208 Pages
by
RIBA Publishing
208 Pages
by
RIBA Publishing
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New Life in Public Squares investigates the evolution of the public square within the urban form and its meaning to a city’s image. It explores what is driving investment in the creation of new or re-designed existing squares: the economic and social benefits, city image to attract tourism, investment and attracting major events. Taking a design practitioners perspective, a series of... Read more
1. The Historic Development of the Square 2. A New Agenda for Public Squares 3. Re-design of Historic Squares 4. New Squares within Existing Urban Fabric 5. Squares Within New City Quarters 6. Extending the Experience of Cities 7. Squares that Reconfigure a City’s Structure 8. What We Have Learnt
Biography
Marie Burns is a qualified landscape architect, urban designer and transport planner who set up the consultancy Burns + Nice in 1997. Marie has designed and implemented many award-winning public realm schemes, including the awardwinning re-design of Leciester Square (London), Millennium Town Park (Jersey) and Leicester City Centre.
