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PUBLIC SPACE IN THE MILLENNIUM CASE STUDY OF MILLENNIUM PARK, CHICAGO, IL

METIN, SINEM
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155843233

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2006, MCP, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Community Planning.
The purpose of this study is to explore meaningful places and clarify their importance in urban life in the 21st century. This research argues that the quality of urban life is based on the experience of urban open spaces. Such experience is what creates meanings and has not been given the necessary level of attention by many professionals in urban design. The outcome, therefore, may not always provide the user needs, which is the key factor for successful public places in the last couple of decades. This paper argues that the ambitions of designers should meet with the expectations of users to create meaningful public spaces. My interest in this study requires a phenomenological inquiry of necessary clarifications of terms. The research question, ‘Meaning for whom?’, needs to be answered by using empirical research method to identify what is conceived by outsiders as well as what is perceived by insiders. When we talk about 21st century complex and vibrant metropolitan cities, one of the most famous and attractive cities in U.S. is Chicago where took the attentions to its lakefront and skyline with the city’s one of the latest works; Millennium Park. The plan and process had already given an idea about how conspicuous the park would be. Since my concentration is on contemporary public places, Millennium Park is a place to study at the intersection of urban design and culture.
Menelaos Triantafillou (Advisor)
71 p.
Urban and Regional Planning
Space; Place; Urban open space; Contemporary public space; Meaning of a place; Identity; Social Space

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  • METIN, S. (2006). PUBLIC SPACE IN THE MILLENNIUM CASE STUDY OF MILLENNIUM PARK, CHICAGO, IL [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155843233

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • METIN, SINEM. PUBLIC SPACE IN THE MILLENNIUM CASE STUDY OF MILLENNIUM PARK, CHICAGO, IL. 2006. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155843233.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • METIN, SINEM. "PUBLIC SPACE IN THE MILLENNIUM CASE STUDY OF MILLENNIUM PARK, CHICAGO, IL." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1155843233

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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