Section 5:
Public Spaces
Identify and locate major and minor centers which will work well as public places |
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5.1
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PEDESTRIANS ALWAYS FIRST
As a general matter, public spaces for pedestrians must be defined BEFORE, not after, defining the spaces for cars, roads, and parking
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5.2
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MAIN CENTER. Then, the first concrete thing to do, is to find the most natural place for the neighborhood's main center.
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5.3
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EMBELLISH Embellish the main center with places, and music, and dance around it
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5.4
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ENLARGE
If a public place becomes successful, enlarge it.
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5.5
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PATHS
Locate the most paths along beautiful spots and lines
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5.6
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Locate minor public centers as far as it makes sense at this early stage
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5.7
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POSITIVE SPACE
Go back over all the public spaces you have located so far, and give each one a size and shape appropriate to its position. In doing this you are, step by step, to begining to shape the shared space of the community
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5.8
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RECURSIVE POSITIVE SPACE RULE
Make sophisticated public spaces by repeating the application of positive space again and again.
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