaces. Among different types of greenery, trees have influences on summer shading and winter solar access, and hence usage patterns in open spaces. However, the relationship between tree planting and open space characteristics such as typology, proportion and height-to-width ratio in terms of shading and solar access was rarely investigated. On the other hand, there has been an increasing number of studies on using parametric tools to design urban environment recently. Despite the success in urban fabric planning by parametric tools, the utilization of these tools to design open spaces with a relatively smaller scale has not been revealed. Even worse, parameters that should be included in a parametric design tool for open space planning are still unknown. Accordingly, the primary objective of this study is to, by investigating the design characteristics and concepts of different open spaces, identify parameters for a parametric tool to design green open spaces. Specifically, the possibility of using shaded areas projected by trees and surrounding buildings as one of the parameters will be revealed. The study also aims at examining how the height-to-width ratios, proportions and typologies of open spaces will affect tree planting positions when optimizing shading or solar access of the spaces in different climate zones. Results from this study will provide designers with an additional layer of information when designing open spaces.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document