
Public Space
The Empty Plaza Is Not a Failed Plaza
An empty plaza can still serve its neighborhood. Learn how to read quiet use, changing conditions, and access barriers…
How shared places are arranged, used and understood.

An empty plaza can still serve its neighborhood. Learn how to read quiet use, changing conditions, and access barriers…
A sign, a pause point or an open edge can change how a place is read. We look closely at these details, without treating design as a substitute for the people who use it.