Research on the Public Nature of Space

Author: Yu Lei
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Combining planning and design with theory and practice, it conducts serious exploration and proposes principles and strategies for the construction of public space for citizens. — Duan Jin has conducted extensive analysis of domestic cases, establishing a research system for understanding and analyzing spatial publicness. — Ding Wowo, with a sociological background, examines the concept of spatial publicness in the field of architecture. From the perspectives of social cues and spatial mechanism cues, it studies the relationship between Western and Chinese urban public spaces, social spaces, and corresponding public life mechanisms, as well as several typical mechanisms of space in influencing public activities. — Lu Jiwei reveals the political and economic levels of social mechanisms, exploring the existence prerequisites and significance of cities and their spaces, and delves into the publicness of space from a theoretical source, which is beneficial for current architectural creation activities. — Nie Lansheng combines profound theoretical research with strong practical relevance. It not only discusses architecture, urban design, and urban planning but also involves disciplines such as sociology, history, and philosophy, making it a comprehensive and in-depth treatise. — Zheng Shiling poses academic challenges, holding significant theoretical value and practical implications for the architectural discipline, especially for China's rapid urbanization process. — Wang Jianguo discusses the issue from an interdisciplinary perspective, proposing two research routes: social cues and spatial mechanism cues, and conducts research along these two main lines, offering both theoretical and practical significance as well as innovative contributions. — Zhong Dekun states that urban architecture is the science of studying urban architectural design, the planning and design of architectural groups, and their environments. The concept of public space is a very basic and important one in architecture. Combining relevant sociological knowledge, this book re-examines the concept of spatial publicness in the field of architecture, placing human public activities at the core of the discussion. Thus, spatial publicness is defined as "an attribute of material space that manifests during its influence on public activities." Through this definition, the planning and design of urban public spaces become an active means of engaging with various social issues. At the same time, the book points out that the diversification of modern society leads to multiple expressions of publicness in urban spaces, each guiding different types of public activities. Among these, the publicness expressions and interactions of civil society effectively moderate many contradictions in modern society, making it a key focus of the book. This book is suitable for professionals in architectural design, urban design, urban planning, landscape planning and design, and related fields, as well as serving as a teaching reference for senior undergraduate and graduate students in relevant disciplines at universities.