URBAN PUBLIC SPACES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petr Kratochvíl
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Physical Phenomenon ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public

The study deals with public space both as a physical phenomenon and social phenomenon. It defines its fundamental meaning by referring to the works of sociologists Richard Sennett and Hans Paul Bahrdt: The public space offers the opportunity to meet other people, confront the differences, and at the same time it is a place where we can strengthen social solidarity and mutual respect. The study briefly mentions the development of public spaces in Czech towns at the time of communist regime. However in the first instance it shows selected current works to document the attempts to express the openness of democratic society after 1989 and the new arrangements of public spaces. Evaluation of the development during the recent years shows both positive and negative aspects: On one side it is a sensitive reconstruction of previously neglected public spaces in historical centres of towns and several completely new spaces in other town quarters, on the other side it is too strong commercialisation of these spaces, their submission to tourism, and the lack of interesting public spaces in the places of everyday life of the inhabitants and in newly developing areas of towns. The increasing interest of professional community and general public in the quality of public space, as well as attempts to make the care for public spaces a substantial part of municipal strategies in some cities give a hope for the future.

scholarly journals Recovery of residual public spaces to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of San Borja, Lima

2021 ◽  
Vol 2089 (1) ◽  
pp. 012051
Author(s):  
O Facho ◽  
T Cama ◽  
D Esenarro ◽  
J Livia ◽  
C Cuetoand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Public Places ◽  
The Public ◽  
Phase Study

Abstract The present research aims to propose a model for the recovery of residual public spaces to improve the quality of life of the district of San Borja’s inhabitants. San Borja is in the process of densification and requires a more significant number of public spaces that offer, in addition to vegetation, public places for active and passive recreation, such as spaces for sports and games, walking pets, and relaxation. These needs have increased due to the confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, it was noted that the median strip, or central reservation of the avenue, can be recovered for people to use. Therefore, a four-phase study was carried out that included reviewing the literature and observing two cases. In conclusion, a model was proposed to recover the public space of the median strips of San Borja Norte Avenue and San Borja Sur Avenue to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of San Borja, which can be replicated in other avenues with residual spaces with similar characteristics.

scholarly journals Re: Purpose I reframing the purpose of construction waste

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Grimsrud
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Material Flows ◽  
Project Proposal ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
The Public ◽  
Material Sources ◽  
Material Reuse

This thesis is an investigation into the extended use of waste in an architectural context. As resources are becoming depleted, new systems and techniques need to be developed to use what we have more effectively. By studying the material flows of urban construction, new purposes for construction waste can be revealed. This thesis challenges the current perceptions of waste to that of a nutrient. In order to showcase and frame waste as nutrient, the project proposal is for urban interventions built from waste to be placed throughout public spaces on Ryerson’s Campus. These interventions will inform the public on material reuse and at the same time increase the quality of public space. Typically when waste is used in architecture, the material sources are unique, this thesis questions that notion by investigating materials that are ubiquitous. This thesis strives to answer if and how architecture can add value to waste materials

scholarly journals Re: Purpose I reframing the purpose of construction waste

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Grimsrud
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Material Flows ◽  
Project Proposal ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
The Public ◽  
Material Sources ◽  
Material Reuse

This thesis is an investigation into the extended use of waste in an architectural context. As resources are becoming depleted, new systems and techniques need to be developed to use what we have more effectively. By studying the material flows of urban construction, new purposes for construction waste can be revealed. This thesis challenges the current perceptions of waste to that of a nutrient. In order to showcase and frame waste as nutrient, the project proposal is for urban interventions built from waste to be placed throughout public spaces on Ryerson’s Campus. These interventions will inform the public on material reuse and at the same time increase the quality of public space. Typically when waste is used in architecture, the material sources are unique, this thesis questions that notion by investigating materials that are ubiquitous. This thesis strives to answer if and how architecture can add value to waste materials

