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I was in the neighborhood the weekend it opened and strolled through. Thing that struck me was that there was no seating almost anywhere. People were sitting
by kemiller 8y ago
I was in the neighborhood the weekend it opened and strolled through. Thing that struck me was that there was no seating almost anywhere. People were sitting on the floor and it felt like a weird refugee area.
- bobthepanda 8y agoThere's no seating because you're not meant to sit. A lot of public space these days is designed to be hostile for that use, so that undesirables like the homeless don't linger, but in the process it becomes hostile to everybody. A lot of public-facing plazas are meant to be ornamental or monumental and nothing more, which is quite sad.
- totalthrowaway 8y agoThere was a time when this concept was revolutionary. https://www.pps.org/article/wwhyte https://www.pps.org/article/wwhyte He literally filmed what people actually did in public spaces, and came up with great guidelines to make them enjoyable. Architects study this is school. As you say, whenever it isn't implemented, it is because they specifically chose not to, not because they don't know better.
- bobthepanda 8y agoIt's not really the architects' fault if their clients don't want free enjoyment of the space by the public.
- zachkatz 8y agoI documented this. It's pretty crazy: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvXMeLSBZ5Q/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BvXMeLSBZ5Q/
- aeriklawson 8y agoThere's hardly any public seating in New York City other in major parks.
- bobthepanda 8y agoCentral Park and Union Square have plenty of seating. So does Washington Square Park. The plazas at Herald Square and Times Square also have limited seating, but there the main limit is space.
- lnanek2 8y agoAnd the parks will give you a ticket if you sit on a bench after sunset. I've gotten them for taking a rest on the way to walking between work and my parking garage.
- djrobstep 8y agoWhat on earth? America truly is a dystopia