Free downloadPublic spaces belong to all of us. Yet many city dwellers do not feel involved in designing this shared living room of the city. On the occasion of the WEKEA programme of RAUM Utrecht, we made a trend report brimming with good ideas for inspiring streets, squares and parks where everyone feels at home.
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Public space designers on the new campus of Michigan State University intentionally allowed spontaneous elephant paths to emerge in order to create a pedestrian infrastructure that's much more logical and human-centered.
According to Patrick Bernard, an urban neighbourhood doesn't have to be unfriendly or anonymous at all. Together with his fellow 'super neighbours', he aims to bring the conviviality of a village to the streets of Paris.
Until not so long ago, conceiving and creating public space seemed the exclusive domain of governments and designers. Nowadays, they must increasingly take into account citizens, who long for more control over their living environment. Why is this an important development?
