Future Public Spaces - by Roland Krebs & Stefan Mayr (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

What is required to renew and articulate public spaces? The need for, and demands of, public spaces are highly specific to the local spatial and social conditions under which people live. Action at neighborhood level is crucial, and must involve interacting and co-creating with residents to discover their needs. At the start of the pandemic, superwien was commissioned to develop innovative designs for urban public spaces in three different cities: Dhaka (Bangladesh), Maputo (Mozambique), and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). The main objective of this applied research was to strengthen the capacity of local governments to undertake participatory urban design processes. This book calls upon architects and urbanists to develop place-based solutions in challenging circumstances.

About the Author

Roland Krebs is an urban planner who develops strategic action plans to help cities tackle urban growth. He studied urban and regional planning at the Vienna University of Technology and graduated with an MBA in Strategic Management from the Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina. Krebs has international experience in urban planning and design and is co-founder of superwien urbanism.

Stefan Mayr is an architect with experience in urban design and metropolitan planning. He studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology and TU Delft in the Netherlands, and has over twenty years of experience in sustainable urban architecture and landscape architecture. Mayr teaches local planning and urban design at the Vienna University of Technology. He is co-founder of superwien urbanism.