Public Space Reconfigure C3 Special

Description

In the age of ubiquitous smartphones and WiFi, social exchange in public is gradually becoming less automatic. An overview of twelve recent projects demonstrates how public buildings are generating activity by offering a mix of recreational programmes, by creating interiors that invite use, and by making connections with their context. The issue looks at buildings that encourage participation in public life, including Coop Himmelb(l)au’s MOCAPE in Shenzhen, Arnhem Central Transfer Terminal by UNStudio, 5+1AA’s redevelopment of the Marseilles Docks, Lima Convention Center by IDOM, and the recent renovation of the Accorhotels Arena in Paris by DVVD.

CONTENTS

Public Space ReConfigure

• Public Space in the Age of Global Warming / Richard Ingersoll
• Accorhotels Arena / DVVD
• Strasbourg Convention Center / Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architects + Rey-Lucquet et associés
• FKZ Quarter / BudCud
• Museum of Contemporary Art & Planning Exhibition(MOCAPE) / Coop Himmelb(l)au
• Arnhem Central Transfer Terminal / UNStudio
• Public Buildings – Urban Social Infrastructure / Isabel Potworowski
• New Rome / EUR Convention Hall and Hotel ‘the Cloud’ / Studio Fuksas
• Marseilles Docks / 5+1AA Alfonso Femia Gianluca Peluffo
• Street Art Museum / Studio ARCHATTACKA
• Birmingham New Street Station / AZPML
• Lima Convention Center / IDOM
• Pelota Court & Park in Pasaia / VAUMM
• Municipal Gym of Salamanca / Carreño Sartori Arquitectos

240 pages, ills colour & bw / 23 x 30 cm / English, Korean