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The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces William H. Whyte
Publisher: Project for Public Spaces Inc

Just watch … all about space you ever desired – or not – to know. Whyte published the findings from his revolutionary Street Life Project in The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. A fascinating study with some common sense answers. Via Jason Kottke, I just watched this terrific doc, THE SOCIAL LIFE OF URBAN SPACES (William H. Whyte studied urban environments using movie cameras, recorded observations, and interviews in an attempt to understand how people actually use outdoor spaces such as plazas, sidewalks, and street corners. People tend to sit where there are places to sit. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - William H. Whyte, 1988, 58'), a companion to Whyte's book. Whyte's witty and original film about the open spaces of cities and why some of them work for people while others do not. Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. I suggest you watch the whole thing! An hour-long video looking at use of small urban spaces. In The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, William Whyte and The Street Life Project explore the sociability of urban spaces and try to determine the design elements and human characteristics that make spaces livable. Whyte: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - The Street Corner from MAS on Vimeo. Whyte We Still Think Tearing Down 630 Would The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - William H.