Public Space Essay

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Ever since the dawn of civilisation, and the rise of the cities around the world. People enjoy going around either for a direct aim or a soulless reason, it didn’t really matter. What did matter is the transition from private spaces to more open space. The human being is free being in nature, that likes to enjoy freedom, such as circulation without any limitations. Which is one of the many reasons why public space was introduced. A public space is a social space that is generally open and accessible to anyone. Roads (including the pavement), public squares, parks and beaches are typically considered public space. Some spaces that are sociable, open and accessible to anyone, are not considered as a public spaces, such as libraries or shops. …show more content…

Now days most public spaces are affected by the surroundings, to provide the main form of the space or secondary effects. Public space also appears to have relation with philosophy, (urban) geography, visual art, cultural studies, social studies and urban design. Even was involved with phycology, hence there was an experiment conducted in the city of New York, to see the affect of the public space on people and how it changes the behaviour. The term 'public space' is sometimes misused in describing other things such as gathering places, which is one of the many properties of social spaces. One of the earliest examples of public spaces which is most known by everyone is where no entry charges are required. Non-government-owned malls are examples of 'private space' with the appearance of Public space, as a term and as a concept in design, is volatile. There is much conversation around what constitutes public space, what role it plays, and how design should approach and deal with it. Originally the most known public spaces in a city can either be town centres, plazas, churches or squares. These mainly attracted the locals to spend more time in it. However within time, especially after the development of transportation, people started visiting other cities that the’ve heard

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