Mon premier blog

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces William H. Whyte
Publisher: Project for Public Spaces Inc

There is only earnest engagement with and respect for those affected by spatial intervention. The associated books, City: Rediscovering the Center and the Social Life of Small Urban Spaces are masterpieces in the study of social interaction in specific locations. Whyte (probably better-know for his monumental book, The. As a design form that privileges the social life of small urban spaces, the parkettes are brilliant. Although this book discusses Urban Spaces as they were and how they developed till the 1980's, I still think it is relevant today as it discusses basic issues on what makes a successful Urban Space. Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. (via an article by Kio Stark over at the The Atlantic). Whyte's book "The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces," a brilliant empirical study of what makes successful city parks work. In their pitch to the City Council, the hotel's architect included a number of points from William H. Whyte's witty and original film about the open spaces of cities and why some of them work for people while others do not. Interesting clip from a longer film based on The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H.