Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities: Current Issues and StrategiesPu Miao Springer Science & Business Media, 2001 M08 31 - 392 pages PUMIAO 1. The Subject Matter: Urban Public Places 2. The Location: Asia Pacific Region 3. The Purpose of the'"Book: For the Makers of Public Places 4. The Three Perspectives of the Book: Description, Criticism, and Intervention 5. Perspective One: Characteristics of Asia Pacific Cities and Their Public Places (1) High Population Density (2) Large Cities (3) Mixed Uses (4) Government-Centered and Pro-Development Culture (5) The East-versus-West Bipolarity (6) Small Amount of Public Space (7) Absence of Large Nodes and Overall Structure in Public Space (8) Intensive Use of Public Space (9) Ambiguous Boundary between the Public and the Private Summaries of Chapters 1-5 6. Perspective Two: Current Issues and Debates (1) Identity Formal Identity Functional Identity (2) Sustainability High-Tech versus Low-Tech High-Density versus Low-Density (3) Equality Equal Participation Equal Accessibility Summaries of Chapters 6-9 7. Perspective Three: Major Trends in Design and Theory (1) The "Grey" Relationship between the Public and the Private (2) The Transformation of Traditional Typology (3) Indigenous Decoration, Color and Material in New Applications (4) The Tropical Public Place Summaries of Chapters 10-17 8. Conclusion Pu Miao (ed. ), Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities, 1-45. © 2001 Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2 P. MIAO 1. The Subject Matter: Urban Public Places A visitor to Kuala Lumpur will hardly forget the experience of strolling among the fragrant fruits sold under the overhang of the five-foot walkway during a tropical downfall. |
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... Cities Current Issues and Strategies edited by Pu Miao CHINA THAILAND VISTNAM MALAYSIA KOREA THE PHILIPPINES INDONESIA PACIFIC OCEAN Kluwer Academic Publishers Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities This One U349 -. Front Cover.
... Cities Current Issues and Strategies edited by Pu Miao CHINA THAILAND VISTNAM MALAYSIA KOREA THE PHILIPPINES INDONESIA PACIFIC OCEAN Kluwer Academic Publishers Public Places in Asia Pacific Cities This One U349 -. Front Cover.
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... lic places . As the front yard of the nation , the Tiananmen Square with its barren surface and heavy police surveillance supplies an example again . Table 2. Comparison of green space per capita between selected 12 P. MIAO.
... lic places . As the front yard of the nation , the Tiananmen Square with its barren surface and heavy police surveillance supplies an example again . Table 2. Comparison of green space per capita between selected 12 P. MIAO.
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... space between buildings , and the tiny open areas in front of important public buildings or at points where traffic converges ( see Chapter 1 ) . Sometimes a wall separates such a small node , often of a semi - public 14 P. MIAO.
... space between buildings , and the tiny open areas in front of important public buildings or at points where traffic converges ( see Chapter 1 ) . Sometimes a wall separates such a small node , often of a semi - public 14 P. MIAO.
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... front lawn of approximately 50,000 square meters ! Many of the gran- diose projects are " handmade high - rises " which appear modern only when seen from afar.88 Their design , material , construction methods , and maintenance usually ...
... front lawn of approximately 50,000 square meters ! Many of the gran- diose projects are " handmade high - rises " which appear modern only when seen from afar.88 Their design , material , construction methods , and maintenance usually ...
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... are often differentiated according to the concept of oku . Rather than the plaza in front of a mansion in a Western city , oku creates a layered structure at the boundary so that a space reveals itself INTRODUCTION 31.
... are often differentiated according to the concept of oku . Rather than the plaza in front of a mansion in a Western city , oku creates a layered structure at the boundary so that a space reveals itself INTRODUCTION 31.
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