6 APRIL 2015

Synopsis No 1: URBANISM
Name:
1. Soe Woei Hao
2. Ye Min Aung
3. Adriana Roslan
4.
Text: Life Between Buildings : Using Public Space
Author: Jan Gehl
Year Written: 1971
Purpose of the theory (Please tick X; you may tick more than one box)
X
X

Identifying an issue or problem within the contemporary context

Analyzing an architecture to identify a problem or solve a problem
Solving an issue in a broader context outside of architecture: presenting a theory/manifesto
Solving an issue within the context of architecture: presenting a design method
Solving an issue within the context of architecture: presenting a theory
Others:

Please complete the following:

What are the issues
addressed?

How important is the social contact?

Does life between buildings relate to the need for contact?

What are the design

methods/strategy/theories
proposed?

Theory : Importance of designing urban public spaces with people as the

guiding principle.

Relate the text to

architectural/urban forms
by illustrating one key
image.
Justify the selection.

Ample space for varieties of activities between buildings