PENGENDALIAN COMMON JALAN RAYA TERKAIT REKLAME LUAR RUANG

Jurnal SCALE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Sahala Pangihutan Simatupang
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
West Java ◽  
The Public ◽  
Regional Governments

The outdoor advertisements that increasingly occupy the streets and roads affect the level of publicness of the public spaces. The level of streets or roads publicness is likely to decrease due to an uncontrolled outdoor advertisements, not from the aspect of accessibility but the aspect of the quality of the public space that should be enjoyed and meaned by the community. The frameworks for analyzing public space publicity have been developed by experts. The frameworks analyze based on parameters related to the freedom of the public to access public spaces. Jeremy Németh adapts Lawrence Lessig's framework which has been reconceptualized to a material context, namely a park. This paper discusses the use of the Lawrence Lessig framework for analyzing streets or roads publicness associated with outdoor advertisements and analyzing the control of streets or roads by the central and regional governments in relation to advertisements in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. Control of this public space in this case is in the form of laws issued by the central and local governments.

scholarly journals Public Spaces in the Arab Region

2021 ◽  
pp. 235-240
Author(s):  
Elaf Raslan ◽  
Lubna Shaheen
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Arab Region ◽  
The Public ◽  
Human Interactions

The Arab Region has been facing several challenges. While some countries are facing socio-economic issues, others have been civil strife and conflict. In both cases, public spaces play an important role in tackling these issues, and in cities’ social, economic, health and environmental life, since they contribute to build social cohesion, improve the quality of human interactions and the physical and mental health of inhabitants. Based on this, UN-Habitat has been supporting the development of ‘Public Spaces in the Arab Region’ programme since 2016. The programme has been rehabilitating public spaces using participatory tools to foster sustainable development and ultimately achieve SDG 11, target 11.7. However, the implementation of these siloed projects, coupled with lack of data, inadequate design and improper management didn’t allow for the development of a strategic plan for public spaces in the cities of the Arab Region. Acknowledging such issues and challenges, the programme in cooperation with the UN-Habitat's Global Public Space programme is further developing the regional approach to focus on rehabilitating public spaces that are safe for the most vulnerable groups, in particular women and girls, given the violence they face in the public domain. The programme is also working with relevant stakeholders and authorities to upscale such projects and to develop a city-wide public space network that is aligned with a strategic action plan.

scholarly journals The Evaluation of the Equipment and Quality of the Public Space of Poznań

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Waldemar W. Budner
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Public Toilets ◽  
Insufficient Number

Abstract The article defines the notion of public space and attempts to explain its forms and roles. The article realizes two cognitive goals: the evaluation of the equipment of public spaces in Poznań with the selected elements of landscape architecture and the quality of those spaces. Empirical research was conducted in the form of a survey addressed at 300 respondents. The research activities conducted in the course of work allow for the formulation of the following conclusions: the quality of life in a city depends on the condition of equipment of public space; the elements of landscape architecture make the public space of Poznań more attractive (contribute to its functionality, increase the aesthetics of urban space); the condition of the equipment of public space with landscape architecture is evaluated as good; the users of the public space in Poznań pointed out the problem of advertising pillars, advertisements and signboards, public toilets and the insufficient number of seats.

scholarly journals Despre o disecție a trecutului. Arhitectura ca instrument

2018 ◽  
pp. 161-174
Author(s):  
Claudia-Gabriela Pipoș
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
The Public ◽  
A Site ◽  
The Town

The image of contemporary Bucharest is the result of a long series of successive accumulations and destructions of the urban tissue. The trauma of the communist regime still persists in the urban voids as well as in the tense relations they generate, although they also give the town its specific contrast. In the context of rising real estate pressure on central areas, these unused resources have the potential to become the target of architectural projects, but their character, that of interstitial spaces makes them very difficult to approach. This article presents a possible approach of a site located in a protected area in the centre of Bucharest, an area that is at the same time, an example of improperly used space between the curtains of flats belonging to the 1980-1989 systematizations and the traditional urban tissue of Bucharest. Given the premises of Bucharest becoming a European cultural capital, there is a chance to question the cultural, social and architectural potential of these spaces and their use in improving the quality of the public space in Bucharest.

