The Ludic City

Exploring the Potential of Public Spaces

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Landscape, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Human Geography
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Author: Quentin Stevens ISBN: 9781134143955
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 11, 2007
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Quentin Stevens
ISBN: 9781134143955
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 11, 2007
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This international and illustrated work challenges current writings focussing on the problems of urban public space to present a more nuanced and dialectical conception of urban life.

Detailed and extensive international urban case studies show how urban open spaces are used for play, which is defined and discussed using Caillois' four-part definition – competition, chance, simulation and vertigo. Stevens explores and analyzes these case studies according to locations where play has been observed: paths, intersections, thresholds, boundaries and props.

Applicable to a wide-range of countries and city forms, The Ludic City is a fascinating and stimulating read for all who are involved or interested in the design of urban spaces.

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This international and illustrated work challenges current writings focussing on the problems of urban public space to present a more nuanced and dialectical conception of urban life.

Detailed and extensive international urban case studies show how urban open spaces are used for play, which is defined and discussed using Caillois' four-part definition – competition, chance, simulation and vertigo. Stevens explores and analyzes these case studies according to locations where play has been observed: paths, intersections, thresholds, boundaries and props.

Applicable to a wide-range of countries and city forms, The Ludic City is a fascinating and stimulating read for all who are involved or interested in the design of urban spaces.

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