Historic Square Case Study

Urban Plazas & Squares

Tiananmen Square

Piazza San Marco

Naghsh-e-Jahan

Jardin du Palais Royal

Alaleh Rouhi Adam Paul Amrhein Grand Place

Naghsh-e-Jahan, Isfahan design principle: Connectivity designer: Shaykh Bahai date: 1598 CE area: 79050m

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Naghsh-e-Jahan, Isfahan design principle: Connectivity designer: Shaykh Bahai date: 1598 CE area: 79050m

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A great square is connected to the greater urban context.

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Piazza San Marco, Venice design principle: Porosity designer: Unknown date: 1177 CE area: 18000m

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Piazza San Marco, Venice design principle: Porosity designer: Unknown date: 1177 CE area: 18000m

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A great square has a dynamic exchange with its immediate context.

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Grand Place, Brussels design principle: Flexibility designer: Unknown date: 1700 CE area: 6634m

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Grand Place, Brussels design principle: Flexibility designer: Unknown date: 1700 CE area: 6634m

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A great is flexible enough to accommodate many different uses.

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Jardin du Palais Royal, Paris design principle: Programming designer: Victor Louis date: 1782 CE area: 20925m

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Jardin du Palais Royal, Paris design principle: Programming designer: Victor Louis date: 1782 CE area: 20925m

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A great square has engaging programming in and around it.

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Tiananemn Square, Beijing design principle: Scale designer: Unknown date: 1958 CE area: 444000m

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Tiananemn Square, Beijing design principle: Scale designer: Unknown date: 1958 CE area: 444000m

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A great square is in scale with its intended use.

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