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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... pedestrian alley ( Chapter 15 ) , and air - conditioned mall or skywalk ( Chapters 16 and 17 ) . According to Malaysian architect Ken Yeang , the covered five - foot walkway along the shophouses works particularly well as a multi ...
... pedestrian alley ( Chapter 15 ) , and air - conditioned mall or skywalk ( Chapters 16 and 17 ) . According to Malaysian architect Ken Yeang , the covered five - foot walkway along the shophouses works particularly well as a multi ...
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... pedestrian routes and poor communities . 103 One can find an illustration in the contrast between the crowded traditional streets in downtown Singapore and the nearly empty podium - top plazas of Marina Square not very far away ...
... pedestrian routes and poor communities . 103 One can find an illustration in the contrast between the crowded traditional streets in downtown Singapore and the nearly empty podium - top plazas of Marina Square not very far away ...
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... pedestrian interactions that the traditional urban forms had supported so seamlessly . One can hear the same problems echoed in socialist Vietnam which is under- going a staggering transition to a market economy . André Casault observes ...
... pedestrian interactions that the traditional urban forms had supported so seamlessly . One can hear the same problems echoed in socialist Vietnam which is under- going a staggering transition to a market economy . André Casault observes ...
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... pedestrian net- work . " With unlimited variations such as multi - leveled structures or bridges over the street , the covered walkway can be either added on existing buildings or as a pre - established framework with buildings plugged ...
... pedestrian net- work . " With unlimited variations such as multi - leveled structures or bridges over the street , the covered walkway can be either added on existing buildings or as a pre - established framework with buildings plugged ...
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... pedestrian systems ( at levels from the 30th floor to underground ) , and the development procedures emphasizing cooperation between the public and private sectors . 8. Conclusion Which direction will the development of public places in ...
... pedestrian systems ( at levels from the 30th floor to underground ) , and the development procedures emphasizing cooperation between the public and private sectors . 8. Conclusion Which direction will the development of public places in ...
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