scholarly journals The effect of introversion and Extroverts of individuals in the socialization of public space

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-93
Author(s):  
Zohre Yadegari ◽  
Behnoud Alinaghi
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Group Activities

Urban architects and designers have been trying to create life in the public space for many years. One way to make space dynamic is to consider socialization. Public space requires socialization and require people to be present in the environment. This study identifies the way to socialization by creating a sense of belonging in space, by exploring a sense of belonging in space; he improve the quality of public space. It expresses a sense of belonging to individual needs such as introverted and extroverted traits. This research starts its work by basic question that they are looking in public space. The purpose of this study is to investigate the concepts of introversion and extroversion as factors affecting the quality of public space. After reviewing these studies, criteria and principles for the socialization of public spaces are outlined. The results of the authors' studies showed that to create a space for personality needs, one should have space with approaches such as: Space for energy depletion, space, diversity in the environment and high quality of space for long-term use. Space tranquility for group activities are also essential. And for designers who value the perpetuation of identity and, these components offer design solutions.

scholarly journals QUALITY OF ARCHITECUTRE AND PUBLIC SPACES AS A RESULT OF COUNTRY’S PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CULTURE

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-108
Author(s):  
Maciej Wojciech Kowalczyk
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Projects ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Public Money ◽  
Architectural Competitions

Thesis. The quality of emerging public spaces and buildings is related to the public procurement culture of a given country. One can not count on achieving high quality public space, architecture without a democratic debate on the subject. The space, which is decided only by a small group of technocrats, the project, which is subject to only the price criterion, results in accidental solutions. Methods. The article shows the basic methods provided for by law to select public projects. Indicates the advantages and disadvantages of individual processes. It analyzes examples of appreciated realizations that arose as a result of architectural competitions. Results. Tools provided in the public procurement law, such as social debate in the form of architectural competitions build a better quality of the created space. The existence of such a link is proven by the awards granted to spaces completed under such processes. Conclusions. Projects created using these tools account for less than 1% of all public procurement in Poland. One should strive for a change that would promote these processes, especially outside large cities, thus increasing the quality of spaces created from public money.

‘Party in the street’: The partisan politics of space

2021 ◽  
pp. 239965442110338
Author(s):  
David Jenkins ◽  
Lipin Ram
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Public Space ◽  
State Power ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Community ◽  
Democratic Legitimacy ◽  
Partisan Politics ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere

Public space is often understood as an important ‘node’ of the public sphere. Typically, theorists of public space argue that it is through the trust, civility and openness to others which citizens cultivate within a democracy’s public spaces, that they learn how to relate to one another as fellow members of a shared polity. However, such theorizing fails to articulate how these democratic comportments learned within public spaces relate to the public sphere’s purported role in holding state power to account. In this paper, we examine the ways in which what we call ‘partisan interventions’ into public space can correct for this gap. Using the example of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM), we argue that the ways in which CPIM partisans actively cultivate sites of historical regional importance – such as in the village of Kayyur – should be understood as an aspect of the party’s more general concern to present itself to citizens as an agent both capable and worthy of wielding state power. Drawing on histories of supreme partisan contribution and sacrifice, the party influences the ideational background – in competition with other parties – against which it stakes its claims to democratic legitimacy. In contrast to those theorizations of public space that celebrate its separateness from the institutions of formal democratic politics and the state more broadly, the CPIM’s partisan interventions demonstrate how parties’ locations at the intersections of the state and civil society can connect the public sphere to its task of holding state power to account, thereby bringing the explicitly political questions of democratic legitimacy into the everyday spaces of a political community.

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