Staging Urban Landscapes: The Activation and Curation of Flexible Public Spaces

B. Cannon Ivers

Published by Birkhäuser 2018

Staging Urban Landscapes

The Activation and Curation of Flexible Public Spaces

B. Cannon Ivers

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035610468

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About this book

Design of open spaces for public events

Open urban spaces are an ideal stage for public events. An important prerequisite for their design in an increasingly heterogeneous multicultural cityscape is the relationship between design, use, and social function.The book documents both temporary as well as permanent installations of various kinds – from the open-air courtyard of a museum to the design of a river bank promenade, through to a city park.

Reference work on a key subject of the design of open spaces

Documentation of 28 international projects

Includes contributions from Charles Waldheim and James Corner

Author / Editor information

B. Cannon Ivers, MLA, Harvard GSD, USA, Director, LDA Design, London, UK

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
CONTENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	4
FOREWORD Charles Waldheim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
PREFACE B. Cannon Ivers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
THE RISE OF FLEXIBLE SPACE B. Cannon Ivers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
THE CULTURE OF CHANGE: A PERSONAL READING B. Cannon Ivers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
THE URBAN SURFACE: SHIFTING FIELDS FOR CURATED EVENTS Alex Wall Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
OPEN-ENDED: PUBLIC SPACES AS COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS Chris Reed Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
FUNDING FLEXIBLE SPACE Nicola Dempsey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
GIANT BUNNIES AND ELECTRIC SWINGS: PLANNING, PROGRAMMING AND PLAY Chris Wangro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
SCRATCH THAT! Sergio Lopez-Pineiro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
CASE STUDIES
HARVARD PLAZA Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
GRANARY SQUARE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
WATCH THIS SPACE — ROYAL THEATRE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
BRADFORD CITY PARK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
POTTERS FIELDS PARK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	108
LAWN ON D Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
A’BECKETT URBAN SQUARE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
JOHN MADJESKI COURTYARD V&A Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
BATTERSEA POWER STATION POP-UP PARK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
MOMA PS1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
SERPENTINE PAVILION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
ROBSON REDUX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
RADCLIFFE PUBLIC ART COMPETITION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
LA PLACE DES FESTIVALS AND LA PROMENADE DES ARTISTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
TRAFALGAR SQUARE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
SOUTHBANK CENTRE SQUARE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
NAVY YARD CENTRAL GREEN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
THE GOODS LINE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
SECHSELÄUTENPLATZ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
BENTHEMPLEIN WATER SQUARE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
MORE LONDON Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
BRYANT PARK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
SOMERSET HOUSE FOUNTAIN COURT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	240
DU MUSÉE AVENUE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
BERGES DE SEINE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
SCHOUWBURGPLEIN (THEATRE SQUARE) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
CENTRO ABIERTO DE ACTIVIDADES CIUDADANAS (CAAC) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258
SCHLOSSPLATZ — TEMPORARY PARK AT HUMBOLDT FORUM Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
DESIGNING FOR THE URBAN SUBLIME: THE UNCANNY AS A PROGRAMMATIC MOTIVATION IN NEW CITY PARKS F. Philip Barash and Gina Ford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
THE REDEVELOPMENT OF KING’S CROSS, LONDON Ken Trew Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	271
KEY PROJECTS OF ASPECT STUDIOS Kirsten Bauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
OPEN AND INVITATIONAL: THE DESIGN APPROACH OF JAMES CORNER FIELD OPERATIONS Richard Kennedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
PERMANENT AND EPHEMERAL CULTURE: PLACE DES FESTIVALS — QUARTIER DES SPECTACLES, MONTREAL Daoust Lestage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	282
INNOCENCE Adriaan Geuze and Annemarie Kuijt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
AFTERWORD: DESIGN, CURATION AND IDENTITY James Corner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
Visual index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	290
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	296
About the author Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	300
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Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	302
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Landscape, urban, industrial and architectural designers interested in open urban spaces
Pages
- Main content: 304
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 20
- Coloured Illustrations: 1000

eBook

Published: October 8, 2018
ISBN: 9783035610468

Hardcover

Published: October 8, 2018
ISBN: 9783035611892