CREATIVITY GAME

Adelina Fejza¹, Gregor Čok²:

Spatial Elements That Create The Quality Public Space

DOI 10.15292/IU-CG.2022.10.014-021 | UDK 711.4 | SUBMITTED: 05/2022 | REVISED: 06/2022 | PUBLISHED: 08/2022
Author's affiliation: ¹ University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture, Slovenia, ² University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Slovenia

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ABSTRACT
Public space is an essential element of human wellbeing and the overall development of the city and society. This paper presents a brief outlook of the past and present situations related to the planning and use of public spaces in urban environments. In doing so, this paper addresses the finding that public spaces gradually lose the focus of quality in them, and as time goes by, these spaces are reshaping even in human-unfriendly places. The purpose of this presented research is to find out what are the key elements that create a quality public space. To achieve it, it is used a comparative–descriptive method comparing two relevant pieces of literature or authorial approaches, Henaff and Strong's “Public Space and Democracy” and Pérez-Gómez's “Attunement”. These two examples fulfill the criteria of having different interdisciplinary approaches toward public space, explained through different periods and backgrounds. It is found that the crucial elements these authors suggest for building qualitative space are well-grounded. As such, they can be implemented in an integrated physical form because they base on the human factor or the physical presence and experience in space. In the conclusion part, a suggestion was made to include these elements in the process of planning and designing public spaces in the context of the challenges of modern living culture.

KEYWORDS
public space, quality public space, key elements, human factor, urban planning and design

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