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

You'll find a range of short excerpts like the one below, from a witty and informative film of the same name. Whyte about the ways people really use outdoor public spaces, and a wake-up call for urban designers everywhere. Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Whyte: The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces - The Street Corner from MAS on Vimeo. Tantilisingly short excerpt from a documentary about human behavior within urban spaces. I suggest you watch the whole thing! It is a good studying material on human behaviour in urban environmental settings. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, filmed by William H. The associated books, City: Rediscovering the Center and the Social Life of Small Urban Spaces are masterpieces in the study of social interaction in specific locations. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Posted on 21/01/2011 by Urban Choreography. Posted on 29 Jul 2012 at 12:29 pm by Sean Flannagan under Analysis, Curiosities. 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. A still from Whyte's Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (1988). The most used plazas tend to have a higher proportion of people in. Whyte at 1988, is a documentary video of how human linger in public spaces. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces was a groundbreaking study by William H. Whyte published the findings from his revolutionary Street Life Project in The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Classic, and strangely familiar if you work in product, or skateboard. Google “social life of small urban spaces” and hit video. A fascinating study with some common sense answers.