Goodreads members who liked the social life of small. Classic documentary on public space now available online. The content is kind of late mad men era ok its the 1970s, but one expects don draper to mosey through the shot looking dapper, but with someone other than his wife on his arm but still fascinating. The conservation foundation william hollingsworth whyte 1917 1999 was an american urbanist, organizational analyst, and journalist. The clothing and hairstyles of the people featured in the film may seem dated, but the ideas put forth by william h. The social life of small urban spaces paperback march 1, 2001. The social life of small urban spaces the social life of small urban spaces is a wonderful film by william h.
What makes good public spaces work, and why are some public spaces underused. He identified the elements that create vibrant public spaces within the city and filmed a variety of urban plazas in new york city in 1970s. A great video series on youtube featuring the social life of small urban spaces videos a companion to the book, or is that viceversa by william holly whyte. The social life of small urban spaces by william h. Invision employees share their remote work secrets. The social life of small urban spaces m o h d d a n i s h m. Whytes groundbreaking methodology of simple, direct observation revealed an extraordinary diversity of activity, and numerous surprises about how humans use public. The social life of small urban spaces the street corner in interaction design on vimeo. The social life of small urban spaces, a 1979 documentary by william h. Observing the natural order of spaces and the way people move through them, whyte provides an intuitive critique of urban spaces and ways these spaces can be improved. Whyte they apparently put the whole thing up on youtube.
Whyte is a documentary made in 1979 to discuss open spaces in urbanized areas. The social life of small urban spaces planetizen courses. William holly whyte in his own words, the social life of small. Arch 1st sem urban regeneration j a m i a m i l l i a i s l a m i a by william h.
Out of print for six years, pps has acquired the rights and is thrilled to make this important book available again to the public. The social life of small urban spaces is a brief book on urban plaza design from william whyte, author of the organization man. The social life of small urban spaces brain pickings. Looking at the everyday life of city streets and neighbourhoods provides a perspective on cities, social change and the radical variety of urban life. Whytes witty and original film about the open spaces of cities and why some of them work for people while others do not.
The book, the social life of small urban spaces, wants to be a manual for the creation and management of urban spaces, referring in particular to the city of new york. The qualities that imperil urban places during covid19. Slim but fantastically insightful, the social life of small urban spaces is a foundational piece of todays thinking on what makes a great city and a fine addition to these essential reads. The social life of small urban spaces public space. The study was done to try and get new zoning resolutions in place that would promote the building of better public spaces in manhattan. William holly whyte in his own words, the social life of small urban spaces 1980 duration. The social life of small urban spaces linkedin slideshare. How would public places be different if informal power wasnt enforced. William hollingsworth holly whyte october 1, 1917 january 12, 1999 was an american urbanist, organizational analyst, journalist and peoplewatcher. In 1980, renowned urbanist, william whyte made the social life of small urban spaces based on observations made in new york city.
Whyte, based on his equally enjoyable book published in. Find books like the social life of small urban spaces from the worlds largest community of readers. It is far easier, simpler to create spaces that work for people than those that do not and a tremendous difference it can make to the life of a city. Whyte entitled the social life of small urban spaces. Those are the questions that drove william whyte to study public spaces, as captured in the film the social life of small urban places 1980. This documentary mainly focuses on plazas, parks, and sidewalks. The social life of small urban spaces is a documentary about a study performed and narrated by william h. Pdf the social life of the small urban space bruna. Whyte that looks into how people interact in and with urban plazas in new york.
The social life of chinese small urban spaces youtube. A tantalizing 10minute clip of an hourlong video called the social life of small urban spaces the clip shows an analysis of the plaza of the seagram building in nyc and what makes it so effective as a small urban space a busy place for some reason seems to be. The avenue the qualities that imperil urban places during covid19 are also the keys to recovery tracy hadden loh, hanna love, and jennifer s. Whyte s video is charming and exhaustive document on use of public space in new york of 80ths. Unit plan urban planning guerrilla almost always book publishing equality the unit how to plan youtube. Those are the questions that drove william whyte to study public spaces, as captured in the film, the social life of small urban spaces 1980.
The social life of small urban spaces william whyte 1980 amazing 70s urban city planning. The social life of small urban spaces, market square youtube. This video is about market square music by ef hello scotland. This was both a scholarly study and design critique of public spaces commissioned by.
Project for public spaces, the social life of small urban spaces 1979 short version planum magazine, movies column no. Here, whyte focuses on behavior in urban plazas of the sort generally found at the foot of corporate skyscrapers in new york, san francisco, and other major cities. The social life of small urban spaces william whyte 1980. Holly whyte, explores the successes and failures of public spaces in new york city. This witty and original film is about the open spaces of cities and why some of them work for people while others dont. Some time ago, friend luca diffuse sent us a smart 1979 documentary called the social life of small urban spaces, directed by william h. Based on direct observation of what people actually do, the. Both the book and the accompanying film were instantly labeled classics, and launched a minirevolution in the planning and study of public spaces.
The social life of small urban spaces, focuses on the seagram plaza. The social life of small urban places june 2, 2015 andrea gibbons 8 comments truly one of the greats of urban planning, i loved this pivotal look at how you study public space and what you learn from the practice. Beginning at new yorks seagram plaza, one of the most used open areas in the city, the film proceeds to analyze why this space is so popular and how other urban oases, both in new york and elsewhere, measure up. The content is kind of late mad men era ok its the 1970s, but one expects don draper to mosey through the shot looking dapper, but with someone other than his wife on his arm. The social life of small urban spaces the strength of. Whyte published the findings from his revolutionary street life project in the social life of small urban spaces. I got a copy of the social life of small urban spaces 1980 which in. Conservation foundation, 1980 architecture 125 pages. Via an article by kio stark over at the the atlantic. The organization man, the social life of small urban spaces.
Whyte analyzes the success and failures of urban spaces. This highly influential film in architecture and planning circles by william h. The social life of small urban spaces 1979 short version. Okay, so this is less of a critique and more of a brief overview of the film that originally accompanied a publication by william h. The social life of small urban spaces william h 20151001 22. The social life of small urban spaces 1980 duration.