Essays about: "urban plaza"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words urban plaza.

1. 1. Lighting as a Placemaking tool for a Historic Urban Market Promenade

   University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

   Author : Anusha Sullia Vijayananda; [2022]
   Keywords : Placemaking; user groups; historic image; public plaza; inclusive lighting;

   Abstract : As we move forward in time, our cities are meant to be progressive, which should ideally prioritize its pedestrians and make spaces inclusive to all socio-economic groups. On the contrary, observation tells that some of our cities get designed with an “orthodox” approach by keeping in mind the interests of motorways with high mast blue-rich LED luminaires. READ MORE

3. 2. Inflexible Patterns : Kay Fiskers Plads and the Fight for Quality Public Space

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Bergen Jome; [2022]
   Keywords : Plaza; square; entrepreneurial urban planning; transportation-based planning; organizational ambidexterity; dead urban space; office and retail park; design; quality of outdoor space;

   Abstract : Kay Fiskers Plads lies at the junction of Copenhagen’s south-bound  metro line, M1, and the Øresundtog train route connecting the city with Malmö, Sweden across the Øresund channel. Surrounding the plaza are Scandinavia’s largest shopping mall, Fields, Neroport offices, Sweden’s Ferring Pharmaceuticals branch and office spaces owned by KLP Ejendomme, a Norwegian based real estate firm. READ MORE

4. 3. The City as a Weapon: Producing space through conflict in Santiago, Chile

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Leonardo Fernandes Rodrigues; [2021]
   Keywords : social production of space; critical urban theory; Santiago de Chile; Estallido Social; semiotics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The idea of Chile as a “miracle” of neoliberal reform has been extensively confronted since October of 2019 in a large wave of protests throughout the country, by a vast majority feeling excluded from its benefits. Despite this conflict (known as the “Estallido Social”, or “Social Outbreak”) occurring exclusively in cities, previous analyses do not explicitly address the role of urban space in this process. READ MORE

5. 4. Torget som en demokratisk plats : ett gestaltningsförslag för Rosendalstorg

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Agnes Kyrö; [2021]
   Keywords : urban design; demokratisk gestaltning; offentlig gestaltning; torgdesign; urban planering; demokratisk landskapsarkitektur; demokratisk stadsplanering;

   Abstract : Den demokratiska betydelsen som torget besitter är en viktig aspekt när det kommer till framtidens stads- och torgplanering. I debatten om den pågående urbaniseringen talas det ofta om behovet av att förtäta städerna i hopp om att fler människor ska kunna bosätta sig på en allt mindre yta men genom att bygga bort öppna offentliga ytor, byggs också möjligheterna till socialt umgänge, aktivitet och offentliga sammankomster bort. READ MORE

6. 5. Norrtullsgatan living street : A public life investigation and design proposal

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Veronica Rivas Plaza; [2021]
   Keywords : living street; public space; placemaking; pedestrian-friendly environments; street network; walkable city; summer and winter streets;

   Abstract : ‘Norrtullsgatan Living Street’ is a public life investigation and design proposal to increase accessibility and attractiveness for people along Norrtullsgatan in Vasastaden, Stockholm. It is a response to the Levande Stockholm Programme, an urban place-making strategy to test potential pedestrian streets by restricting traffic and introducing pop-up furniture during the summer and winter months to create pedestrian-friendly environments. READ MORE