Public Space
[City around You] Research on Improvement of Shangmeilin Public Space
August 01, 2015 02:12The Shangmeilin area is mostly home to residential and electronic industrial buildings built in the 1990s. Nestling against the back of Meilin Hill, Shangmeilin faces the Lotus Hill across the Beihuan Boulevard. With the opening of the Metro Line 4 and the inflow of large offices and commercial buildings, its development advantages increasingly stand out. How to integrate the existing public space, improve the image and provide better urban experience of Shangmeilin?
[Public Space] Jan Gehl's PSPL Survey—Introducing A Method Evaluating the Quality of Urban Public Space and Public Life
April 13, 2016 01:52PSPL Survey (Public Space & Public Life Survey) is a method to evaluate the quality of public life and urban public space. It aims to discover and understand people's activities and behavior patterns in public space. Combining quantitative and qualitative analysis, PSPL Survey tries to provide supports for urban public space design and reconstruction, which is expected to bring about public space of high quality that could satisfy citizens’ need to lead a better public life. This article tends to give a brief introduction to the goals, content and specific methods of PSPL Survey, hoping to offer references to uplifting the quality of urban public spaces.
[Public Space] Research on the Public Space Signage System of Shenzhen Urban Renewal Unit (Collection)
November 28, 2016 23:16As “urbanization” progresses rapidly, Shenzhen have to conduct the urban renewal projects in a large area and at a fast speed. Many construction projects have to go through the whole process from project approval, planning and design to construction in a short period of time. Yet, the signage system is more often than not overlooked during that process due to a lack of enough attention. In July 2015, Urban Planning, Land & Resources Commission of Shenzhen Municipality initiated the project Research on the Public Space Signage Management in Shenzhen Urban Renewal Unit. Its main aim is to sort out relevant studies and condition of utilization of existing public space of urban renewal unit. By considering problems in current signage system and integrating advanced ideas on public space signage management at home and abroad, the Commission compiles systematic research reports to guide public space management in urban renewal unit. The Research mainly aims to define different classification criteria for public spaces in urban renewal units and to guide the application of public space signs in urban renewal projects, according to reasonable public regulations and provisions. At the same time, the research tends to guide the public to use public space through discernible signs and sensible space planning and design.
[Public Space] How to Build Distinctiveness and Brand of Public Space in Shenzhen?
November 28, 2016 22:55The current signage system of public space in Shenzhen is facing problems such as a lack of unity and systematicness, a scarcity of guidance, and the absence of distinctiveness. Therefore, a new mechanism is urgently needed. To come up with more suggestions and opinions, on September 8, 2015, a brainstorming workshop titled “How to Build Distinctiveness and Brand of Public Space” was held at Shenzhen Sculpture Academy (Shenzhen Center for Public Art). Participants actively exchanged views and reached consensus on border patterns, colors and logo design. With renewal units as pilot areas, we hope to gradually improve design of signage as well as the understanding of standardization of pavement and border patterns in public space.
[Public Space] Exploring the Practice of Delicacy Planning and Management of Public Space in Shenzhen
September 18, 2018 18:49Shenzhen Center for Public Art was awarded the third prize in the 2017 Guangdong Excellent Urban-Rural Planning and Design Award for the project Research on the Public Space Signage System of Shenzhen Urban Renewal Unit. Before that, the project also won the top prize in the 17th Shenzhen Excellent Urban-Rural Planning and Design Award. Right after this project, the Design Center started the project of Research on Design Guidelines for Building Public Space in Bao’an District, an in-depth exploration into public space. It is also an important reference for planning and constructing public space in Shenzhen guided by the concept of delicacy management.
[Public Space] Exploration into the Management of Privately Owned Public Space—Lessons from Shenzhen
September 18, 2018 21:07To increase urban space through expansion has become a thing of the past. Against the background of transformation of urban development, it is difficult for the government to buy back land from private sectors and to build urban public space. As a result, a more viable option is to promote Privately Owned Public Space (POPS) through urban renewal. Due to the large scale and fast speed of renewal work, however, POPS has confronted a series of problems during its planning, construction and supervision, which include low quality, low utilization rate and low accessibility, etc. Thus, effective management methods and institutions are urgently needed to keep POPS on the right track. This article takes as an example the research on POPS management methods in Shenzhen urban renewal units to explore management methods and patterns of POPS suitable for China's national realities and local administrative conditions, in the hope of providing lessons for other cities that would face similar problems.