- PROJECT PART 1 -

CASE STUDY (GROUP)

 

Jahn Gehl in the Life Between Buildings (1971) “examined the relationship between patterns of space use, especially outdoor activities, and the spatial properties of the physical world. He introduced the concepts of necessary, optimal and social activities (Beatriz Campos, http://www.journalofspacesyntax.org/)

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For this particular task, we are needed to read Jahn Gehl’s Life Between Buildings (Chapter 1). Subsequently, we need to examine patterns of social activities in a city (foreign city to be provided by instructor*) and identify ‘contact points’. They are to classify the varying degrees of contact intensity.

 

We are expected to research for information from publications, internet and other relevant sources.