Public Space in Traditional and Unusual Forms
Week 1: Introduction to the Class
Öğretim Görevlisi Dr. Hanife Vardi Topal
Mühendislik ve Mimarlık Fakültesi, Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Bolumu
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Syllabus
• Week 1: Definitions of public and private, first definitions, main themes
• Week 2: Discussion of definitions and themes of public space
• Week 3: Public Space and Public Life
• Week 4: Traditional Public Spaces: Examples from Turkey
• Week 5: Traditional Public Spaces: Examples from the World Midterm: multiple-choice questions
• Week 6: New Types of Public Spaces: Definitions and main themes
• Week 7: Empty Lots as a New Kind of Public Space Final Exam: half of the questions is
• Week 8: Midterm multiple choice and other half is
• Week 9: Commercial Spaces as a New Kind of Public Space classic style
• Week 10: Streets as a New Kind of Public Space
(Attendance is not obligatory for our live classes.
• Week 11: Streets as a New Kind of Public Space: Parklets
However, students who attend the live classes regularly
• Week 12: Streets as a New Kind of Public Space: Pedestrian Plazas will receive extra points in their final grade)
• Week 13: Railroads as a New Kind of Public Space: High-Line Park, New York City
• Week 14: General Overview
• Week 15: Final Exam
“Public spaces are all places publicly owned or of public use,
What is public accessible and enjoyable by all for free and without profit motive.
space? This includes streets, open spaces and public facilities” UN-Habitat
(2014)
• Mishu, M. R., Barua, U., & Stoican, I. A. (2014). THE CHANGING NATURE OF URBAN PUBLIC PLACES IN DHAKA CITY. Urbanism. Architecture. Constructions/Urbanism. Arhitectura. Constructii, 5(4).
Streets and Sidewalks Squares
Parks and Gardens Spaces Between Buildings
https://thecityateyelevel.com/stories/pedestrian-overcrowding-and-emotions-in-thessaloniki-greece/
https://www.newyorkbyrail.com/local-guide/central-park-nyc/
Type of Urban Public
Space
Form
Accessibility
Function
Ownership
Based on Form:
• Open Space: a space without
borders or limitation around it
Closed Space
• Closed Space: a space that is
surrounded certain design elements or
built elements
• Semi-closed Space: a space that
includes some limitations or borders
Open Space Semi-closed Space
Based on Accessibility:
• Static Space: a space without
heavy pedestrian traffic
• Dynamic Space: a space that is Static Space
associated with commercial zones
with heavy pedestrian traffic and
flow
• Continuous space: a space that
allows people to pass through.
Continuous Space Dynamic Space
Based on Function and
Ownership:
• Open Public Space: a space
that is open to all and used for
daily use and programmed
activities Private Space
• Semi-public Space: a space that
is used for a particular kind of
activity and open to all
• Private Space: a space that is
owned by private entities and not
open to all
Open Public Space Semi-public Space
