{"id":36147,"date":"2023-02-16T21:03:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T21:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-swa-2019.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=idea&p=36147"},"modified":"2023-08-01T21:13:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T21:13:36","slug":"public-life-in-the-urban-night","status":"publish","type":"idea","link":"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/idea\/public-life-in-the-urban-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Life in the Urban Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1550012464337{padding-top: 5% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”39102″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]This research project was the second in a series of three that analyzed user behavior in small urban spaces. The study revisited William Whyte\u2019s observations from late 70\u2019s New York City in order to generate updated insights some 40 years later and focus more pointedly on design elements. \u00a0With the emergence of novel urban space types, broader social changes, and novel introductions like cellphones and ubiquitous computing, the reappraisal is quite necessary. \u00a0Findings included an illustrated set of ten commonly observed phenomena that help designers apply research findings to their design work as they aim to better integrate changing (and static) user desires. \u00a0Since greater plaza use can result in benefits like increased civic engagement, socio-economic mixing, increased safety, economic benefits, health benefits, and place attachment, greater attention to user preferences is important for both new capital projects and retrofits of communal spaces. Evening and nighttime usage is of increasing importance as urban heat and extreme heat events are on the rise.<\/p>\n

The team visited ten small public spaces in a temperate American downtown to understand user behavior and occupation in the evening and at night. \u00a0Research methods incorporated traditional observation, tallies, and time lapse photography but also experimented with emerging methods including cell phone data sets, thermal imaging, and infrared photography. \u00a0This project was funded in part by a grant from the Environmental Design Research Association.\u00a0 The project continues SWA\u2019s work on post occupancy assessment.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”swa_column_header”]<\/p>\n

RESEARCH TEAM<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Anya Domlesky<\/a>, XL research and innovation Lab at SWA
\nYang Song, Texas A&M University
\nYingchen Lang[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

THANKS TO<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Chuck McDaniel<\/a>, SWA
\nJonah Susskind, XL research and innovation Lab
\nThe Michael Brill Research Grant Committee
\nPaul Wehby, SWA[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

RELATED PROJECTS<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Plaza Life Revisited<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

FEATURED<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
\nMichael Brill Research Grant in Urban Communication and Community Design<\/p>\n

Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 54 Conference
\n“Public Life in the Urban Night”<\/p>\n

Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
\n\u201cAffecting Landscape Performance with Material and Detail\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

FINDINGS<\/h2>\n

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