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

Via Copenhagenize.com I saw this film by William H. The title says “small urban spaces”, but notice how wide the sidewalks are, the fact that there is a plaza, a water feature, places to sit as well as to stand. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Whyte, based on his equally enjoyable book published in 1980. /The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. I suggest you watch the whole thing! 'The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces' is a wonderful film by William H. Whyte's text reviews urban environments from a perspective of design. The methodology of the book is documentary, but it carries with it an agenda and exhortation for the enrichment of the spaces themselves. This weekend, my neighbor and my husband organized a home screening of the documentary The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte in order to advance our collective thinking about Parcel B. Whyte: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - The Street Corner from MAS on Vimeo. Whyte: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces – The Street Corner. Whyte's influential work from the 1980s, The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, is a brilliant study of human behaviour and the use of public space. Although this book discusses Urban Spaces as they were and how they developed till the 1980's, I still think it is relevant today as it discusses basic issues on what makes a successful Urban Space. A fascinating study with some common sense answers.