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Sensing the City New ways of understanding public space through photography, mapping, soundscapes, attachment, and feeling

date November 7, 2024 | 09:00 - 12:00
place
Multipurpose room 14
organization
Public Space Research Group, the Graduate Center, City University of New York
country
United States of America
language
English
Reference: 
TE 14-03

Summary

Each time people move through their towns and cities, they are inundated by sensory input that shapes perceptions of place. This training event addresses these sensory elements since they play a key function in transforming the experiential qualities of spaces and in shaping the public realm, strengthening the connection between people and the place. Methods for studying the five senses of visual, touch, sound, smell, and taste as well as mapping, and participant observation will be covered.

Objectives

1. Learn new ways to study urban space that emphasize the physical and sensory landscape.

2. Experiment with practical methods that reveal the embodied and material realities of public space to create more accessible and equitable places.

3. Understand how the sensory landscape with its visual, aural, physical, and visceral aspects promotes vibrant, creative public spaces rather than homogeneous and “dead spaces” for urban development

Session panelists

Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Mr. Hannes Lagrelius
Program Specialist
World Blind Union
Ms. Niharika Mathema
Architect and Program Officer
Liveable Cities Program at Digo Bikas Institute and Healthbridge
Ms. Ayanda Roji
Convenor
City of Johannesburg and Centre on African Public Spaces
Ms. Setha Low
Director
Public Space Research Group, the Graduate Center, City University of New York
Ms. Nehal Amer
Graduate Student
Graduate Center, City University of New York