Ever since I attended the two part lecture series from Jan Gehl last September, I have been positively mystified by his ideas of people watching as a pure form of entertainment.He spoke about public spaces, such as plazas and squares, and how they should be built to accommodate people, inviting them to take a seat and observe.
People naturally enjoy watching other people. I know this very well.
When I came across this mini documentary/interview, I was reminded of Gehl's ideas.
Public space made for interaction is what I feel Saskatoon lacks--we're drowning in a sea of vacant lots repurposed into parking lots.
Take a look at this slideshow and article. It takes a little bit of a different direction than the creating public space route, but I still was intrigued by it.
-DUNN
PS. I thought I better continue my trend of posting videos...so here's a cute one!
BEST POST EVER!!! Could not stop smiling after this one :D
ReplyDeleteOh, and those 'SuperCenters'/'SmartCenters' that have been cropping up around the city? Disgusting.
ReplyDeletei know, right?!?!?!
ReplyDelete-DUNN