qualities of successful places dt 080611
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the qualities of successful places
favourite places
• one place you would like to live and work
• a named town, city, village• anywhere in the world• except Birmingham
favourite places
• Athens• Barcelona• Bath • Cape Town • Florence • Hong Kong• Leicester• London • New York
• Oundle• Poole• Rome• Tenby • Tokyo • Vancouver• Venice• York
places where we would like to be…
…share the same qualities.
“we admire one kind of place…
…but we constantly build something very different” – Andres
Duany
the qualities of successful places
character
continuity &
enclosure
quality of the public
realm
ease of movement
diversityadaptabilit
ylegibility
what makes a good street?
what makes a good street?
squares paths and parks
continuity and enclosure
continuity and enclosure
continuity and enclosure
continuity and enclosure
continuity and enclosure
continuity and enclosure
continuity and enclosure
the perimeter block
the perimeter block
the perimeter block
perimeter blocks
which is easiest to get around?
ease of Movement
ease of movement
ease of movement
where is she? why the yellow line?
legibility
legibility
legibility
legibility
legibility
legibility
quality of the public realm
quality of the public realm
quality of the public realm
adaptability
adaptability
adaptability
diversity: mixed uses
diversity: mixed styles
where is it?
Venice
where is it?
New York
where is it?
London
where is it?
Manchester
where is it?
Polperro
where is it?
Stoke-on-Trent
character
character
character
character
character
character
character
character
the qualities of successful places
character
continuity &
enclosure
quality of the public
realm
ease of movement
diversityadaptabilit
ylegibility
case study
Craig Croft, N. Solihull