Description

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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. A
topical introduction to the design of public spaces.

About the Author

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Sonia Curnier, Architect and Researcher at the EPF Lausanne