Public Realm: The New Makers Handbook

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A design handbook for the next-generation public realm

Public Realm: The New Makers Handbook aims to be a resource guide for developing a new and refreshing, comprehensive approach to public realm design. Shelving the urban decoration approach, it promotes thorough, inclusive, and insightful design rooted in place and context. Through its illustrations and case studies, this book provides ideas and examples for designing everything from streets and pathways to plazas, squares, and parks. Inside you’ll discover:

-6 key assumptions that will drive enlightened public realm design

-11 classic examples that reveal aspects

of both good and bad public realm design

-10 foundational elements that help determine advanced public realm

-14 integral characteristics that shape

the best public realm 2.0

-25 smart strategies to make a vibrant

and magnetic place, plus much more

Be inspired to design fun, captivating, equitable, and complete public places-our common ground for building transformative, healthier communities around the world.