Whyte

Question 1

What did Whyte become famous for?

Answer 1

Extensive study of how people use public space. Especially parks and plazas

Question 2

How did he conduct his study?

Answer 2

By setting up cameras aimed at urban areas from different angles, filming hundreds of hours of material of how people used these areas and interacted here with each other

Question 3

Which group of society were included in his team?

Answer 3

Women. He listened carefully to their perspectives

Question 4

What did he discover about women?

Answer 4

• women are more discriminating in where they will sit
• more sensitive to annoyances
• a plaza with high proportion of women is probably good
• women are also more likely to clean their specific place

Question 5

How did the city of New York incentivize the building of plazas and parks?

Answer 5

Developers were allowed to build higher and bulkier if they agreed to build parks and plazas at the street level

Question 6

What attracts people to sit in the park or on the square?

Answer 6

• Sun
• Decoration and design
• Quantity of space
• Quantity of seats
• Location

Question 7

Name the four types of seats:

Answer 7

• Included in the design: steps, ledges, stairs
• Benches
• Chairs
• Grass

Question 8

What are the implications of the connection of a park or plaza to the street?

Answer 8

• Difficult to adjust since it’s quite fixed in a location
• The connection to the street is important: social life flows between them
• Park and street should not be separated by a wall