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Every public space must be packed with distractions. Food and flower vendors, musicians, banners, fountains, benches and plants must fill every mid-block plaza. They must be packed with young urban professionals, picturesquely enjoying wrap sandwiches and bottles of Evian water. Otherwise, it is a failure. ... Emptiness may not be a quality to be feared. Perhaps the Japanese are not the only people with the capacity to appreciate the quality of a void. ... A stroll across Chase Manhattan Plaza, in lower Manhattan, offers a refreshing vacation from distractions. Youre in the heart of a huge bank, but there are no commercial interruptions. The emptiness is ideal for sorting out inner and outer worlds. ... A city that offers the alternative of unpopular spaces is more accessible than a city that only tolerates popular success. --Herbert Muschamp, Public Space or Private, a Compulsion to Fill It, The New York Times buff.ly/1gZuQBl #cities #aesthetics
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:32:39 +0000

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