Life Between Buildings
Using Public Space
216 pages
“. . .thoughtful, beautiful, and enlightening...”
—Jane Jacobs
—Jane Jacobs
“This book will have a lasting infl uence on the future quality of public open spaces. By helping us better understand the larger public life of cities, Life between Buildings can only move us toward more lively and healthy public places. Buy this book, fi nd a comfortable place to sit in a public park or plaza, begin reading, look around. You will be surprised at how you will start to see (and design) the world differently.”
—Landscape Architecture
1. Life Between Buildings
Three Types of Outdoor Activities
Outdoor Activities and Quality of Outdoor Space
Outdoor Activities and Architectural Trends
Life Between Buildings--in Current Social Situations
2. Prerequisites for Planning
Processes and Projects
Senses, Communication, and Dimensions
Life Between Buildings--A Process
3. To Assemble or Disperse
To Integrate or Segregate
To Invite or Repel
To Open Up or Close In
4. Spaces for Walking, Places for Staying
Three Types of Outdoor Activities
Outdoor Activities and Quality of Outdoor Space
Outdoor Activities and Architectural Trends
Life Between Buildings--in Current Social Situations
2. Prerequisites for Planning
Processes and Projects
Senses, Communication, and Dimensions
Life Between Buildings--A Process
3. To Assemble or Disperse
To Integrate or Segregate
To Invite or Repel
To Open Up or Close In
4. Spaces for Walking, Places for Staying
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