Public realm architecture

Utile worked with the City of Boston and the nonprofit A Better City to develop design and process guidelines for tactical activation of the public realm. The project began with an audit of existing City policies around parklets and sidewalk cafes, leading to an overhaul of the way the City approaches placemaking interventions in the public realm. To codify the new regime, Utile created a Tactical Public Realm Standards document which includes both design guidelines and a how-to guide to the…

Utile worked with the City of Boston and the nonprofit A Better City to develop design and process guidelines for tactical activation of the public realm. The project began with an audit of existin…

The book involves an envisioned Local Area Plan for Ambawadi, Ahmedabad with detailed urban transformation projects. Today the city is experiencing paralyzing traffic congestion, long travel times, lack of last mile connectivity, high cost of housing and real estate, increased demand for amenities, gardens, open spaces and much more. There is a need to plan and organize land resources for the city to grow as a livable and sustainable place. The Local Area plan addresses the current and…

Image 4 of 11 from gallery of Mecanoo’s New KAMPUS Neighborhood Currently Under Construction in Manchester. Courtesy of Uniform

Tiered platforms top Omoken Park, which Yabashi Architects has erected on the grounds of an earthquake-destroyed building.

Tropique Final Project: Community Center Design Strategy Explore our final project for the Community Center Design Strategy course, where we designed a community center that would serve the needs of a diverse and growing population. #communitycenterdesign #designstrategy . #Building_Plan_Drawing #Community_Space_Design #Sectional_Perspective #Architecture_Site_Plan

Discover inspiring cases of public spaces nestled under flyovers, bridges, and other urban structures.

Image 3 of 17 from gallery of Rodda Lane Intervention / Sibling Architecture. Photograph by Peter Bennetts

Public Work and Greenberg Consultants have created a park under Toronto's Gardiner Expressway, to provide "a vital artery for pedestrians and cyclists".

allofarchi on Instagram: "Thesis done by @urbanismlite Thesis Title: Reinterpreting The Generic: A study of threshold between static and temporary . In today’s age of globalization, many cities around the world are criticized for being monotonous and standardized. Most of these discussions are focused around the design of buildings, seldom recognizing the potential of the public realm in between streets and private properties, as a generative force for place sensitive design ideas. Contrary…

Image 9 of 23 from gallery of Fundamental Transformation of Plaza Mallorca / Son Estudi. Photograph by José Hevia

Image 7 of 24 from gallery of Mobile Pavilion / prototype + Sets Studio. Photograph by Yevhenii Avramenko

This is a project for the transformation of an existing public space. The intervention enhances existing qualities and elements through its use and enables the place as an infrastructure for future lives.

public space: European Prize for Urban Public Space

PEDESTRIAN BOULEVARD in Dnipro, Ukraine by FILIMONOV & KASHIRINA architects – mooool

Image 8 of 18 from gallery of Superblock of Sant Antoni / Leku Studio. Photograph by DEL RIO BANI

While the “15-minute city” model promotes neighborhood-level urban planning, Sweden is pursuing a hyper-local twist: a scheme to redesign every street in the nation.

A NEW MARKET IN THE HISTORIC CENTER OF PRISTINAPOLIS University Architecture Faculty – Tirana (AL)Concept from the thesis report:The concept derived from the analysis and it embraces the idea of flexibility. The idea of this project is to create a us…

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