Designing Londons Public Spaces - Post-War and Now

Eight illustrated case studies, four post-war and four contemporary, show how these public spaces came about, why they succeeded or failed, and why their success matters.

List of contents

Part 1: The 'Public' of Public Space; Chapter 1: The partiality of participation; Chapter 2: Public space is always conditional; Part 2: The 'Space' of Public Space; Chapter 3: British architects and their ideas of the urban; Part 3: Public Spaces; Chapter 4: Four Modernist public spaces; Chapter 5: Four Contemporary public spaces; Conclusion

About the author

Susannah Hagan is the Founding Director of Research into Environment and Design (R_E_D), a design consultancy that promotes the role of design in making cities more environmentally resilient.

Summary

Eight illustrated case studies, four post-war and four contemporary, show how these public spaces came about, why they succeeded or failed, and why their success matters.

Additional text

'Hagan's work is cleanly presented and a recommended book both for studying and browsing.' – Darryl Chen, The London Society

Product details

• Authors: Susannah Hagan, Hagan Susannah
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781848222588
• ISBN: 978-1-84822-258-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, History of Architecture, Urban communities, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects