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From designed spaces to designer savvy societies: the potential of ideas competitions in willing participation
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Picken, FE, From designed spaces to designer savvy societies: the potential of ideas competitions in willing participation, Environment and Planning A: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 45, (8) pp. 1963-1976. ISSN 0308-518X (2013) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1068/a45460
Abstract
The design of public space has gained importance as cities are increasingly
positioned in global flows of people, capital, and ideas. These spaces speak to the culture
of a place as much as to the quality of its design, but the implementation of design as
an inclusive process is fraught with difficulty. This is particularly pertinent in discussions
about better ways of engaging people with urban design, where there is often a language
barrier between those who specialise in spatial manipulation and the broader ‘society’ that
uses this space. This paper gives an empirical account of how a spatial consciousness can
be translated to society through an international design competition. The competition
method of urban design relies upon promotion and ‘eventfulness’, both of which
interpolate the public and contribute towards the generation of a deeper interest in the
spatial imaginary of city planning. The creation of ‘urban design consumers’ through
the visual consumption of the designs themselves offers an alternative way to gain public
interest to the established traditions of public notices and formal public meetings. In this
case, the competition extended the activity of urban designers beyond the mechanics of
‘space production’ to include ‘consumer production’ where a more intimate relationship
between city planning and the people began to emerge.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Built Environment and Design |
Research Group: | Urban and regional planning |
Research Field: | Urban design |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Government and politics |
Objective Field: | Civics and citizenship |
UTAS Author: | Picken, FE (Dr Felicity Picken) |
ID Code: | 86294 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 5 |
Deposited By: | School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2013-09-04 |
Last Modified: | 2015-02-18 |
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