Urban Design, Public Space and the Dynamics of Creative Milieux: A Photographic Approach to Bairro Alto (Lisbon), Gràcia (Barcelona) and Vila Madalena (São Paulo)

• Autores: Pedro Costa, Ricardo Santos Lopes
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 20, 1, 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Creative Milieux: How Urban Design Nurtures Creative Clusters), págs. 28-51
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Drawing on some results of a broader research project, this paper aims to discuss the relation between urban design and creative dynamics in cultural districts.

    Appropriation and production of public spaces in three ‘creative quarters’ are analyzed, through a photographic approach, covering material aspects, human appropriation and symbolic dimensions in these areas. Discussing the boundaries of public spaces and their relevance for creative activity (through the conviviality and sociability they promote), it is argued that urban design characteristics and specific place morphologies significantly influence the appropriation of these areas and the development of specific creative dynamics.