{"product_id":"designing-parks-berlins-park-am-gleisdreieck-or-the-art-of-creating-lively-places-9783868593815","title":"Designing Parks: Berlin's Park Am Gleisdreieck or the Art of Creating Lively Places","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLandscape \u003cbr\u003earchitecture can be more than aesthetically innovative: it can \u003cbr\u003econtribute to integration in society, social stability, and a \u003cbr\u003evibrant public life. But how does a park become an intensively used \u003cbr\u003estage, a well-visited everyday location? What constitutes the \"boon of \u003cbr\u003elife\" (Jane Jacobs)? And what makes a park urban?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Park am \u003cbr\u003eGleisdreieck in Berlin--developed between 2007 and 2014--was initiated by \u003cbr\u003ecitizens and built in dialogue with them. This publication presents the \u003cbr\u003eprinciples underlying its design. They form a toolbox for big city \u003cbr\u003eparks that can be used in diverse ways, stimulate interaction, and \u003cbr\u003eappeal to the senses. Furthermore, the book situates the park within \u003cbr\u003ethe contemporary work of landscape architecture and shows how visitors \u003cbr\u003eperceive the park and its atmospheres. Overall, this work lays out the \u003cbr\u003edesign elements that model a successful citizens' park in the \u003cbr\u003etwenty-first century: Many voices have contributed to its development; \u003cbr\u003eits design is dynamically complex, and the park invites change and \u003cbr\u003eappropriation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Grosch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jovis Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783868593815","brand":"Jovis Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44551210074249,"sku":"9783868593815","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1ec86a21-aaba-4e18-8abf-f0ce04aefa8b.jpg?v=1756188969","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/designing-parks-berlins-park-am-gleisdreieck-or-the-art-of-creating-lively-places-9783868593815","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}